Software-update: Tails 7.10.1

Tails staat voor 'The amnesic incognito live system' en is een live Linux-distributie die zich richt op privacy en anonimiteit. Als basis maakt het gebruik van Debian GNU/Linux en het voegt daaraan een Gnome-omgeving met onder meer Tor, Tor Browser, Pidgin, Thunderbird, Electrum, LibreOffice, GPG en KeePassXC toe. Voor meer informatie verwijzen we naar deze pagina. Versie 7 is op Debian 13 gebaseerd en heeft Gnome 48 als desktopomgeving. In versie 7.10.1 zijn de volgende veranderingen en verbeteringen aangebracht:

Changes and updates

• Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.100, which fixes CVE-2026-64560, a vulnerability that could allow Tor Browser in Tails to gain administrator privileges. For example, if a malicious website that you visit is able to exploit CVE-2026-64560, they might take full control of your Tails and deanonymize you. This attack is very unlikely but could be performed by a strong attacker, such as a government or a hacking firm. We are not aware of this attack being used in practice until now.
• Update the expat XML library to 2.8.2, which fixes DSA-6404-1, a set of vulnerabilities that could allow different applications in Tails to gain administrator privileges. For example, if an attacker tricks you into opening a malicious file in an application that uses expat, such as LibreOffice, Audacity, or Git, they might then use one of these vulnerabilities to take full control of your Tails and deanonymize you. This attack too is very unlikely.
• Compress automatic upgrades with zstd for a faster startup, as we already did for the USB image in Tails 7.0.
• Make USB images and automatic upgrades 70 MB smaller by removing unused firmware.

For more details, read our changelog.

Versienummer	7.10.1
Releasestatus	Final
Besturingssystemen	Linux
Website	Tails
Download	https://tails.net/install/index.en.html
Licentietype	Voorwaarden (GNU/BSD/etc.)