# [Tails 5.3.1 is out](https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.3.1/index.en.html)
This release is an emergency release to fix a security vulnerability in the _Linux_ kernel. # Changes and updates * Update the _Linux_ kernel to 5.10.127-2, which fixes [CVE-2022-34918](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-34918), a vulnerability that allows applications in Tails to gain administration privileges. For example, if an attacker was able to exploit other unknown security vulnerabilities in _Tor Browser_ , they might then use CVE-2022-34918 to 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 the wild. * Update _Thunderbird_ to [91.12.0](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/91.12.0/releasenotes/). # Fixed problems For more details, read our [changelog](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/blob/master/debian/changelog). # Known issues None specific to this release. See the list of [long-standing issues](https://tails.boum.org/support/known_issues/index.en.html). # Get Tails 5.3.1 ## To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your persistent storage * Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 5.0 or later to 5.3.1. You can [reduce the size of the download](https://tails.boum.org/doc/upgrade/index.en.html#reduce) of future automatic upgrades by doing a manual upgrade to the latest version. * If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a [manual upgrade](https://tails.boum.org/doc/upgrade/index.en.html#manual). ## To install Tails on a new USB stick Follow our installation instructions: * [Install from Windows](https://tails.boum.org/install/windows/index.en.html) * [Install from macOS](https://tails.boum.org/install/mac/index.en.html) * [Install from Linux](https://tails.boum.org/install/linux/index.en.html) * [Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG](https://tails.boum.org/install/expert/index.en.html) The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading. ## To download only If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 5.3.1 directly: * [For USB sticks (USB image)](https://tails.boum.org/install/download/index.en.html) * [For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)](https://tails.boum.org/install/download-iso/index.en.html) # What's coming up? Tails 5.4 is [scheduled](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/calendar/) for August 23. Have a look at our [roadmap](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/roadmap) to see where we are heading to. URL: <https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.3.1/index.en.html>
-- Tails News https://www.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/amnesia-news To unsubscribe, send an empty email to amnesia-news-unsubscr...@boum.org.
_______________________________________________ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://www.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.