This release is an emergency release to fix a security vulnerability in _sudo_.
You should upgrade as soon as possible. # Changes and updates ## Included software * Update _sudo_ to 1.8.27-1+deb10u2, which fixes CVE-2021-3156, a major vulnerability that allows normal users to gain root privileges. # 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 4.15.1 ## To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your persistent storage * Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 4.2 or later to 4.15.1. * 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/win/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) 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 4.15.1 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 4.16 is [scheduled](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/calendar/) for February 23. Have a look at our [roadmap](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/roadmap) to see where we are heading to. We need your help and there are many ways to [contribute to Tails](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/index.en.html) ([donating](https://tails.boum.org/donate/?r=4.15.1) is only one of them). Come [talk to us](https://tails.boum.org/about/contact/index.en.html#tails- dev)! URL: https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.15.1/index.en.html _______________________________________________ amnesia-news mailing list amnesia-n...@boum.org https://www.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/amnesia-news To unsubscribe from this list, send an 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.