en	[[!meta title="Tails 5.17.1"]]

en	This release is an emergency release to fix a critical vulnerability in *Tor Browser*.

en	We'd like to dedicate this Tails release to Debian developer Abraham Raji who [tragically lost his life in an accident](https://www.debian.org/News/2023/20230914) on the 13th of September, 2023.

en	Changes and updates

en	Update *Tor Browser* to [12.5.4](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1254) which fixes [CVE-2023-4863: Heap buffer overflow in libwebp](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-40/).

en	- Update *Tor* to 0.4.8.5.

en	Known issues

en	See the list of [[long-standing issues|support/known_issues]].

en	Get Tails 5.17.1

en	- Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 5.0 or later to 5.17.1.

en	You can [[reduce the size of the download|doc/upgrade#reduce]] of future automatic upgrades by doing a manual upgrade to the latest version.

en	To install Tails on a new USB stick

en	The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading.

en	If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 5.17.1 directly: