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This release is an emergency release to fix a critical vulnerability in the *Linux* kernel.

<h1 id="changes">Changes and updates</h1>

This update fixes:

[Downfall](https://downfall.page/) on Intel processors ([CVE-2022-40982](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-40982))

Inception on AMD processors ([CVE-2023-20569](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-20569))

These vulnerabilities could allow a malicious application running in Tails to
access and steal data from another application in Tails, for example
passwords stored in *KeePassXC* or private keys stored in *Electrum*.

This attack is 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.

<h1 id="fixes">Fixed problems</h1>

For more details, read our [[!tails_gitweb debian/changelog desc="changelog"]].

<h1 id="issues">Known issues</h1>

None specific to this release.

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

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

You can [[reduce the size of the download|doc/upgrade#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|doc/upgrade/#manual]].

To install Tails on a new USB stick

Follow our installation instructions: