[[!meta date="Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000"]]

<h1 id="security">Critical security fixes</h1>

<p>If you want to be extra careful and used Tails a lot since January 9 without
upgrading, we recommend that you do a manual upgrade
instead of an automatic upgrade.</p>

Prevent an attacker from installing malicious software permanently. ([[!tails_ticket 20701]])

Doing a [[manual upgrade|doc/upgrade/#manual]] would erase such malicious software.

Prevent an attacker from monitoring online activity. ([[!tails_ticket 20709]] and [[!tails_ticket 20702]])

In *Tor Connection*, to reconfigure or block your connection to the Tor network.

Prevent an attacker from changing the Persistent Storage settings. ([[!tails_ticket 20710]])

<h2>Detection of partitioning errors</h2>

Sometimes, the partitions on a Tails USB stick get corrupted. This creates errors with the Persistent Storage or during upgrades. Partitions can get corrupted because of broken or counterfeit hardware, software errors, or physically removing the USB stick while Tails is running.

Tails now warns about such partitioning errors earlier. For example, if partitioning errors are detected when there is no Persistent Storage, Tails recommends that you reinstall or use a new USB stick.

[[!img partitioning_errors.png link="no" alt="Warning in the Welcome Screen: Errors were detected in the partitioning of your Tails USB stick."]]

Update *Tor Browser* to [14.0.4](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1404).

Update *Thunderbird* to [128.5.0esr](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/128.5.0esr/releasenotes/).

Remove support for hardware wallets in *Electrum*. Trezor wallets stopped working in Debian 12 (Bookworm), and so in Tails 6.0 or later.

Disable *GNOME Text Editor* from reopening on the last file. ([[!tails_ticket 20704]])

Add a link to the *Tor Connection* assistant from the menu of the Tor status icon on the desktop.

Make it easier for our team to find useful information in *WhisperBack* reports.

<h1 id="get">Get Tails 6.11</h1>

Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.11.