[[!meta title="Tails 6.14.2"]]

[[!meta date="Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000"]]

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This release is an emergency release to fix security vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and the implementation of the Perl programming language.

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

Update *Linux* to 6.1.133, which fixes [multiple security vulnerabilities](https://www.debian.org/security/2025/dsa-5900-1) that may lead to a privilege escalation or information leaks.

Update *perl* to 5.36.0-7+deb12u2, which fixes a [heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability](https://www.debian.org/security/2025/dsa-5902-1), which may result in denial of service, or potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

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

<h1 id="get">Get Tails 6.14.2</h1>

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

- Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.14.2.

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 6.14.2 on a new USB stick

Follow our installation instructions:

- [[Install from Windows|install/windows]]

- [[Install from macOS|install/mac]]

- [[Install from Linux|install/linux]]

- [[Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG|install/expert]]

<div class="caution"><p>The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if
you install instead of upgrading.</p></div>