A day late release of a specialized distribution (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base, designed for anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are block by the packet filter by default. User data storage in persistent mode is encrypted. A prepared , which can operate in Live mode, with a size of 1 GB.
The new release of Tails has updated versions of Tor Browser 8.5.5, Thunderbird 60.8, and the Linux kernel (4.19.37-5+deb10u2), which has fixed a vulnerability. (a variant of Spectre v1). The LibreOffice Math application has been removed from the package, but it can be installed via the additional software installation wizard if needed. The provision of a predefined set of bookmarks in Tor Browser and automatically generated I2P and IRC accounts in Pidgin has been discontinued. The firmware set has been updated. The code to hide partitions containing Tails user data has been redesigned.
At the same time, The new version of the Tor Browser 8.5.5 is focused on ensuring anonymity, security, and privacy. This new version has transitioned to the use of a new stable branch. , and the NoScript extension has been updated to version 11.0.3. Tor Browser for Android now supports builds for the Aarch64 architecture (arm64-v8a).
The release is synchronized with the Firefox 60.9.0 ESR codebase, in which 10 vulnerabilities, of which , cataloged under CVE-2019-11740, potentially allow an attacker to execute code. Additionally, (CVE-2019-9812) allows bypassing sandbox isolation through manipulation with Firefox Sync. Tor Browser 8.5.5 will be the last release in the Tor Browser 8.5 series, with the Tor Browser 9.0 release based on the new ESR branch of Firefox 68 scheduled for October.
Source: opennet.ru
