The release of the specialized Tails 5.21 distribution (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on a Debian package base and designed for anonymous internet access, has been made. Anonymous access in Tails is ensured through the Tor system. By default, all connections, except traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by a packet filter. For storing user data in persistent mode between sessions, encryption is used. An ISO image has been prepared to work in Live mode, sized at 1 GB.
The new version includes a warning prompt offering to send a report with diagnostic data in case of a failure while resizing the system partition during the first boot. The navigation panel now displays a localized date view. Updated versions of Tor Browser 13.0.7 and Tor toolkit 0.4.8.10. Fixed issues causing the browser to crash when clicking the UBlock icon. Improved time synchronization reliability. Enhanced backup features in Tails Cloner.
Meanwhile, following the release of Tor Browser 13.0.7 used in Tails 5.21, a corrective release of Tor Browser 13.0.8 has been made, which fixes a bug that caused crashes in the Tor transport plugins on the Windows 7 platform. The issue was triggered by support problems with Windows 7 in the Go language toolkit 1.21. The solution involved reverting to Go version 1.20 for building the lyrebird, conjure, and webtunnel transport plugins. However, the snowflake transport relies on the capabilities of Go 1.21 and remains unusable on Windows 7. Support for Windows 7 and 8 will end after Tor Browser transitions to the Firefox 128 codebase next year.
Regarding the release of Tor Browser 13.0.7, it has been synchronized with the Firefox 115.6 ESR codebase, which addresses 19 vulnerabilities. Tor 0.4.8.10 and the NoScript 11.4.29 extension have also been updated.
Source: opennet.ru
