Tails 6.12 Anonymous OS Fixes Security Issues in Tor Circuits, Persistent Storage
Tails 6.12 is here almost a month after Tails 6.11 to address several critical security vulnerabilities that have been discovered and disclosed by a group of security researchers from Radically Open Security, a non-profit computer security consultancy company.
These flaws were discovered in Tails 6.11 and earlier versions and could allow an attacker to monitor Tor circuits or change the Persistent Storage settings. The Tor Project says that these vulnerabilities can only be exploited by a powerful attacker who has already exploited another vulnerability to take control of an application in Tails.
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Tails 6.12 Rolls Out, Sealing Critical Security Gaps
The Tails project announced the release of its privacy-focused Linux distro, Tails 6.12, featuring vital security patches alongside an array of functional updates.
According to the development team, several vulnerabilities were discovered during an external security audit by Radically Open Security. In light of this, perhaps the most noteworthy highlights in Tails 6.12 are the fixes preventing attackers from monitoring Tor circuits and altering Persistent Storage settings. Here are some more details about it.