1 [[!meta date="Mon Oct 17 01:23:45 2011"]]
2 [[!meta title="Tails 0.8.1 is out"]]
5 The Amnesic Incognito Live System, version 0.8.1, is out.
7 This is a bugfix-only release mainly aimed at fixing serious security
8 issues in bundled software.
10 All users must upgrade as soon as possible.
16 Notable user-visible changes include:
19 - Update to 3.5.16-10 (fixes DSA-2313-1).
20 - FireGPG: force crypto action results to appear in a new window, otherwise
21 JavaScript can steal decrypted plaintext. Advice: always use FireGPG's
22 text editor when writing text you want to encrypt. If you write it in a
23 textbox the plaintext can be stolen through JavaScript before it is
24 encrypted in the same way.
25 - Update HTTPS Everywhere extension to 1.0.3-1.
26 - Stop using the small version of the Tor check page. The small version
27 incorrectly tells Tails users to upgrade their Torbrowser, which has
30 * Linux 3.0.0-2 (fixes DSA-2310-1, CVE-2011-2905, CVE-2011-2909,
31 CVE-2011-2723, CVE-2011-2699, CVE-2011-1162, CVE-2011-1161).
34 - Update usb-modeswitch and usb-modeswitch-data from Debian
35 backports. This adds support for a few devices such as Pantech
37 - Install barry-util for better BlackBerry integration.
38 - Debian security upgrades: OpenOffice.org (DSA-2315-1), openjdk-6
39 (DSA-2311-1), policykit-1 (DSA-2319-1)
41 * Protecting against memory recovery: set parameters that should make
42 the wipe process a bit more robust and efficient.
44 Plus the usual bunch of minor bug reports and improvements.
47 Changelog](http://git.immerda.ch/?p=amnesia.git;a=blob_plain;f=debian/changelog;hb=refs/tags/0.8.1)
48 for technical details.
50 # I want to try it / upgrade!
52 See the [[Getting started]] page.