This release is an emergency release to fix a critical security vulnerabilityin the Linux kernel.Changes and updatesUpdate the Linux kernel to 6.12.85, which fixes Copy Fail, a vulnerability that could allow an application in Tails to gain administration privileges.For example, if an attacker was able to exploit other unknown securityvulnerabilities in an application included in Tails, they might then use CopyFail to take full control of your Tails and deanonymize you.We are not aware of this vulnerability being used in practice until now.Fixed problemsFor more details, read ourchangelog.Get Tails 7.7.2To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent StorageAutomatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.7.2.If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.To install Tails 7.7.2 on a new USB stickFollow our installation instructions.The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead ofupgrading.To download onlyIf you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails7.7.2 directly:For USB sticks (USB image)For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)Support and feedbackFor support and feedback, visit the Supportsection on the Tails website. tails releases