Security News > 2022 > May > Tails 5.0 Linux users warned against using it "for sensitive information"
Tails developers have warned users to stop using the portable Debian-based Linux distro until the next release if they're entering or accessing sensitive information using the bundled Tor Browser application.
"We recommend that you stop using Tails until the release of 5.1 if you use Tor Browser for sensitive information," the Tails developers warned.
After you visit a malicious website, an attacker controlling this website might access the password or other sensitive information that you send to other websites afterwards during the same Tails session," the Tails advisory adds.
Thunderbird users are not impacted because the version bundled with the Tails Linux distro has JavaScript disabled by default.
Tails users who don't use or access sensitive information through the Tor Browser can still use it safely since the security flaws don't break the encryption and anonymity of Tor connections.
"Mozilla is aware of websites exploiting this vulnerability already. This vulnerability will be fixed in Tails 5.1, but our team doesn't have the capacity to publish an emergency release earlier," the Tails team warned.