[tor-qa] Tor Browser 6.0.5 is ready for testing

Georg Koppen gk at torproject.org
Fri Sep 9 10:59:00 UTC 2016


Hi,

we are pleased to accounce that Tor Browser 6.0.5 is ready for testing.
Bundles can be found on:

https://people.torproject.org/~boklm/builds/6.0.5-build1/

This release is updating Firefox to 45.4.0esr fixing important security
bugs. Moreover, other components are getting an update as well: Tor to
0.2.8.7, HTTPS-Everywhere to 5.2.4, and Torbutton to 1.9.5.7. The latter
deletes HSTS and other site security state saved on disk now when
requesting a New Identity.

The full changelog since Tor Browser 6.0.4 is:

Tor Browser 6.0.5 -- September 13
 * All Platforms
   * Update Firefox to 45.4.0esr
   * Update Tor to 0.2.8.7
   * Update Torbutton to 1.9.5.7
     * Bug 18589: Clear site security settings during New Identity
     * Bug 19906: "Maximizing Tor Browser" Notification can exist
multiple times
   * Update HTTPS-Everywhere to 5.2.4
   * Bug 20092: Rotate ports for default obfs4 bridges
   * Bug 20040: Add update support for unpacked HTTPS Everywhere
 * Windows
   * Bug 19725: Remove old updater files left on disk after upgrade to 6.x
 * Linux
   * Bug 19725: Remove old updater files left on disk after upgrade to 6.x
 * Android
   * Bug 19706: Store browser data in the app home directory
 * Build system
   * All platforms
     * Upgrade Go to 1.4.3

Georg

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