Category: Updates

Pi-hole FTL v6.2.2 Released

Following on from our previous post, we have now released FTL v6.2.2, which contains fixes for some underlying bugs in dnsmasq that should now resolve the majority of cases where we have seen crashes. We have also downgraded the embedded version of SQLite from 3.50.0, as this was also causing issues. Full details and converation…
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PSA: FTL v6.2 / FTL v6.2.1 crashes workaround

We are currently aware of FTL crashing with a segmentation fault on some systems – more detailed information about this issue can be followed on Github, here: https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/issues/2473. If you are currently affected by this issue, the easiest way to get things back up and running is to downgrade FTL to the previous version. There…
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Pi-hole FTL v6.2, Web v6.2 and Core v6.1 Released!

As always, please read through the changelogs before updating with pihole -up. (A new tag for docker image will follow shortly!) Don’t forget, you can use Teleporter to export your configuration. It can be found under the settings menu of the web interface or on the command line with pihole-FTL –teleporter FTL Changes What’s Changed…
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Pi-hole FTL v6.1, Web v6.1 and Core v6.0.6 Released!

As always, please read through the changelogs before updating with pihole -up. (A new tag for docker image will follow shortly!) Don’t forget, you can use Teleporter to export your configuration. It can be found under the settings menu of the web interface or on the command line with pihole-FTL –teleporter  FTL Changes What’s Changed…
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Pi-hole FTL v6.0.4, Web v6.0.2 and Core v6.0.5 Released!

As always, please read through the changelogs before updating with pihole -up. (A new tag for docker image will follow shortly!) Don’t forget, you can use Teleporter to export your configuration. It can be found under the settings menu of the web interface or on the command line with pihole-FTL –teleporter  Another busy week of…
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V6 – Post release fixes and findings

Well, what a busy couple of days! We have finally released v6 – and we believe by-and-large that it has been a success!  Of course, there will be a few bugs and issues that weren’t caught during testing, even with the extended beta release we were probably never going to catch everything – so we’re…
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Introducing Pi-hole v6

  We’re excited to announce the general release of Pi-hole v6! At a glance: What’s New in Pi-hole v6? 1. Embedded Web Server and REST API We’ve integrated a new REST API and embedded web server directly into the pihole-FTL binary. This eliminates the need for lighttpd and PHP, reducing the installation footprint and boosting…
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Thank You for Being Part of the V6 Beta!

We want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to each of you for participating in our beta program. Your feedback, support, and enthusiasm have been invaluable as we continue to enhance and improve the Pi-hole experience. ✨ The Party Continues! The journey doesn’t stop here! The next phase is now available on…
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Preparing for the v6 release

A little over 10 months ago, we announced the beginning of a beta testing round for Pi-hole v6. We’re excited to share that after countless hours of testing, feedback, and fine-tuning, we believe it’s now (very nearly) ready for release! The response from our community has been incredible, with over 250 discussion threads on our…
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Pi-hole Core v5.18 released to fix an Authenticated Arbitrary File Read with root privileges vulnerability

A vulnerability was recently discovered in Pi-hole’s gravity script that would allow for any system file to be arbitrarily read and presented to an authenticated user on the web interface. This release mitigates the vulnerability by limiting gravity’s ability to read local file’s to only those that are explicitly readable by anyone on the system.…
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