Mastodon Release Notes

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[!NOTE] While we continue to support Mastodon 4.4 and release patches for it, please note that Mastodon 4.6 is available with new features, changes and fixes. We encourage administrators to update to the latest 4.6 version when they can.

Changelog

Fixed

• Fix typo in embedded quote handling code (#40049 by @shleeable)
• Fix account merging worker incorrectly merging Appeal and AccountWarning records (#39982 by @shleeable)
• Fix off-by-one in handling of updated remote posts allowing up to 5 attachments (#39978 by @shleeable)

Upgrade notes

To get the code for v4.4.22, use git fetch && git checkout v4.4.22.

[!NOTE] As always, make sure you have backups of the database before performing any upgrades. If you are using docker-compose, this is how a backup command might look: docker exec mastodon_db_1 pg_dump -Fc -U postgres postgres > name_of_the_backup.dump

Dependencies

External dependencies have not changed since v4.4.1:

• Ruby: 3.2 or newer
• PostgreSQL: 13 or newer
• Elasticsearch (recommended, for full-text search): 7.x (OpenSearch should also work) …

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Upgrade overview

This release contains upgrade notes that deviate from the norm:

ℹ️ Requires assets recompilation

For more information, view the complete release notes and scroll down to the upgrade instructions section.

Changelog

Security

• Fix incorrect permission enforcement (GHSA-7jvv-fhmg-wpfw, GHSA-hx34-2pfw-2qfj)
• Fix SSRF protection bypass via IPv4-compatible IPv6 addresses (GHSA-vwhj-3g83-v276)
• Update dependencies

Changed

• Change autosuggestions to include second word in web UI (#39622 and #39696 by @Gargron and @zunda)

Fixed

• Fix being unable to vote in polls without an expiration date (#39949 by @ClearlyClaire)
• Fix performance of user-focused queries in admin dashboard (#39929 by @ClearlyClaire)
• Fix Web Push subscription deletion endpoint incorrectly expecting anti-CSRF tokens (#39918 by @ClearlyClaire) …

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Upgrade overview

This release contains upgrade notes that deviate from the norm:

ℹ️ Requires assets recompilation

For more information, view the complete release notes and scroll down to the upgrade instructions section.

Changelog

Security

• Fix incorrect permission enforcement (GHSA-7jvv-fhmg-wpfw)
• Fix SSRF protection bypass via IPv4-compatible IPv6 addresses (GHSA-vwhj-3g83-v276)
• Update dependencies

Fixed

• Fix being unable to vote in polls without an expiration date (#39949 by @ClearlyClaire)
• Fix performance of user-focused queries in admin dashboard (#39929 by @ClearlyClaire)
• Fix Web Push subscription deletion endpoint incorrectly expecting anti-CSRF tokens (#39918 by @ClearlyClaire)
• Fix ActivityPub::Activity::Create trying to re-create known statuses when author changes (#39916 by @ClearlyClaire)
• Fix typo in quotes list error handling (#39904 by @shleeable)
• Fix lax relevancy check in inbound activity processing (#39892 by @ClearlyClaire) …

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[!NOTE] While we continue to support Mastodon 4.4 and release patches for it, please note that Mastodon 4.6 is available with new features, changes and fixes. We encourage administrators to update to the latest 4.6 version when they can.

Changelog

Security

• Fix incorrect permission enforcement (GHSA-7jvv-fhmg-wpfw)
• Fix SSRF protection bypass via IPv4-compatible IPv6 addresses (GHSA-vwhj-3g83-v276)
• Update dependencies

Fixed

• Fix performance of user-focused queries in admin dashboard (#39929 by @ClearlyClaire)
• Fix Web Push subscription deletion endpoint incorrectly expecting anti-CSRF tokens (#39918 by @ClearlyClaire)
• Fix ActivityPub::Activity::Create trying to re-create known statuses when author changes (#39916 by @ClearlyClaire)
• Fix lax relevancy check in inbound activity processing (#39892 by @ClearlyClaire)
• Fix Account::Merging concern not supporting Quotes, refactor it (#39884 by @ClearlyClaire) …