1.61.2

gorhill/uBlock1.61.2Nov 19, 2024by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

A maintenance release fixing critical bugs related to deserialization and potential infinite async loops.

Key Highlights

Better handling of unexpected conditions during deserialization.
Fix for potential infinite async loop (found by @Rob--W).
Standard installation links provided for Firefox, Chromium, Edge, and Opera.

New Features

Stability improvements for data handling.
Bug fixes for asynchronous operations.

Full Release Notes

[Commits to master since this release](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/compare/1.61.2...master)
[Commits since last release](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/compare/1.61.0...1.61.2)

To install the stable build:

- **Firefox**: Click [uBlock0_1.61.2.firefox.signed.xpi](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4391011/ublock_origin-1.61.2.xpi)
    [uBO works best on Firefox](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox)
- **Chromium**: Install from the Chrome store: <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm>
    [About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported"](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/wiki/About-Google-Chrome's-%22This-extension-may-soon-no-longer-be-supported%22)
- **Edge**: Install from Microsoft Store: <https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/odfafepnkmbhccpbejgmiehpchacaeak>
    The Microsoft Store version of uBO is published by [Nicole Rolls](https://github.com/nicole-ashley/uBlock-Edge)
- **Opera**: Install from Opera addons: <https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/ublock/>

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- [Better handle unexpected conditions when deserializing](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/4c299bfca9)
- [Fix potential infinite async loop](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/335d947c10) (issue found by @Rob--W)