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Shell Latest v6.4.3 · 20d ago Security brief →

Features

Network‑wide ad blocking via DNS sinkhole
Blocks content in non‑browser locations (mobile apps, smart TVs)
Caches DNS queries for faster browsing

Recent releases

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v6.4.3 Bug fix 20d

Fixes installer handling of single‑upstream DNS entries and prevents double error messages in gravity run.

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What's Changed

Also hardcode the PID file location in utils.sh to prevent readonly variable warning by @PromoFaux in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6613
Use awk to compare curl versions by @rdwebdesign in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6621
Explicitly add gawk to APK dependencies by @yubiuser in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6622
Prevent double error message output in gravity run with invalid file by @PromoFaux in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6607
Replace pytest/tox with direct in-container BATS by @PromoFaux in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6598
Add Fedora 44 and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS to tests by @darkexplosiveqwx in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6623
Add gravity tests by @yubiuser in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6639
Set BATS pretty output flag depending on the terminal and improve failure output by @yubiuser in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6644
fix: check return codes in gravity_build_tree and database_recovery() by @jluzzi123 in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6630
Include alpine 3.24 in tests by @yubiuser in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6654
installer: fix custom DNS entry when only one upstream server is provided by @Gilmoursa in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6638
Fix BATS gravity test on curl version >=8.21 by @yubiuser in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6661
avoid copytruncate in logrotate by @darkexplosiveqwx in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6642
v6.4.3 by @PromoFaux in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6618

New Contributors

@jluzzi123 made their first contribution in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6630
@Gilmoursa made their first contribution in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6638

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/compare/v6.4.2...v6.4.3

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v6.4.2 Security relevant 3mo

Security fixes

GHSA-6w8x-p785-6pm4

Notable features

Permission fixes for gravity system

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What's Changed

Wipe version file before creating a new one by @yubiuser in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6538
Fix ownership permissions for containing directories in fix_owner_per… by @PromoFaux in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6589
Remove reference to /usr/local/bin/COL_TABLE by @darkexplosiveqwx in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6594
Skip apt cache update when pihole-meta is current by @PromoFaux in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6581
Set versions in /etc/pihole/versions to null if script fails by @yubiuser in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6550
Remove redundant touching of logfiles from systemd Service by @yubiuser in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6601
Loosen requirements for local file access for gravity by @yubiuser in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6430
Fix permission for *.etag files after gravity run by @yubiuser in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6353
add logrotate to DEB and RPM dependencies by @darkexplosiveqwx in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6524
Improve gravity error message including curl exit code and errormsg by @rdwebdesign in https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/pull/6605

Security advisories

https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/security/advisories/GHSA-6w8x-p785-6pm4
- Fixed with : https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/commit/7ccb8ddfb085479fa96e801886eb1cdbeaf3a720 and https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/commit/88c569aa026d905d0066135bb71f36a13acf4bf4

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/compare/v6.4.1...v6.4.2

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v6.4.1 Security relevant 3mo

Security fixes