Amazon Linux 2 End of Life Date
Amazon Linux 2 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
Amazon Linux 2 was released on June 26, 2018 and support ended on June 30, 2026 — a supported lifespan of 8 years, in line with the 8 years and 9 months median for Amazon Linux releases. The last patch it will ever receive is 2.0.20260831.0, published September 18, 2026 — 3 months after the published end-of-life date. It has been without security patches for 3 months.
Commercial vendors offer security patches beyond EOL. Compare your options.
Compare Options →| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMI 2010.11 | 2010.11 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2011.09 | 2011.09 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2012.03 | 2012.03 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2012.09 | 2012.09 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2013.03 | 2013.03 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2013.09 | 2013.09 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2014.03 | 2014.03 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2014.09 | 2014.09 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
What does Amazon Linux 2 end of life mean?
When Amazon Linux 2 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running Amazon Linux 2 past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Amazon Linux 2023 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.