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Clear Linux current End of Life Date
Clear Linux current 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.
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Clear Linux current is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 474 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Jul 21, 2025
474 days past EOL
Latest Release
43800
Standard release
Release Date
Feb 6, 2015
Clear Linux current series
Where these dates come from
End of lifeJul 21, 2025endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees ReleaseFeb 6, 2015endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees Confidence: high = two or more independent sources agree (the vendor's page read by our adapter, a person's check against the vendor, the dataset the date came from); medium = one; low = the vendor page disagrees or our last read is stale.
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Lifecycle detail
Clear Linux current was released on February 6, 2015 and support ended on July 21, 2025 — a supported lifespan of 10 years and 6 months. Its latest release on record is 43800, published July 21, 2025 — on the day support ended. It has been past its end-of-life date for 1 year and 4 months.
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build.
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Extended Support
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| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
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43800 |
Jul 21, 2025 |
EOL |
What does Clear Linux current end of life mean?
When Clear Linux current 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 Clear Linux current past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to a supported version or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Clear Linux current reach end of life?
Clear Linux current reached end of life on July 21, 2025. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is Clear Linux current still supported?
No. Clear Linux current reached end of life on July 21, 2025 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from Clear Linux current?
What are the security risks of running Clear Linux current past EOL?
Since Clear Linux current reached end of life, the maintainers no longer issue security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor fix. A CVE-based scan does not show this — it is the CVE blind spot; some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies and none give the date in advance. Organizations running EOL Clear Linux should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.