Kindle Kindle Oasis (10th Generation) End of Life Date
Kindle Kindle Oasis (10th Generation) end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Kindle oasis-10 was released on July 24, 2019 and support is scheduled to end on December 31, 2028 — a planned supported lifespan of 9 years and 5 months, longer than the 6 years and 5 months median for Kindle releases. Its most recent patch is 5.18.2, published April 1, 2025.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindle (1st Generation) | 1.2.1 | Supported | EOL |
| Kindle (2nd Generation) | 2.5.8 | Supported | EOL |
| Kindle DX (2nd Generation) | 2.5.8 | Supported | EOL |
| Kindle Keyboard (3rd Generation) | 3.4.3 | Supported | EOL |
| Kindle Touch (4th Generation) | 5.3.7.3 | Supported | EOL |
| Kindle (4th Generation) | 4.1.4 | Supported | EOL |
| Kindle (5th Generation) | 4.1.4 | Supported | EOL |
| Kindle Paperwhite (5th Generation) | 5.6.1.1 | Jun 26, 2015 | EOL |
What does Kindle Kindle Oasis (10th Generation) end of life mean?
When Kindle Kindle Oasis (10th Generation) 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: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Running Kindle Kindle Oasis (10th Generation) past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Kindle Kindle Scribe (3rd Generation) or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.