Linux End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Linux versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 LTS | 4.9.337 | Dec 11, 2016 | Jan 7, 2023 | 1263 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.14 LTS | 4.14.336 | Nov 12, 2017 | Jan 10, 2024 | 895 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.19 LTS | 4.19.325 | Oct 22, 2018 | Dec 5, 2024 | 565 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.4 LTS | 5.4.302 | Nov 25, 2019 | Dec 3, 2025 | 202 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.10 LTS | 5.10.259 | Dec 13, 2020 | Dec 31, 2026 | 191 days remaining | Active |
| 5.11 | 5.11.22 | Feb 14, 2021 | May 19, 2021 | 1861 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.12 | 5.12.19 | Apr 25, 2021 | Jul 20, 2021 | 1799 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.13 | 5.13.19 | Jun 27, 2021 | Sep 18, 2021 | 1739 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.14 | 5.14.21 | Aug 29, 2021 | Nov 21, 2021 | 1675 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.15 LTS | 5.15.210 | Oct 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2026 | 191 days remaining | Active |
| 5.16 | 5.16.20 | Jan 9, 2022 | Apr 13, 2022 | 1532 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.17 | 5.17.15 | Mar 20, 2022 | Jun 14, 2022 | 1470 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.18 | 5.18.19 | May 22, 2022 | Aug 21, 2022 | 1402 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.19 | 5.19.17 | Jul 31, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 | 1338 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | 6.0.19 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jan 12, 2023 | 1258 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.1 LTS | 6.1.176 | Dec 11, 2022 | Dec 31, 2027 | 556 days remaining | Active |
| 6.2 | 6.2.16 | Feb 19, 2023 | May 17, 2023 | 1133 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.3 | 6.3.13 | Apr 23, 2023 | Jul 11, 2023 | 1078 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.4 | 6.4.16 | Jun 25, 2023 | Sep 13, 2023 | 1014 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.5 | 6.5.13 | Aug 27, 2023 | Nov 28, 2023 | 938 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.6 LTS | 6.6.143 | Oct 30, 2023 | Dec 31, 2027 | 556 days remaining | Active |
| 6.7 | 6.7.12 | Jan 7, 2024 | Apr 3, 2024 | 811 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.8 | 6.8.12 | Mar 10, 2024 | May 30, 2024 | 754 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.9 | 6.9.12 | May 12, 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | 696 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.10 | 6.10.14 | Jul 14, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | 621 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.11 | 6.11.11 | Sep 15, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | 565 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.12 LTS | 6.12.94 | Nov 17, 2024 | Dec 31, 2028 | 922 days remaining | Active |
| 6.13 | 6.13.12 | Jan 19, 2025 | Apr 20, 2025 | 429 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.14 | 6.14.11 | Mar 24, 2025 | Jun 10, 2025 | 378 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.15 | 6.15.11 | May 25, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | 307 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.16 | 6.16.12 | Jul 27, 2025 | Oct 12, 2025 | 254 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.17 | 6.17.13 | Sep 28, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | 187 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.18 LTS | 6.18.36 | Nov 30, 2025 | Dec 31, 2028 | 922 days remaining | Active |
| 6.19 | 6.19.14 | Feb 8, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 | 62 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.0 | 7.0.13 | Apr 12, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 7.1 | 7.1.1 | Jun 14, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does Linux end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Linux reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Linux should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
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