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 | 1283 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.14 LTS | 4.14.336 | Nov 12, 2017 | Jan 10, 2024 | 915 days past EOL | EOL |
| 4.19 LTS | 4.19.325 | Oct 22, 2018 | Dec 5, 2024 | 585 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.4 LTS | 5.4.302 | Nov 25, 2019 | Dec 3, 2025 | 222 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.10 LTS | 5.10.260 | Dec 13, 2020 | Dec 31, 2026 | 171 days remaining | Warning |
| 5.11 | 5.11.22 | Feb 14, 2021 | May 19, 2021 | 1881 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.12 | 5.12.19 | Apr 25, 2021 | Jul 20, 2021 | 1819 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.13 | 5.13.19 | Jun 27, 2021 | Sep 18, 2021 | 1759 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.14 | 5.14.21 | Aug 29, 2021 | Nov 21, 2021 | 1695 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.15 LTS | 5.15.211 | Oct 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2026 | 171 days remaining | Warning |
| 5.16 | 5.16.20 | Jan 9, 2022 | Apr 13, 2022 | 1552 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.17 | 5.17.15 | Mar 20, 2022 | Jun 14, 2022 | 1490 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.18 | 5.18.19 | May 22, 2022 | Aug 21, 2022 | 1422 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.19 | 5.19.17 | Jul 31, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 | 1358 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | 6.0.19 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jan 12, 2023 | 1278 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.1 LTS | 6.1.177 | Dec 11, 2022 | Dec 31, 2027 | 536 days remaining | Active |
| 6.2 | 6.2.16 | Feb 19, 2023 | May 17, 2023 | 1153 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.3 | 6.3.13 | Apr 23, 2023 | Jul 11, 2023 | 1098 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.4 | 6.4.16 | Jun 25, 2023 | Sep 13, 2023 | 1034 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.5 | 6.5.13 | Aug 27, 2023 | Nov 28, 2023 | 958 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.6 LTS | 6.6.144 | Oct 30, 2023 | Dec 31, 2027 | 536 days remaining | Active |
| 6.7 | 6.7.12 | Jan 7, 2024 | Apr 3, 2024 | 831 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.8 | 6.8.12 | Mar 10, 2024 | May 30, 2024 | 774 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.9 | 6.9.12 | May 12, 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | 716 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.10 | 6.10.14 | Jul 14, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | 641 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.11 | 6.11.11 | Sep 15, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | 585 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.12 LTS | 6.12.95 | Nov 17, 2024 | Dec 31, 2028 | 902 days remaining | Active |
| 6.13 | 6.13.12 | Jan 19, 2025 | Apr 20, 2025 | 449 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.14 | 6.14.11 | Mar 24, 2025 | Jun 10, 2025 | 398 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.15 | 6.15.11 | May 25, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | 327 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.16 | 6.16.12 | Jul 27, 2025 | Oct 12, 2025 | 274 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.17 | 6.17.13 | Sep 28, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | 207 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.18 LTS | 6.18.38 | Nov 30, 2025 | Dec 31, 2028 | 902 days remaining | Active |
| 6.19 | 6.19.14 | Feb 8, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 | 82 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.0 | 7.0.14 | Apr 12, 2026 | Jun 27, 2026 | 16 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.1 | 7.1.3 | 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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