Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Mxlinux versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 14.4 | Mar 25, 2014 | May 31, 2018 | 2900 days past EOL | EOL |
| 15 | 15 | Dec 24, 2015 | Jun 30, 2020 | 2139 days past EOL | EOL |
| 16 | 16.1 | Dec 14, 2016 | Jun 30, 2020 | 2139 days past EOL | EOL |
| 17 | 17.1 | Dec 15, 2017 | Jun 30, 2022 | 1409 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18 | 18.3 | Dec 20, 2018 | Jun 30, 2022 | 1409 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19 | 19.4 | Oct 22, 2019 | Jun 30, 2024 | 678 days past EOL | EOL |
| 21 | 21.3 | Oct 21, 2021 | Jun 30, 2026 | 52 days remaining | Warning |
| 23 | 23.6 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jun 10, 2028 | 763 days remaining | Active |
| 25 | 25.1 | Nov 9, 2025 | Jun 30, 2030 | 1513 days remaining | Active |
When a Mxlinux version 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 Mxlinux 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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