MX Linux 23 End of Life Date
MX Linux 23 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
MX Linux 23 was released on July 31, 2023 and support is scheduled to end on June 10, 2028 — a planned supported lifespan of 4 years and 11 months, in line with the 4 years and 7 months median for MX Linux releases. Its most recent patch is 23.6, published April 14, 2025.
What does MX Linux 23 end of life mean?
When MX Linux 23 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 MX Linux 23 past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to MX Linux 25 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.