Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all RHEL versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4.9 | Feb 15, 2005 | Feb 29, 2012 | 5183 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5 LTS | 5.11 | Mar 15, 2007 | Mar 31, 2017 | 3326 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6 LTS | 6.10 | Nov 10, 2010 | Nov 30, 2020 | 1986 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7 LTS | 7.9 | Jun 10, 2014 | Jun 30, 2024 | 678 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8 LTS | 8.10 | May 7, 2019 | May 31, 2029 | 1118 days remaining | Active |
| 9 LTS | 9.7 | May 18, 2022 | May 31, 2032 | 2214 days remaining | Active |
| 10 LTS | 10.1 | May 20, 2025 | May 31, 2035 | 3309 days remaining | Active |
When a RHEL 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 RHEL 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.
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL RHEL versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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