Fedora 38.x — End of Life
EOL Actively exploitedFedora 38.x reached end of life on May 21, 2024, 869 days ago, and no longer receives security fixes. The most recent release in this series is 38. 25 CVEs are tracked for this series, including 2 actively exploited according to CISA KEV. The next major version is Fedora 39. See Fedora 39 →
Fedora 38.x — All releases
| Version | Released | Active support | EOL date | Latest patch | Status | Alert me |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Apr 18, 2023 | — | May 21, 2024 | 38 | EOL |
CVEs affecting Fedora 38.x (25)
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Cycle | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-27019 | HIGH | 7.8 | 0.21% | — | 38 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: Fix potential data-race in __… | May 1, 2024 |
| CVE-2024-27018 | HIGH | 8.2 | 0.63% | — | 38 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: br_netfilter: skip conntrack input hook … | May 1, 2024 |
| CVE-2024-27017 | HIGH | 7.8 | 0.29% | — | 38 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: walk over current view o… | May 1, 2024 |
| CVE-2024-27016 | HIGH | 7.1 | 0.33% | — | 38 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: validate pppoe header Ensure… | May 1, 2024 |
| CVE-2024-27012 | MEDIUM | 5.5 | 0.27% | — | 38 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: restore set elements when del… | May 1, 2024 |
| CVE-2024-26994 | HIGH | 7.8 | 0.29% | — | 38 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: speakup: Avoid crash on very long word In case a c… | May 1, 2024 |
| CVE-2024-22373 | HIGH | 8.1 | 1.65% | — | 38 | An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the JPEG2000Codec::DecodeByStreamsCommon functionality of Mathieu Malater… | Apr 25, 2024 |
| CVE-2024-26922 | HIGH | 7.8 | 0.31% | — | 38 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: validate the parameters of bo mapping o… | Apr 23, 2024 |
| CVE-2024-28960 | HIGH | 8.2 | 0.84% | — | 38 | An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS 2.18.0 through 2.28.x before 2.28.8 and 3.x before 3.6.0, and Mbed Crypto. The PSA C… | Mar 29, 2024 |
| CVE-2024-22049 | MEDIUM | 5.3 | 1.29% | — | 38 | httparty before 0.21.0 is vulnerable to an assumed-immutable web parameter vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated a… | Jan 4, 2024 |
| CVE-2023-48706 | LOW | 3.6 | 0.54% | — | 38 | Vim is a UNIX editor that, prior to version 9.0.2121, has a heap-use-after-free vulnerability. When executing a `:s` com… | Nov 22, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-39999 | MEDIUM | 4.3 | 1.04% | — | 38 | Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in WordPress from 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, … | Oct 13, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-5535 | HIGH | 7.8 | 0.51% | — | 38 | Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to v9.0.2010. | Oct 11, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-44487 | HIGH | 7.5 | 99.99% | KEV | 38 | The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many… | Oct 10, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-43615 | HIGH | 7.5 | 0.78% | — | 38 | Mbed TLS 2.x before 2.28.5 and 3.x before 3.5.0 has a Buffer Overflow. | Oct 7, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-4806 | MEDIUM | 5.9 | 1.60% | — | 38 | A flaw has been identified in glibc. In an extremely rare situation, the getaddrinfo function may access memory that has… | Sep 18, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-4752 | HIGH | 7.8 | 0.56% | — | 38 | Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858. | Sep 4, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-4750 | HIGH | 7.8 | 0.53% | — | 38 | Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1857. | Sep 4, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-4733 | HIGH | 7.8 | 0.54% | — | 38 | Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1840. | Sep 4, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-38180 | HIGH | 7.5 | 14.01% | KEV | 38 | .NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability | Aug 8, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-36664 | HIGH | 7.8 | 3.85% | — | 38 | Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | p… | Jun 25, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-2426 | MEDIUM | 5.3 | 0.40% | — | 38 | Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499. | Apr 29, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-1175 | MEDIUM | 6.6 | 0.44% | — | 38 | Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1378. | Mar 4, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-1170 | MEDIUM | 6.6 | 0.49% | — | 38 | Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1376. | Mar 3, 2023 |
| CVE-2023-25136 | MEDIUM | 6.5 | 89.68% | — | 38 | OpenSSH server (sshd) 9.1 introduced a double-free vulnerability during options.kex_algorithms handling. This is fixed i… | Feb 3, 2023 |
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[](https://eolcanary.com/explore/fedora/38)Frequently asked questions
Is Fedora 38 end of life?
Yes. All Fedora 38.x releases have reached end of life and no longer receive security patches. There are 25 known CVEs affecting Fedora 38.x. Migrate to Fedora 39.x as soon as possible.
What CVEs affect Fedora 38?
There are 25 CVEs tracked for Fedora 38.x and 2 listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. See the full list above with CVSS and EPSS scores.
What is the latest Fedora 38 version?
The latest Fedora 38.x patch release is 38, released on April 18, 2023. Always run the latest patch to benefit from all security fixes.
How to migrate from Fedora 38 to Fedora 39?
To migrate from Fedora 38 to Fedora 39: (1) review the official Fedora 39 migration guide for breaking changes, (2) update dependencies and configuration accordingly, (3) test thoroughly in a staging environment, (4) deploy with a rollback plan. Starting early gives you time to resolve compatibility issues before your current version reaches end of life.
Is it safe to run Fedora 38 in production?
No. Fedora 38 has reached end of life and security vulnerabilities are no longer patched. Critically, 2 CVEs affecting Fedora 38.x are in the CISA KEV catalog — meaning they are actively exploited in the wild. Upgrade to a supported version immediately.
Data sourced from endoflife.date · CVE data from NVD · EPSS from FIRST.org · KEV from CISA