Ubuntu 26.x — End of Life

Active High risk
EOL: Apr 30, 2031in 1786d1 release in this series9 CVEs

Ubuntu 26.x — All releases

VersionReleasedActive supportEOL dateLatest patchStatus
26.04LTSApr 23, 2026Apr 30, 2031Apr 30, 203126.04Active

CVEs affecting Ubuntu 26.x (9)

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSKEVCycleDescriptionPublished
CVE-2026-47331HIGH7.80.01%26.04Ubuntu Linux 6.8 contains AppArmor SAUCE patches which fail to acquire a lock when modifying a linked list. An unprivile…May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-47333HIGH7.80.01%26.04Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 contain AppArmor SAUCE patches which can potentially incorrectly compute the size of an i…May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-47328MEDIUM6.10.01%26.04Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 contain AppArmor SAUCE patches which incorrectly attempt to free a pointer which was not …May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-47334MEDIUM5.50.01%26.04Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 contain AppArmor SAUCE patches which incorrectly sleep while holding a spinlock in notifi…May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-47332MEDIUM5.50.01%26.04Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 contain AppArmor SAUCE patches which incorrectly validate the size of an internal structu…May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-47326MEDIUM5.50.01%26.04Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 contain SAUCE patches with a memory leak in the handling of big responses to AppArmor not…May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-47330LOW3.30.01%26.04Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 7.17 and 7.0 contain AppArmor SAUCE patches which can, under certain circumstances, use an uninitializ…May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-47327LOW3.30.01%26.04Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 contain SAUCE patches with a possible NULL pointer dereference in the handling of AppArmo…May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-47329LOW3.30.02%26.04Ubuntu Linux 6.8, 6.17 and 7.0 contain SAUCE patches which fail to validate invalid sizes of the name field in AppAmor n…May 28, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Is Ubuntu 26 end of life?

No. Ubuntu 26.x is still supported until April 30, 2031. It continues to receive security patches and bug fixes.

What CVEs affect Ubuntu 26?

There are 9 CVEs tracked for Ubuntu 26.x. See the full list above with CVSS and EPSS scores.

What is the latest Ubuntu 26 version?

The latest Ubuntu 26.x patch release is 26.04, released on April 23, 2026. Always run the latest patch to benefit from all security fixes.

When was Ubuntu 26 first released?

Ubuntu 26.0 was initially released on April 23, 2026. See the full version timeline in the table above.

Is it safe to run Ubuntu 26 in production?

Ubuntu 26 is still supported and safe for production use until April 30, 2031. Ensure you are running the latest patch version (26.04) to have all security fixes applied.

Data sourced from endoflife.date · CVE data from NVD · EPSS from FIRST.org · KEV from CISA