Ubuntu 26.x — End of Life

Active Actively exploited
EOL: Jul 1, 2027in 251d2 releases in this series10 CVEs

Ubuntu 26.x is still supported until May 29, 2031, in 1679 days. The most recent release in this series is 26.10. 10 CVEs are tracked for this series, including 1 actively exploited according to CISA KEV.

Ubuntu 26.x — All releases

VersionReleasedActive supportEOL dateLatest patchStatusAlert me
26.10Oct 15, 2026Jul 1, 2027Jul 1, 202726.10Active
26.04LTSApr 23, 2026May 29, 2031May 29, 203126.04.1Active

CVEs affecting Ubuntu 26.x (10)

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSKEVCycleDescriptionPublished
CVE-2026-47334MEDIUM5.50.10%—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-2026-47333HIGH7.80.15%—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-2026-47332MEDIUM5.50.14%—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-2026-47331HIGH7.80.16%—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-2026-47330LOW3.30.13%—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-2026-47329LOW3.30.13%—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
CVE-2026-47328MEDIUM6.10.13%—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-2026-47327LOW3.30.13%—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-2026-47326MEDIUM5.50.13%—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-2026-31431HIGH7.83.43% KEV 26.04In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-pla…Apr 22, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Is Ubuntu 26 end of life?

No. Ubuntu 26.x is still supported until May 29, 2031. It continues to receive security patches and bug fixes.

What CVEs affect Ubuntu 26?

There are 10 CVEs tracked for Ubuntu 26.x and 1 listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. 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 26.10, released on October 15, 2026. Always run the latest patch to benefit from all security fixes.

When was Ubuntu 26 first released?

Ubuntu 26.04 was released on April 23, 2026. See the full version timeline in the table above.

Is it safe to run Ubuntu 26 in production?

Yes, Ubuntu 26 is still supported. Support ends on May 29, 2031. Make sure you run the latest patch (26.10) to have all security fixes applied.

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