The current version of Fedora is 44 (as of 28/04/2026). patchletter checks the official source daily and emails you new releases.
BSI security advisories
Advisories the German BSI (CERT-Bund) published for this product. Whether your version is affected is stated in the advisory itself.
- cURL: Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-W-2026-2052 · 9 Oct
- Samba: Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-W-2026-2549 · 9 Oct
- bluez: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Administratorrechten
WID-SEC-W-2026-2984 · 9 Oct
- bluez: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service und Offenlegung von Informationen
WID-SEC-W-2026-2905 · 9 Oct
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (389-ds-base): Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Codeausführung und DoS
WID-SEC-W-2026-2225 · 9 Oct
- SSH Protokoll: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen
WID-SEC-W-2023-3174 · 9 Oct
- CPython: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
WID-SEC-W-2026-2272 · 9 Oct
- cURL: Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-W-2026-2065 · 9 Oct
Fedora at a glance
Fedora is a leading, fast-moving community Linux distribution and the upstream for RHEL — a common choice for developers and enthusiasts who want current software. Fedora ships a new release roughly every six months, each supported for about a year; updates flow continuously through the repos.
For admins Fedora's short lifecycle is the defining trait: you must upgrade to the next release (dnf system-upgrade) roughly yearly to stay supported — it is not a long-term-stable base like RHEL or Debian. Updates within a release are routine and frequent, bringing current kernels and toolchains. Before release upgrades, check third-party repositories and back up. Fedora's currency is its strength for development and its cost for low-touch servers — for those, a RHEL rebuild is the calmer choice. Track the end-of-life dates closely.
Support cycles (endoflife.date)
| Cycle | Latest version | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 44 | EOL 2 Jun 27 |
| 43 | 43 | EOL in 59 days |
| 42 | 42 | End of Life |
| 41 | 41 | End of Life |
| 40 | 40 | End of Life |
| 39 | 39 | End of Life |
| 38 | 38 | End of Life |
| 37 | 37 | End of Life |
Version history & changelog · as detected by patchletter
| Version | Channel | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | STABLE | 28/04/2026 | – |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest version of Fedora?
- Fedora 44, released 28/04/2026. patchletter checks the vendor's official source daily for new releases.
- Where can I find the Fedora release notes?
- The version history above links to the vendor's official release notes where the vendor publishes them. patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
- How do I get notified about new Fedora updates?
- Tick Fedora off in the catalogue and leave your address. From then on new versions go out by email — one at a time, or bundled in the daily or weekly digest.
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