FreeBSD
FreeBSD Foundation · current 15.1
The current version of FreeBSD is 15.1 (as of 08/07/2026). patchletter checks the official source daily and emails you every new release.
BSI security advisories
Advisories the German BSI (CERT-Bund) published for this product. Whether your version is affected is stated in the advisory itself.
- Unbound: Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-W-2026-1599 · 25 Aug
- OpenSSL: Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-W-2026-1852 · 24 Aug
- OpenSSL: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
WID-SEC-W-2022-0585 · 21 Aug
- zlib: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung
WID-SEC-W-2022-0005 · 21 Aug
- FreeBSD Project FreeBSD OS: Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-W-2026-2590 · 20 Aug
- FreeBSD Project FreeBSD OS: Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-W-2026-2165 · 20 Aug
- FreeBSD Project FreeBSD OS: Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-W-2026-1871 · 13 Aug
- libarchive: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service und potenziell Codeausführung
WID-SEC-W-2025-1748 · 11 Aug
FreeBSD at a glance
FreeBSD is a mature, stable open-source operating system, widely used for servers, appliances and as the base for storage and firewall products. The FreeBSD project ships releases across supported branches plus security advisories; as a server OS, keeping it patched matters.
For admins FreeBSD's update story splits into the base system (freebsd-update for binary patches on release branches) and packages/ports (pkg) — keep both current, and apply security advisories promptly. Track the end-of-life date of your release branch and plan the upgrade to the next before support ends. Major-version upgrades are planned steps; back up and test first. FreeBSD's ZFS and jails are strong building blocks — mind ZFS pool-feature upgrades and jail contents. After updating, verify services and connectivity. Its stability and long support make it a dependable base; patchletter surfaces new FreeBSD releases and security advisories.
Support cycles (endoflife.date)
| Cycle | Latest version | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 15.1 | – | EOL 31 Mar 27 |
| 14.4 | – | EOL 31 Dec |
| 15 | – | EOL 31 Dec 29 |
| 15.0 | – | EOL in 34 days |
| 14.3 | – | End of Life |
| 13.5 | – | End of Life |
| 14.2 | – | End of Life |
| 13.4 | – | End of Life |
Version history & changelog · as detected by patchletter
| Version | Channel | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.1 | STABLE | 08/07/2026 | – |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest version of FreeBSD?
- FreeBSD 15.1, released 08/07/2026. patchletter checks the vendor's official source daily for new releases.
- Where can I find the FreeBSD 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.
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