Red Hat Enterprise Linux end of life: end of support by version
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For Red Hat Enterprise Linux by Red Hat, patchletter knows 7 support cycles. 4 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The next support window closes on 31/05/2029, that is in 964 days. The current version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is 10.2. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 30/09/2026.
When does support end for which Red Hat Enterprise Linux version?
A cycle is a maintained version line. Where a date is given, support ends on that day — after it the vendor ships no more security updates for that line.
| Cycle | Latest version | End of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10LTS | 10.2 | 3155 days left | EOL 31 May 35 |
| 9LTS | 9.8 | 2060 days left | EOL 31 May 32 |
| 8LTS | 8.10 | 964 days left | EOL 31 May 29 |
| 7LTS | 7.9 | 832 days ago | End of Life |
| 6LTS | 6.10 | 2140 days ago | End of Life |
| 5LTS | 5.11 | 3480 days ago | End of Life |
| 4 | 4.9 | 5337 days ago | End of Life |
Which Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions no longer receive security updates?
4 of 7 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches — not even for critical flaws.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 77.9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 66.10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 55.11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 44.9
Where does the EOL data for Red Hat Enterprise Linux come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the Red Hat Enterprise Linux data is as of 30/09/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies — patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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