Fedora 42
Fedora 42 has reached end of life and no longer gets updates of any kind. Machines still running it keep working, but every vulnerability disclosed from now on stays open.
- Status
- end of life
- Released
- April 15, 2025
- End of life
- May 27, 2026
- OS Checker
- not tracked
2025
2026
Fedora 42 isn't tracked by OS Checker. Upgrading to Fedora 44, the current release, gets you full support again - and lets OS Checker keep track of its updates.
Security updates for Fedora 42
Fixes are pushed by package maintainers through Bodhi and marked as security updates with a severity. Read more about how security updates work on Fedora.
All Fedora releases
| Release | Status | End of life | OS Checker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fedora 44 | active | June 2, 2027 | tracked |
| Fedora 43 | active | December 9, 2026 | tracked |
| Fedora 42 | end of life | May 27, 2026 | not tracked |
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