End of life / Debian / 5 / Still supported?
No, Debian 5 is no longer supported
End of life Asked and answered below, from the dates the vendor publishes. The full Debian 5 end of life page carries the release table and the advisory detail behind these answers.
Is Debian 5 still supported?
No. Debian 5 passed its end of life date on 6 February 2012, 5,372 days ago. From that date the vendor no longer publishes ordinary security fixes for it.
When does Debian 5 reach end of life?
Debian 5 reached end of life on 6 February 2012, 5,372 days ago. It was released on 14 February 2009.
Is there extended support for Debian 5?
Extended support for Debian 5 runs to 6 February 2012. That is a separate window from the end of life date above and usually needs a paid agreement.
Are there known CVEs that reach Debian 5?
Debian ships security fixes for supported releases through its own package archive. Those CVEs are fixed by updating packages rather than by moving off this release, so they are not listed here. So this page cannot tell you whether Debian 5 carries open advisories, and the absence of a list is not a clean result.
What should I move Debian 5 to?
The newest tracked Debian release is 13.7. Moving is the only way back into support, because no further fixes are published for the release in use.
Which Debian releases are still supported?
Every release below publishes an end of life date that has not passed yet. Releases with no published date are left out rather than counted as supported.
Answered from vendor sources last checked 22 October 2026, and checked daily.
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