Oracle Linux 6
Oracle Linux 6
The Oracle OS Oracle Linux 6 reached end of service life on Dec 31, 2024 — Oracle OS no longer ships security patches or fixes for it. Our third-party support keeps it safe to run: 24/7 engineers manage issues, remediate vulnerabilities, and help you maintain compliance.
24/7 engineers own your Oracle Linux 6 incidents end to end.
Mitigation and patch-around guidance when the vendor no longer ships fixes.
Controls evidence and documentation that keep auditors satisfied.
Specifications
- product
- oracle-linux
- release
- 6
- product Label
- Oracle Linux
- release Label
- 6
- codename
- lts
- latest Version
- 6.10
- release Date
- 2011-02-12
- maintained
- source Url
- https://endoflife.date/oracle-linux
Lifecycle Dates
- End of Service Life
- Dec 31, 2024
- Last OEM Support
- Mar 31, 2021
OEM vs. 3rd Party Support
See how third-party support compares to the vendor contract for Oracle Linux 6 — monitoring, break/fix, vulnerability work, operations and compliance, before and after EOSL.
| Feature | OEM Support | 3rd Party Support |
|---|---|---|
| Post-EOSL Support | ||
| Break/Fix Support | Until EOSL | |
| 24/7 Monitoring | ||
| Vulnerability Scanning & Remediation | ||
| Managed Operations | ||
| Procedure & Configuration Review | ||
| Compliance & Audit Documentation | Limited | |
| Discounted Migration to Other Platforms |
Why Choose 3rd Party Support for Oracle Linux 6?
Vulnerability Remediation
Scanning, mitigation and patch-around guidance for Oracle Linux 6 when the vendor no longer ships fixes.
Compliance Maintenance
Procedure review, controls evidence and the documentation auditors ask for — maintained continuously, not scrambled at audit time.
24/7 Expert Support
Engineers who know this release monitor, manage and fix issues around the clock — break/fix to managed operations.
Oracle Linux 6 Support: Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Oracle OS Oracle Linux 6 still supported?
Oracle OS ended support for the Oracle Linux 6 on Dec 31, 2024 — no more patches or fixes from the vendor. Third-party support keeps it covered: our engineers manage issues, remediate vulnerabilities, and help you maintain compliance for as long as you run it.
When is the Oracle OS Oracle Linux 6 end of service life (EOSL) date?
Oracle OS lists the end of service life for the Oracle Linux 6 as Dec 31, 2024.
Can I keep using the Oracle Linux 6 after its EOSL date?
Yes. EOSL means Oracle OS stops issuing patches and support — the software itself keeps running. Third-party support covers it from there: issue management, security vulnerability remediation, and the compliance documentation auditors ask for, for as long as you choose to run it.
How much does third-party support for the Oracle Linux 6 cost?
Typically 40-70% below the OEM maintenance renewal price. Exact pricing depends on quantity, service level and location — request a quote and we respond within 24 hours.
Known Vulnerabilities Affecting Oracle Linux 6
135 published CVEs affect the Oracle OS Oracle Linux 6, including 84 rated critical or high severity. Oracle OS no longer ships security patches for this release — our engineers provide mitigation guidance, workarounds and hardening support.
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-1908 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Apr 11, 2017 | The client in OpenSSH before 7.2 mishandles failed cookie generation for untrusted X11 forwarding and relies on the local X11 server for access-control decisions, which allows remote X11 clients to trigger a fallback and obtain trusted X11 forwarding privileges by leveraging configuration issues on this X11 server, as demonstrated by lack of the SECURITY extension on this X11 server. |
| CVE-2016-2182 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Sep 16, 2016 | The BN_bn2dec function in crypto/bn/bn_print.c in OpenSSL before 1.1.0 does not properly validate division results, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors. |
| CVE-2016-5408 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Aug 10, 2016 | Stack-based buffer overflow in the munge_other_line function in cachemgr.cgi in the squid package before 3.1.23-16.el6_8.6 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2016-4051. |
| CVE-2016-5254 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Aug 5, 2016 | Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsXULPopupManager::KeyDown function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) by leveraging keyboard access to use the Alt key during selection of top-level menu items. |
| CVE-2016-2177 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Jun 20, 2016 | OpenSSL through 1.0.2h incorrectly uses pointer arithmetic for heap-buffer boundary checks, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging unexpected malloc behavior, related to s3_srvr.c, ssl_sess.c, and t1_lib.c. |
| CVE-2016-5118 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Jun 10, 2016 | The OpenBlob function in blob.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and ImageMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a | (pipe) character at the start of a filename. |
| CVE-2016-4448 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Jun 9, 2016 | Format string vulnerability in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via format string specifiers in unknown vectors. |
| CVE-2015-4643 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | May 16, 2016 | Integer overflow in the ftp_genlist function in ext/ftp/ftp.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long reply to a LIST command, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4022. |
| CVE-2016-3427 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Apr 21, 2016 | Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77; and JRockit R28.3.9 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to JMX. |
| CVE-2010-5325 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Apr 15, 2016 | Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title. |
| CVE-2016-1962 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Mar 13, 2016 | Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::DataChannelConnection::Close function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging mishandling of WebRTC data-channel connections. |
| CVE-2016-1930 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Jan 31, 2016 | Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors. |
| CVE-2015-8668 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Jan 8, 2016 | Heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff in libtiff 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a large width field in a BMP image. |
| CVE-2014-7169 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Sep 25, 2014 | GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to write to files or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, scripts executed by unspecified DHCP clients, and other situations in which setting the environment occu |
| CVE-2014-6271 | CRITICAL | 9.8 | Sep 24, 2014 | GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values of environment variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted environment, as demonstrated by vectors involving the ForceCommand feature in OpenSSH sshd, the mod_cgi and mod_cgid modules in the Apache HTTP Server, scripts executed by unspecified DHCP clients, and other situations in which setting the environment occurs across a privilege boundary from Bash execution, aka "Sh |
| CVE-2016-3610 | CRITICAL | 9.6 | Jul 21, 2016 | Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 8u92 and Java SE Embedded 8u91 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3598. |
| CVE-2016-3606 | CRITICAL | 9.6 | Jul 21, 2016 | Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u101 and 8u92 and Java SE Embedded 8u91 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Hotspot. |
| CVE-2016-3598 | CRITICAL | 9.6 | Jul 21, 2016 | Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 8u92 and Java SE Embedded 8u91 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3610. |
| CVE-2016-3587 | CRITICAL | 9.6 | Jul 21, 2016 | Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 8u92 and Java SE Embedded 8u91 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Hotspot. |
| CVE-2015-7512 | CRITICAL | 9.0 | Jan 8, 2016 | Buffer overflow in the pcnet_receive function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU, when a guest NIC has a larger MTU, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large packet. |
Showing the 20 most severe of 135 known CVEs.
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