Alpine Linux

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Security-oriented, musl- and BusyBox-based Linux distribution, widely used as a container base.

Latest 3.22.5 · by Alpine LinuxWebsiteRSS

Release activity

Release activity — 8 releases across 8 days since Oct 8, 2025. Each cell is one day; darker means more releases that day. Nothing is recorded before Oct 8, 2025. Older weeks are hidden at this screen width.
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SundayNo releases on May 24, 2026No releases on May 31, 2026No releases on Jun 7, 2026No releases on Jun 14, 20261 release on Jun 21, 2026No releases on Jun 28, 2026No releases on Jul 5, 2026No releases on Jul 12, 2026No releases on Jul 19, 2026No releases on Jul 26, 2026No releases on Aug 2, 2026No releases on Aug 9, 2026No releases on Aug 16, 2026No releases on Aug 23, 2026No releases on Aug 30, 2026No releases on Sep 6, 2026
MondayNo releases on May 25, 2026No releases on Jun 1, 2026No releases on Jun 8, 2026No releases on Jun 15, 2026No releases on Jun 22, 2026No releases on Jun 29, 2026No releases on Jul 6, 2026No releases on Jul 13, 2026No releases on Jul 20, 2026No releases on Jul 27, 2026No releases on Aug 3, 2026No releases on Aug 10, 2026No releases on Aug 17, 2026No releases on Aug 24, 2026No releases on Aug 31, 2026
TuesdayNo releases on May 26, 2026No releases on Jun 2, 20261 release on Jun 9, 2026No releases on Jun 16, 2026No releases on Jun 23, 2026No releases on Jun 30, 2026No releases on Jul 7, 2026No releases on Jul 14, 2026No releases on Jul 21, 2026No releases on Jul 28, 2026No releases on Aug 4, 2026No releases on Aug 11, 2026No releases on Aug 18, 2026No releases on Aug 25, 2026No releases on Sep 1, 2026
WednesdayNo releases on May 27, 2026No releases on Jun 3, 2026No releases on Jun 10, 2026No releases on Jun 17, 2026No releases on Jun 24, 2026No releases on Jul 1, 2026No releases on Jul 8, 2026No releases on Jul 15, 2026No releases on Jul 22, 2026No releases on Jul 29, 2026No releases on Aug 5, 2026No releases on Aug 12, 2026No releases on Aug 19, 2026No releases on Aug 26, 2026No releases on Sep 2, 2026
ThursdayNo releases on May 28, 2026No releases on Jun 4, 2026No releases on Jun 11, 2026No releases on Jun 18, 2026No releases on Jun 25, 2026No releases on Jul 2, 2026No releases on Jul 9, 2026No releases on Jul 16, 2026No releases on Jul 23, 2026No releases on Jul 30, 2026No releases on Aug 6, 2026No releases on Aug 13, 2026No releases on Aug 20, 2026No releases on Aug 27, 2026No releases on Sep 3, 2026
FridayNo releases on May 29, 2026No releases on Jun 5, 2026No releases on Jun 12, 2026No releases on Jun 19, 2026No releases on Jun 26, 2026No releases on Jul 3, 2026No releases on Jul 10, 2026No releases on Jul 17, 2026No releases on Jul 24, 2026No releases on Jul 31, 2026No releases on Aug 7, 2026No releases on Aug 14, 2026No releases on Aug 21, 2026No releases on Aug 28, 2026No releases on Sep 4, 2026
SaturdayNo releases on May 30, 2026No releases on Jun 6, 20261 release on Jun 13, 2026No releases on Jun 20, 2026No releases on Jun 27, 2026No releases on Jul 4, 2026No releases on Jul 11, 2026No releases on Jul 18, 2026No releases on Jul 25, 2026No releases on Aug 1, 2026No releases on Aug 8, 2026No releases on Aug 15, 2026No releases on Aug 22, 2026No releases on Aug 29, 2026No releases on Sep 5, 2026

8 releases since Oct 8, 2025

Changelog

3.22.5Latest

Alpine 3.22.5, 3.23.5 released

Security 2
  • Fix security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL including CVE-2026-34180, CVE-2026-34181, CVE-2026-34182, CVE-2026-34183, CVE-2026-42764, CVE-2026-42766, CVE-2026-42767, CVE-2026-42768, CVE-2026-42769, CVE-2026-42770, CVE-2026-45445, CVE-2026-45446, CVE-2026-45447, CVE-2026-7383, and CVE-2026-9076
  • Fix security vulnerabilities in Xen including CVE-2025-10263 (XSA-493), CVE-2026-42487 (XSA-491), CVE-2026-42488 (XSA-494), CVE-2026-42489 (XSA-492), and CVE-2026-42490 (XSA-492)

From Alpine Linux

2026-06-21

The Alpine Linux project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of new stable releases:

  • 3.22.5
  • 3.23.5 Those releases include security fixes for OpenSSL, addressing the June 9, 2026 advisory.
  • CVE-2026-34180
  • CVE-2026-34181
  • CVE-2026-34182
  • CVE-2026-34183
  • CVE-2026-42764
  • CVE-2026-42766
  • CVE-2026-42767
  • CVE-2026-42768
  • CVE-2026-42769
  • CVE-2026-42770
  • CVE-2026-45445
  • CVE-2026-45446
  • CVE-2026-45447
  • CVE-2026-7383
  • CVE-2026-9076 Those releases also include security fixes for Xen, addressing XSA-491 through XSA-494.
  • CVE-2025-10263 XSA-493
  • CVE-2026-42487 XSA-491
  • CVE-2026-42488 XSA-494
  • CVE-2026-42489 XSA-492
  • CVE-2026-42490 XSA-492 The full list of changes can be found in the git log.
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How 3.22.5 went
3.24.1

Alpine 3.24.1 released

Security 1
  • Fixed security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL addressing the June 9, 2026 advisory (CVE-2026-34180, CVE-2026-34181, CVE-2026-34182, CVE-2026-34183, CVE-2026-42764, CVE-2026-42766, CVE-2026-42767, CVE-2026-42768, CVE-2026-42769, CVE-2026-42770, CVE-2026-45445, CVE-2026-45446, CVE-2026-45447, CVE-2026-7383, CVE-2026-9076)

From Alpine Linux

2026-06-13

The Alpine Linux project is pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.24.1, a maintenance release of the 3.24 series. It includes security fixes for OpenSSL, addressing the June 9, 2026 advisory.

  • CVE-2026-34180
  • CVE-2026-34181
  • CVE-2026-34182
  • CVE-2026-34183
  • CVE-2026-42764
  • CVE-2026-42766
  • CVE-2026-42767
  • CVE-2026-42768
  • CVE-2026-42769
  • CVE-2026-42770
  • CVE-2026-45445
  • CVE-2026-45446
  • CVE-2026-45447
  • CVE-2026-7383
  • CVE-2026-9076 The full list of changes can be found in the git log.
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How 3.24.1 went
3.24.0

Alpine 3.24.0 released

Added 4
  • setup-alpine installer now supports the Limine boot loader
  • setup-alpine installer gained IPv6 support
  • setup-alpine installer automatically configures boot loader and kernel with serial console support when installing from a serial console
  • COSMIC desktop environment by System76 is now available in the community repository
Changed 11
  • GRUB upgraded to 2.14
  • LLVM upgraded to 22
  • Rust upgraded to 1.96
  • GNOME upgraded to 50
  • Go upgraded to 1.26
  • KDE Plasma upgraded to 6.6
Removed 2
  • Additional GTK 2 and Qt5 packages removed
  • libsoup 2 removed
Deprecated 1
  • qemu-binfmt service deprecated in favor of binfmt.d config files from user mode qemu packages combined with the binfmt service

From Alpine Linux

2026-06-09

Alpine Linux 3.24.0 Released

We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.24.0, the first release in the v3.24 stable series.

Highlights
  • GRUB 2.14
  • LLVM 22
  • Rust 1.96
  • GNOME 50
  • Go 1.26
  • KDE Plasma 6.6
  • Qt 6.11
  • Sway 1.12
  • nginx 1.30
Significant changes
Python setuptools 82.0.0 removed pkg_resources

py3-setuptools has been upgraded to 82.0.0, which removed the deprecated pkg_resources module. Projects that still depend on it will no longer work and should migrate to its successors.

qemu-binfmt service deprecated

The qemu-binfmt service from qemu-openrc is deprecated in favor of binfmt.d config files from user mode qemu packages combined with the binfmt service.

Installer improvements

The installer (setup-alpine) now supports the Limine boot loader and has gained IPv6 support. When installing from a serial console, the boot loader and kernel will automatically be configured with serial console support, making headless setups smoother.

COSMIC desktop

The COSMIC desktop environment by System76 is now available in the community repository.

GTK+ 3.0 moved to community

GTK+ 3.0 has been moved from main to the community repository.

Package removals

Additional GTK 2 and Qt5 packages have been removed as part of ongoing deprecation efforts. libsoup 2 has also been removed.

Upgrade notes

As always, make sure to use apk upgrade --available when switching between major versions. GRUB users must run grub-install or grub-install after upgrading to ensure the new GRUB version is properly installed to disk. Users with / and /usr on separate filesystems (which is unsupported) need to take special care. See the wiki for details.

Changes

The full list of changes can be found in the wiki, git log and bug tracker.

Credits

Thanks to everyone sending patches, bug reports, new and updated aports, and to everyone helping with documentation, maintaining the infrastructure, or contributing in any other way! Thanks to GIGABYTE, Linode, Fastly, IBM, vpsFree, AlpineLinuxSupport.com, CloudOn, Osso B.V., HorizonIQ, Cherry Servers and NetMountains for providing us with hardware and hosting.

aports Commit Contributors
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How 3.24.0 went

Alpine Linux stable releases 3.20.10, 3.21.7, 3.22.4, 3.23.4

Security 10
  • Fix CVE-2026-6042 in musl
  • Fix CVE-2026-40200 in musl
  • Fix CVE-2026-31790 in openssl
  • Fix CVE-2026-28387 in openssl
  • Fix CVE-2026-28388 in openssl
  • Fix CVE-2026-28389 in openssl

From Alpine Linux

2026-04-15

The Alpine Linux project is pleased to announce the availability of new stable releases:

  • 3.20.10
  • 3.21.7
  • 3.22.4
  • 3.23.4 These releases include security fixes across core components.
musl
  • CVE-2026-6042
  • CVE-2026-40200
openssl
  • CVE-2026-31790
  • CVE-2026-28387
  • CVE-2026-28388
  • CVE-2026-28389
  • CVE-2026-28390
  • CVE-2026-31789
zlib
  • CVE-2026-22184
  • CVE-2026-27171
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How Alpine Linux stable releases 3.20.10, 3.21.7, 3.22.4, 3.23.4 went
3.20.9

Alpine 3.20.9, 3.21.6, 3.22.3 and 3.23.3 released

Security 1
  • Fix security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL addressing CVE-2025-11187, CVE-2025-15467, CVE-2025-15468, CVE-2025-15469, CVE-2025-66199, CVE-2025-68160, CVE-2025-69418, CVE-2025-69419, CVE-2025-69420, CVE-2025-69421, CVE-2026-22795, and CVE-2026-22796

From Alpine Linux

2026-01-27

The Alpine Linux project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of new stable releases:

  • 3.20.9
  • 3.21.6
  • 3.22.3
  • 3.23.3 These updates include security fixes for OpenSSL addressing the January 27, 2026 advisory
  • CVE-2025-11187
  • CVE-2025-15467
  • CVE-2025-15468
  • CVE-2025-15469
  • CVE-2025-66199
  • CVE-2025-68160
  • CVE-2025-69418
  • CVE-2025-69419
  • CVE-2025-69420
  • CVE-2025-69421
  • CVE-2026-22795
  • CVE-2026-22796
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How 3.20.9 went
3.23.2

Alpine 3.23.2 released

Fixed 2
  • Various bug fixes and improvements for apk-tools
  • Fix busybox mount to handle parsing /proc/mounts with long lines

From Alpine Linux

2025-12-17

We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.23.2, a maintenance update of the 3.23 series. This release contains varioius bug fixes and improvements for apk-tools, and a fix for busybox mount to handle parsing /proc/mounts with long lines. The full lists of changes can be found in the git log.

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How 3.23.2 went
3.23.0

Alpine 3.23.0 released

Added 1
  • apk-tools upgraded to version 3 with improvements to the package manager while maintaining v2 index and package format
Changed 20
  • Linux kernel updated to 6.18 (except for Pi kernels which remain on 6.12)
  • GCC updated to 15
  • LLVM updated to 21
  • Node.js LTS updated to 24.11
  • Rust updated to 1.91
  • Valkey updated to 9.0

From Alpine Linux

2025-12-03

Alpine Linux 3.23.0 Released

We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.23.0, the first release in the v3.23 stable series.

Highlights
  • Linux kernel 6.18 (except for Pi kernels still on 6.12)
  • GCC 15
  • LLVM 21
  • Node.js (LTS) 24.11
  • Rust 1.91
  • Valkey 9.0
  • ZFS 2.4.0-rc4
  • Crystal 1.18
  • Docker 29
  • .NET 10.0
  • GNOME 49
  • Go 1.25
  • ISC Kea 3.0
  • KDE Plasma 6.5.3
  • LXQt 2.3.0
  • OpenJDK 25
  • Perl 5.42
  • PHP 8.5
  • PostgreSQL 18
  • Qt 6.10
  • Sway 1.11
Significant changes
apk-tools v3

Version 3 of apk is now ready for Alpine v3.23.0. This should be a safe and seamless upgrade from v2, but might have breaking changes if you use libapk. The package manager has been upgraded to v3, but keeping the v2 index and package format for now. See apk-tools v3.0.0 release notes for more details.

linux-stable replaces linux-edge

linux-stable replaces linux-edge with an identical configuration as linux-lts while following stable instead of long-term releases. On systems with linux-edge installed, apk automatically installs linux-stable as a replacement. See the wiki for details about this release.

Upgrade notes

As always, make sure to use apk upgrade --available when switching between major versions. We previously announced that 3.23 would be /usr-merged, but due to technical challenges this has been postponed to a later release. A new timeline will be published later. Users with / and /usr on separate filesystems (which is unsupported) will still need to take special care. See the wiki for details.

Changes

The full list of changes can be found in the wiki, the git log and the bug tracker.

Credits

Thanks to everyone sending patches, bug reports, new and updated aports, and to everyone helping with documentation, maintaining the infrastructure, or contributing in any other way! Thanks to GIGABYTE, Linode, Fastly, IBM, Equinix Metal, vpsFree, AlpineLinuxSupport.com, CloudOn, Osso B.V., HorizonIQ, Cherry Servers and NetMountains for providing us with hardware and hosting.

aports Commit Contributors
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How 3.23.0 went
3.19.9

Alpine 3.19.9, 3.20.8, 3.21.5 and 3.22.2 released

Security 1
  • Fixed OpenSSL security vulnerabilities CVE-2025-9230, CVE-2025-9231, and CVE-2025-9232 from September 30, 2025 advisory

From Alpine Linux

2025-10-08

The Alpine Linux project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of new stable releases:

  • 3.19.9
  • 3.20.8
  • 3.21.5
  • 3.22.2 These updates include security fixes for OpenSSL addressing the September 30, 2025 advisory (CVE-2025-9230, CVE-2025-9231, CVE-2025-9232).
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How 3.19.9 went

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