OpenWrt 24.10.5 – safe to update?
0 problem reports and 0 positive reports found on Reddit (plus 12 other mentions). Out for 303 days and we haven't found any problem reports. Quiet isn't proof — but most bad releases get noticed within a week.
Newer release in this line: OpenWrt 24.10.8 (2026-07-26). If you're updating now, check that one instead — it may already fix the issues reported here.
⚠ Read before updating
The official notes for this release include changes that may not be reversible or that remove things you might rely on:
- Config cannot be migrated from swconfig to DSA Image check failed''
Security update: this release fixes security issues. Waiting carries its own risk — if your device is exposed, weigh that against the reports below.
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What's in this release
The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the newest stable release of the OpenWrt 24.10 stable series. Sysupgrade can be used to upgrade a device from 23.05 to 24.10, and configuration will be preserved in most cases. For for upgrades inside the OpenWrt 24.10 stable series for example from a OpenWrt 24.10 release candidate Attended Sysupgrade is supported in addition which allows preserving the installed packages…
Source: forum.openwrt.org announcements
CVEs fixed
- CVE-2025-14282 (named in release notes)
Community reports
- Mention
QoSMate manual DSCP tagging — is this the full list of available DSCP options? · Reddit · 2026-08-25
Hi everyone, I’m using QoSMate on OpenWrt and noticed that under Manual DSCP Tagging, I only get these DSCP options: EF, CS5, CS4, CS6, CS7, AF41, AF42, AF11, CS2, CS1, CS0 Is this normal? Do you guys also see only these DSCP values in QoSMate, or should there be more options av…
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Need help with WireGuard performance on OpenWrt · Reddit · 2026-08-06
I know using a VPN normally adds a little latency and reduces bandwidth, but my performance drop is much worse than expected. I'm running a WireGuard server on OpenWrt 24.10.5 (Xiaomi AX3000T). Even when I use the VPN locally (same country), latency increases a lot and bandwidth…
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Is there going to be a 25.X release for mediatek/mt7622 (Linksys 8450 or Belkin 3200)? · Reddit · 2026-07-27
Hi, I am still on 24.10.5 and was wondering if a release of 25.X is planned for the Linksys 8450? Thanks in advance Update: I just went through the upgrade and had to force it, because it was complaining that it is not compatible. Upgrade was done within a few minutes and is wor…
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Intermittent IPv6 problems with OpenWrt on a Barracuda F12 · Reddit · 2026-07-17
hi. I’m running OpenWrt 24.10.5 on a Barracuda F12 as my main router. IPv4 works normally, but enabling IPv6 on the LAN causes severe intermittent loading problems, especially on Wi-Fi. Symptoms include: Chrome tabs spinning for 20–40 seconds YouTube thumbnails appearing as blac…
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Driver and Frimware for AIC8800D80 · Reddit · 2026-06-28
I have a Tenda U11 Pro WiFi adapter and RPi4B. I installed OpenWRT 24.10.5 on it but Tenda Adapter doesn't work. https://github.com/nickbash11/aic8800-usb_openwrt Tried this one with RPi4B SDK but it doesn't work. It recognizes it as Bus 001 Device 006: ID a69c:8d81 AICSemi AIC…
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If it is no longer possible to install the `luci-app-v2raya` package using standard methods, is it possible to download it manually and then upload it for manual installation? · Reddit · 2026-06-28
https://preview.redd.it/n50vtselhx9h1.png?width=891&format=png&auto=webp&s=153ace0b5e2a474f83a65bfeb4d36c31f54caae5 https://preview.redd.it/4h8zzzkthx9h1.png?width=1005&format=png&auto=webp&s=693cd3be796f589f85ca0275b2e3189da1542db0 It is no longer possible to install `luci-app-…
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LuCI Firewall Live View — live fw4/nft log table (OPNsense Live View–style) · Reddit · 2026-06-17
Quick share in case it's useful to someone else, debugging firewall rules on OpenWrt. luci-app-fwlive adds Status → Firewall Live View — a ~1s refresh table of nft/fw4 log lines with filters, pass/drop highlighting, and click-to-filter. Not packet capture; just a nicer view of w…
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Why do some applications fail to appear in the opkg repository regardless of how they are updated? Is it because they are incompatible with the router's main processor architecture? · Reddit · 2026-06-15
I want to install the `luci-app-tinyproxy` package for Tinyproxy on OpenWrt 24.10.5, but no matter how I run ` opkg update ` to refresh the package lists, the package doesn't seem to exist. It displays " cannot install package luci-app-tinyproxy ". Even when searching for the `l…
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QHora-301W ports (lan1-4) not assigning DHCP ips, only 10g-2 works · Reddit · 2026-05-20
Device: QNAP QHora-301W OpenWRT version: 24.10.5 My configuration: Configured 4 VLANs using a custom bridge device named vlan with VLAN filtering enabled, following the approach of creating an 802.1q bridge rather than modifying br-lan directly. used this post as a guide: https:…
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How to isolate network device? · Reddit · 2026-05-18
I have a Flint2 router running OpenWRT 24.10.5. I’m considering getting a vseebox for media streaming. If I do, I’d connect the box to my router via Ethernet. How do I isolate the vseebox from the rest of my network, and also make it so my isp doesn’t know what the traffic is?
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Open VPN Tun0 "Network device is not present" · Reddit · 2026-05-01
Hi, I have a openwrtc lxc running in a proxmox server. I have setup OpenVPN client and tun0 interface following this guide . It has been running smoothly for a while and for some reason, the protonvpn service is not running and does not start anymore. This then causes the tun0 i…
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Going from 24.10.5 to 25.12.2, is extroot still supported? Other changes? · Reddit · 2026-04-08
I have a router running 24.10.5 with external root (on a pendrive). If I install 25.12.2, will it still be possible to use extroot? And the procedure is the same, except for the package manager? An besides the package manager, are there any other important things I should know b…
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Other OpenWrt versions
- 25.12.6 2026-10-18
- 24.10.8 2026-07-26
- 25.12.5 2026-07-01
- 24.10.7 2026-05-31
- 25.12.4 2026-05-14
- 25.12.3 2026-05-07
- 25.12.2 2026-03-27
- 25.12.1 2026-03-18
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