Is stress-ng safe to use?

stress-ng has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.21.01). DepScope rates its health at 67/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of stress-ng?

The latest version of stress-ng is 0.21.01, released 2026-05-01.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of stress-ng.

No, stress-ng is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.21.01 (2026-05-01).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for stress-ng at this time.

stress-ng is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.

homebrewv0.21.01

Stress test a computer system in various selectable ways

License GPL-2.0-or-later1 versions1 maintainers0 deps1,063 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 67/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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Last updated · 2026-05-01T10:21:11Z