Description
Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| XBMC Foundation | Kodi (XBMC) | <= v17.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | kodi | 2:17.1+dfsg1-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | kodi | 2:17.1+dfsg1-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | kodi | 2:17.1+dfsg1-3 | — |
| Debian 7 | xbmc | 2:11.0~git20120510.82388d5-1+deb7u1 | DLA-1243-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | kodi | 15.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.1 | — |
Advisories 1
- DLA-1243-1 xbmc - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- GLSA-201706-17 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/12024
- 98668 vdb-entry
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180116 [SECURITY] [DLA 1243-1] xbmc security update mailing-list