Description
Buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi xbmc up to 19.0, allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to improper length of values passed to istream.
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 | 2:19.3+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | kodi | 2:19.3+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | kodi | 2:19.3+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 10 | kodi | 2:17.6+dfsg1-4+deb10u1 | DLA-3712-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | kodi | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | kodi | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | kodi | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | kodi | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | kodi | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | kodi | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | kodi | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | kodi | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- DLA-3712-1 kodi - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/issues/20305
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/20306
- https://github.com/fuzzard/xbmc/commit/80c8138c09598e88b4ddb6dbb279fa193bbb3237
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/48730b64494798705d46dfccc4029bd36d072df3
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240123 [SECURITY] [DLA 3712-1] kodi security update mailing-list