Description
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to an improper length of the value passed to the offset argument.
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 | 2:20.0+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | kodi | 2:20.0+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | kodi | 2:20.0+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 11 | kodi | 2:19.1+dfsg2-2+deb11u2 | DLA-4423-1 |
| 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 2
- DLA-3712-1 kodi - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-4423-1 kodi - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Dec 28, 2025
References
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/issues/22377
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/8c2aafb6d4987833803e037c923aaf83f9ff41e1
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/22380
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/22380/commits/00fec1dbdd1df827872c7b55ad93059636dfc076
- https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/22380/commits/7e5f9fbf9aaa3540aab35e7504036855b23dcf60
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240123 [SECURITY] [DLA 3712-1] kodi security update mailing-list