GLSA 201706-17: Kodi: Multiple vulnerabilities
Severity: | normal |
Title: | Kodi: Multiple vulnerabilities |
Date: | 06/20/2017 |
Bugs: |
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ID: | 201706-17 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Kodi, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.Background
Kodi (formerly XBMC) is a free and open-source media player software application.
Affected packages
Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
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media-tv/kodi | < 17.2 | >= 17.2 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Kodi. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image file using Kodi, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Furthermore, a remote attacker could entice a user process a specially crafted ZIP file containing subtitles using Kodi, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Kodi users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-tv/kodi-17.2"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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