GLSA 201706-17: Kodi: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Kodi: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/20/2017
Bugs:	#549342, #619492
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)
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: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201706-17.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.