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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS kitty Critical Denial of Service Issues USN-8442-1

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Calendar Grey June 17, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several security issues fixed in Ubuntu kitty terminal affecting multiple releases. Stay updated against critical risks.
Several security issues were fixed in kitty.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in kitty. Software Description: - kitty: The fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal emulator Details: It was discovered that kitty incorrectly handled certain image data. An attacker able to write to the terminal's input could possibly use this issue to cause kitty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-33633) It was discovered that kitty incorrectly handled certain graphics commands. An attacker able to write escape sequences to a kitty terminal could possibly use this issue to cause kitty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-33642)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS kitty 0.45.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro kitty-shell-integration 0.45.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 25.10 kitty 0.41.1-2+deb13u1build0.25.10.1 kitty-shell-integration 0.41.1-2+deb13u1build0.25.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS kitty 0.32.2-1ubuntu0.4+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro kitty-shell-integration 0.32.2-1ubuntu0.4+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS kitty 0.21.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS kitty 0.15.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro After a standard system update you need to restart kitty to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8442-1

CVE-2026-33633, CVE-2026-33642

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8442-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kitty/0.41.1-2+deb13u1build0.25.10.1

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