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Several security issues were fixed in kitty.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8442-1 June 17, 2026 kitty vulnerabilities ========================================================================== 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 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kitty/0.41.1-2+deb13u1build0.25.10.1 . Several security issues fixed in Ubuntu kitty terminal affecting multiple releases. Stay updated against critical risks.. kitty terminal security, Ubuntu system update, denial of service risk. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Stephane Chauveau discovered that the graphics protocol implementation in Kitty, a GPU-based terminal emulator, did not sanitise a filename when returning an error message, which could result in the execution of arbitrary shell commands when displaying a file with cat. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4819-1
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