Kodi: Arbitrary code execution An integer overflow vulnerability in Kodi could result in remote execution of arbitrary code. kodi 2017-10-22 2017-10-22 622384 remote 17.3-r1 17.3-r1

Kodi is a free and open source media-center and entertainment hub previously known as XBMC.

Kodi is vulnerable due to shipping with an embedded version of UnRAR. Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specifically crafted RAR file, could execute arbitrary code.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All Kodi users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-tv/kodi-17.3-r1" CVE-2012-6706 jmbailey jmbailey