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9.8
Kitty Terminal: Malicious Input Can Cause Data Corruption
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33642
Summary
Versions of Kitty terminal below 0.46.2 are vulnerable to data corruption when displaying malicious input. This can happen if an attacker is able to send specific commands to a Kitty terminal, such as through a malicious file or SSH login banner. To fix this issue, update to version 0.47.0 or later.
What to do
- Update debian kitty to version 0.41.1-2+deb13u1.
- Update debian kitty to version 0.47.0-1.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | debian | kitty | All versions |
| Debian:13 | debian | kitty |
< 0.41.1-2+deb13u1 Fix: upgrade to 0.41.1-2+deb13u1
|
| Debian:14 | debian | kitty |
< 0.47.0-1 Fix: upgrade to 0.47.0-1
|
Original title
Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions 0.46.2 and below, the handle_compose_command() function in kitty/graphics.c performs bounds validation on composition offsets using unsigne...
Original description
Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions 0.46.2 and below, the handle_compose_command() function in kitty/graphics.c performs bounds validation on composition offsets using unsigned 32-bit arithmetic that is subject to integer wrapping, potentially leading to Heap Buffer Over-Read/Write. An attacker who can write escape sequences to a kitty terminal (e.g., via a malicious file, SSH login banner, or piped content) can supply crafted x_offset/y_offset values that pass the bounds check after wrapping but cause massive out-of-bounds heap memory access in compose_rectangles(). No user interaction is required. No non-default configuration is required. The attacker only needs the ability to produce output in a kitty terminal window. This issue has been fixed in version 0.47.0.
osv CVSS3.1
9.8
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-33642 Vendor Advisory
Published: 19 May 2026 · Updated: 29 May 2026 · First seen: 29 May 2026