Packages
- 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)
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
After a standard system update you need to restart kitty to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | kitty – 0.45.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| kitty-shell-integration – 0.45.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 25.10 questing | kitty – 0.41.1-2+deb13u1build0.25.10.1 | ||
| kitty-shell-integration – 0.41.1-2+deb13u1build0.25.10.1 | |||
| 24.04 LTS noble | kitty – 0.32.2-1ubuntu0.4+esm1 | ||
| kitty-shell-integration – 0.32.2-1ubuntu0.4+esm1 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | kitty – 0.21.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | kitty – 0.15.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1 | ||
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