Bug 2479944 (CVE-2026-33633) - CVE-2026-33633 kitty: Kitty: Remote Code Execution via crafted APC graphics protocol command
Summary: CVE-2026-33633 kitty: Kitty: Remote Code Execution via crafted APC graphics p...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-33633
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2479954
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Reported: 2026-05-19 18:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-19 19:05 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-19 18:02:32 UTC
Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. Versions 0.46.2 and below contain a heap buffer overflow in load_image_data() that allows any process which can write to the terminal's stdin to crash kitty immediately. The vulnerability is triggered by a single APC graphics protocol command with a PNG format declaration (f=100) whose payload exceeds twice the initial buffer capacity. The overflow is attacker-controlled in both length and content, causing DoS and potentially escalation to RCE itself. This issue has been fixed in version 0.47.0.


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