If you run Kodi 16.1 or earlier in Android, check the Play Store for updates.

Check with the application author for an available update that came out in late May at the earliest. If you use subtitles disable the them for now. Kodi Jarvis (16) or earlier in Android, or DBMC (DroiX Media Centre), SPMC, Kodi in LibreELEC 7 or 8, OpenELEC 6 If you never use subtitles when watching video streams (nor see them appear automatically most of the time), there is not a pressing need to update immediately.

In its self, by no means the worst news we have in this world right now, but an insecure device on your network could be a staging point for other, more sensitive devices in your home. If a malformed (maliciously) subtitle is loaded up, the attacker could theoretically gain access to other areas of your Android device. Some code within VLC (some of which is used within Kodi) has been found to not be properly sandboxed. Kodi 17.3 has been released today in quick succession to 17.2Īlthough 17.2 addressed the concerns raised over security, it still introduced some minor bugs, 17.3 addresses there:įixed missing binary add-ons on release timeįixed crash on older distros like Ubuntu 14.04 with GCC 4.8 compiler If you have seen a notification about an update for Kodi to fix security concerns, or use subtitles when in Kodi or a similar application, this post details the changes you may make to need to ensure your mini home theatre PC or other gadget is secure.

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