VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-74676

EPSS probability0.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-22
Last modified2026-10-14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vt: add permission check for KDSKBMETA ioctl KDSKBMETA modifies keyboard meta mode but lacks the !perm check that all other keyboard setter ioctls in vt_k_ioctl() enforce, allowing a process to change meta mode on a non-controlling console without authorization.

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