CVE-2026-74676

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.

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 7% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2026-08-22

Modified

2026-10-14

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c5b67a1e2cb7d78dab321280f330b056e3bf437
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4671c3b79e337bbae28c2d79023dc642df012bde
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bf32337a7103ccb686cbd240324bf26225ef2d6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f8cbaf4b774694dcc292e60509762483ebfd9ae
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1c31e026c93e378e297a8df8328983d3013a59f

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