Security Advisory

CVE-2026-74676

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-08-22 15:32:45
Last updated 2026-08-22 15:32:45
Assigner Linux
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

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.