CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74676

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the vt driver lacks a permission check for the KDSKBMETA ioctl, allowing a process to change keyboard meta mode on a non-controlling console without authorization.

Risk Assessment

Unauthorized meta mode changes could lead to unexpected console behavior or privilege escalation in multi-user environments.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel update that adds the permission check for KDSKBMETA.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS