Bug 2521474 (CVE-2026-74676) - CVE-2026-74676 kernel: vt: add permission check for KDSKBMETA ioctl
Summary: CVE-2026-74676 kernel: vt: add permission check for KDSKBMETA ioctl
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-74676
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-22 15:47 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-24 16:32 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-22 15:47:20 UTC
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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