vt: add permission check for KDSKBMETA ioctl
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00177 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183 +5Red Hat: 5 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.12 and later | 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74676
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6h8-mfh3-gh59
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f8cbaf4b774694dcc292e60509762483ebfd9ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddc4a8303347114e945b9e6e81b81d77855f7358
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c5b67a1e2cb7d78dab321280f330b056e3bf437
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8ead5083b203d12b8319e7cb29cc6b8836e813f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4671c3b79e337bbae28c2d79023dc642df012bde
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1c31e026c93e378e297a8df8328983d3013a59f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bf32337a7103ccb686cbd240324bf26225ef2d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ad0034453ba4c353f9b8f810ee2569de33d283
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74676 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74676 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r6h8-mfh3-gh59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74676 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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