CVE-2026-74676
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
Propose a mitigation on Community Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
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
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ad0034453ba4c353f9b8f810ee2569de33d283
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8ead5083b203d12b8319e7cb29cc6b8836e813f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddc4a8303347114e945b9e6e81b81d77855f7358
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.