CVE-2026-74676: linux

CVSS: UnknownReceived
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74676DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74676
Published 22-08-2026Last modified 25-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-74676 is a vulnerability in linux with no CVSS score yet. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5
MGASA-2026-0506USN-8875-1USN-8875-2USN-8877-1USN-8878-1USN-8879-1

Timeline

  1. 22-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

Risk metrics not yet published.

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.18% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu169 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-198.208
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1117.124
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
  • linux< 6.1.187-1 | < 6.12.105-1 | < 7.1.9-1
  • linux-6.12< 6.12.107-1~deb12u1
Linux1 product
  • linux≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 9f8cbaf4b774694dcc292e60509762483ebfd9ae | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < ddc4a8303347114e945b9e6e81b81d77855f7358 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 1c5b67a1e2cb7d78dab321280f330b056e3bf437 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < d8ead5083b203d12b8319e7cb29cc6b8836e813f | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 4671c3b79e337bbae28c2d79023dc642df012bde | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < a1c31e026c93e378e297a8df8328983d3013a59f | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 7bf32337a7103ccb686cbd240324bf26225ef2d6 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < a7ad0034453ba4c353f9b8f810ee2569de33d283 | 2.6.12

3 vendors · 172 products

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