ALSA-2026:78951

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Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-78951.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:78951.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2026:78951
Related
  • CVE-2026-72693
Published
2026-10-08T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-10-09T12:00:04Z
Summary
Moderate: kbd security update
Details

The kbd packages provide tools for managing console behavior on a Linux system, including the keyboard, screen fonts, virtual terminals, and font files.

Security Fix(es):

  • kbd: Local privilege escalation in openvt via incorrect process owner verification allowing passwordless root login (CVE-2026-72693)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / kbd

Package

Name
kbd
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/kbd

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.4-11.el8_10.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:78951.json"

AlmaLinux:8 / kbd-legacy

Package

Name
kbd-legacy
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/kbd-legacy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.4-11.el8_10.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:78951.json"

AlmaLinux:8 / kbd-misc

Package

Name
kbd-misc
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/kbd-misc

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.4-11.el8_10.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:78951.json"