RHSA-2026:57597: Moderate: kbd security update

Published Aug 20, 2026

Updated

Moderate: kbd security update

Other sources

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.

— Red Hat

Affected Software

30 affected componentsFixes available

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - 4 years of updates

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - 4 years of support

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle

redhat/kbd<2.6.4-8.el10_2

2.6.4-8.el10_2

redhat/kbd<2.6.4-8.el10_2

2.6.4-8.el10_2

redhat/kbd-debuginfo<2.6.4-8.el10_2

2.6.4-8.el10_2

redhat/kbd-debugsource<2.6.4-8.el10_2

2.6.4-8.el10_2

redhat/kbd-legacy<2.6.4-8.el10_2

2.6.4-8.el10_2

redhat/kbd-misc<2.6.4-8.el10_2

2.6.4-8.el10_2

redhat/kbd-debuginfo<2.6.4-8.el10_2

2.6.4-8.el10_2

redhat/kbd-debugsource<2.6.4-8.el10_2

2.6.4-8.el10_2

redhat/kbd<2.6.4-8.el10_2

2.6.4-8.el10_2

redhat/kbd-debuginfo<2.6.4-8.el10_2

2.6.4-8.el10_2

redhat/kbd-debugsource<2.6.4-8.el10_2

2.6.4-8.el10_2

redhat/kbd<2.6.4-8.el10_2.aa

2.6.4-8.el10_2.aa

redhat/kbd-debuginfo<2.6.4-8.el10_2.aa

2.6.4-8.el10_2.aa

redhat/kbd-debugsource<2.6.4-8.el10_2.aa

2.6.4-8.el10_2.aa

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

Upgrade
Upgrade redhat/kbd to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 2.6.4-8.el10_2
Upgrade
Upgrade redhat/kbd-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 2.6.4-8.el10_2
Upgrade
Upgrade redhat/kbd-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 2.6.4-8.el10_2
Upgrade
Upgrade redhat/kbd-legacy to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 2.6.4-8.el10_2
Upgrade
Upgrade redhat/kbd-misc to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 2.6.4-8.el10_2
Upgrade
Upgrade redhat/kbd to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 2.6.4-8.el10_2.aa
Upgrade
Upgrade redhat/kbd-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 2.6.4-8.el10_2.aa
Upgrade
Upgrade redhat/kbd-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 2.6.4-8.el10_2.aa

Event History

Aug 20, 2026

Advisory Published

via Red Hat·12:00 AM

Data Sourced

via Red Hat·12:00 AM

RemedyDescriptionAffected Software

Advisory Published

via Red Hat·04:14 PM

Data Sourced

via Red Hat·04:14 PM

Severity

RHSA-2026:57597: Moderate: kbd security update

Other sources

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