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Security update for kbd

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

This update for kbd fixes the following issue: - CVE-2026-72693: local privilege escalation in `openvt` due to incorrect process owner verification that allows `passwordless` root login (bsc#1275441).

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SUSE-SU-2026:23844-1

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: osv:SUSE-SU-2026:23844-1

kbd

Source reference: /affected/0/package/name

Affected versions
Not stated in this record
Fixed versions
2.6.4-2.1

Source reference: /affected/0/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "2.6.4-2.1"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "kbd",
      "purl": "pkg:rpm/suse/kbd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0",
      "ecosystem": "SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0"
    },
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:23844-1.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "binaries": [
        {
          "kbd": "2.6.4-2.1",
          "kbd-legacy": "2.6.4-2.1"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]

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