CVE-2024-37676 Affecting htop package, versions <3.4.1-r1
Threat Intelligence
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- published18 Aug 2026
- disclosed20 Jun 2024
Introduced: 20 Jun 2024
CVE-2024-37676 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.22 htop to version 3.4.1-r1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream htop package and not the htop package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.22 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue in htop-dev htop v.2.20 allows a local attacker to cause an out-of-bounds access in the Header_populateFromSettings function.