CVE-2024-37676 Memory corruption in n/a
A local attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds access in htop, potentially causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-37676?
CVE-2024-37676 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37676?
Linux distribution packages (2)
htop openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | All versions | 3.5.3-bp160.1.1 |
htop openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 3.5.3-1.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-37676?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-37676 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37676 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2024-37676, AZL-42826, GHSA-j7q8-96xp-m3gc, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-37676, openSUSE-SU-2026:11531-1, openSUSE-SU-2026:21585-1.