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CVE-2026-64847: Glances · AnyIO process-pool workers can block indefinitely on undrained stderr

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-64847· Medium 6.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium : upgrade to 4.5.5_1 when convenient.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 19:48 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.5.5_1
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade glances to 4.5.5_1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Homebrewglancespkg:brew/glancesOther threatsAffected
  • >=4.2.1 <4.5.5_1
Fixed in
  • 4.5.5_1

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AI-suggested

A patch is available in Glances version 4.5.5_1. Users should upgrade to this version to remediate the vulnerability. As a workaround, closing sys.stderr in the target function can prevent the deadlock by avoiding the pipe filling issue.

Description

AnyIO process-pool workers in Glances versions >=4.2.1 and <4.5.5_1 can block indefinitely due to undrained stderr pipes. The worker redirects stdin and stdout to /dev/null but does not redirect stderr, allowing attacker-influenced stderr output to fill the pipe and cause a deadlock. This affects users running untrusted or faulty code that writes excessive data to stderr. The issue is patched in version 4.5.5_1. A workaround is to close sys.stderr in the target function to prevent deadlock.

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