Security update for htop
This update for htop fixes the following issues: Changes in htop: - Update to version 3.5.3: * Improve the htoprc settings parser to avoid segfaults on tampered configuration files (sanitised sort keys, validated configuration invariants, NULL safety for header columns and screens) * Add zswap pool usage meters * Fix out-of-bounds access when parsing the power supply type (Linux) * Mark a CPU offline when it is unplugged from the middle and release its data on hot-unplug (Linux) * Fix a Clang MemorySanitizer-reported issue * Exit follow mode when a search or filter is cancelled * Fix blank STARTTIME and wrong ELAPSED for threads (Darwin) * Use strchr instead of strstr in XUtils * Document the CPU meter segments in the man page and add an External Libraries section covering libnl-3/libnl-genl-3 - CVE-2024-37676: out-of-bounds access in Header_populateFromSettings reachable from a tampered htoprc; the settings parser hardening above is what upstream lists as covering it. openSUSE is assessed not affected (boo#1226729)
Security update for htop
Description
This update for htop fixes the following issues: Changes in htop: - Update to version 3.5.3: * Improve the htoprc settings parser to avoid segfaults on tampered configuration files (sanitised sort keys, validated configuration invariants, NULL safety for header columns and screens) * Add zswap pool usage meters * Fix out-of-bounds access when parsing the power supply type (Linux) * Mark a CPU offline when it is unplugged from the middle and release its data on hot-unplug (Linux) * Fix a Clang MemorySanitizer-reported issue * Exit follow mode when a search or filter is cancelled * Fix blank STARTTIME and wrong ELAPSED for threads (Darwin) * Use strchr instead of strstr in XUtils * Document the CPU meter segments in the man page and add an External Libraries section covering libnl-3/libnl-genl-3 - CVE-2024-37676: out-of-bounds access in Header_populateFromSettings reachable from a tampered htoprc; the settings parser hardening above is what upstream lists as covering it. openSUSE is assessed not affected (boo#1226729)
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- SUSE Product Security Team
- Advisory Id
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21585-1
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6aab496155bf5e2cf5990b03
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 01:58:57 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 01:58:57 UTC
Views: 1
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