CVE-2023-46848 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-46848: Squid is vulnerable to Denial of Service, where a remote attacker can perform DoS by sending ftp:// URLs in HTTP Request messages or constructing ftp:// URLs from FTP Native input.

Affects 6 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-46848 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

squid→ fixed in5.7-2+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y squid
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

squid→ fixed in6.5-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y squid
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

squid→ fixed in6.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade squid
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

squid→ fixed in6.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade squid
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

squid→ fixed in6.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade squid
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

squid→ fixed in6.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade squid
```

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