Debian bullseye
Source: Debian Security Tracker
squid→ fixed in4.13-10+deb11u3urgency: not yet assignedsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y squid
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CVE-2023-49285 · cross-distro fix matrix
CVE-2023-49285: Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to a Buffer Overread bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against Squid HTTP Message processing. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for t
Affects 7 Linux releases across 7 (distro × package) combinations.
Fix per ecosystem
Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-49285 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 assignedsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y squid
Debian trixie
Source: Debian Security Tracker
squid→ fixed in6.5-1urgency: lowsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y squid
Alpine v3.20
Source: Alpine secdb
squid→ fixed in6.5-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade squid
Alpine v3.21
Source: Alpine secdb
squid→ fixed in6.5-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade squid
Alpine edge
Source: Alpine secdb
squid→ fixed in6.5-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade squid
Alpine v3.19
Source: Alpine secdb
squid→ fixed in6.5-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade squid
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