🛡️ CVE-2023-46848 on Alpine 3.18 (Root.io) — rootio-squid

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-46848 as tracked by Alpine 3.18 (Root.io), for the package rootio-squid. The fix is available in version 5.9-r00072; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high. (rating taken from the base CVE record.)

Weakness class

ROOT-OS-ALPINE-318-CVE-2023-46848 is classified as CWE-681: Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types. When converting from one data type to another, such as long to integer, data can be omitted or translated in a way that produces unexpected values. If the resulting values are used in a sensitive context, then dangerous behaviors may occur.

Affected software

ROOT-OS-ALPINE-318-CVE-2023-46848 is recorded against 1 package.

• rootio-squid (fixed in 5.9-r00072)

Timeline and source

Published on 29 March 2026 and last revised on 28 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2023-46848 on other distributions

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