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CVE-2019-11478· NVD / CVE Program· CNA canonical

SACK can cause extensive memory use via fragmented resend queue

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 58/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 94.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.8% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: linux (Debian:12) 4.19.37-4; linux (Debian:8) 3.16.68-2; linux-4.9 (Debian:8) 4.9.168-1+deb9u3~deb8u1.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 5.3, NVD 7.5.
  • Mentioned 4 times in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to linux (Debian:12) 4.19.37-4; linux (Debian:8) 3.16.68-2; linux-4.9 (Debian:8) 4.9.168-1+deb9u3~deb8u1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Jonathan Looney discovered that the TCP retransmission queue implementation in tcp_fragment in the Linux kernel could be fragmented when handling certain TCP Selective Acknowledgment (SACK) sequences. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. This has been fixed in stable kernel releases 4.4.182, 4.9.182, 4.14.127, 4.19.52, 5.1.11, and is fixed in commit f070ef2ac66716357066b683fb0baf55f8191a2e.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 18, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
94.6% · 99th percentile

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Action score

58

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
28 / 30 · 94.6%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.5
CNA · canonical
5.3
2.2 point gap

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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Affected versions

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (canonical). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux kernel

    • 4.4 and later · before 4.4.182affected
    • 4.9 and later · before 4.9.182affected
    • 4.14 and later · before 4.14.127affected
    • 4.19 and later · before 4.19.52affected
    • 5.1 and later · before 5.1.11affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 4.19.37-44.19.37-4
Debian:8linuxbefore 3.16.68-23.16.68-2
Debian:8linux-4.9before 4.9.168-1+deb9u3~deb8u14.9.168-1+deb9u3~deb8u1
Debian:9linuxbefore 4.9.168-1+deb9u34.9.168-1+deb9u3
openSUSE:Leap 15.0kernel-debugbefore 4.12.14-lp150.12.64.14.12.14-lp150.12.64.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0kernel-defaultbefore 4.12.14-lp150.12.64.14.12.14-lp150.12.64.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0kernel-docsbefore 4.12.14-lp150.12.64.14.12.14-lp150.12.64.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0kernel-kvmsmallbefore 4.12.14-lp150.12.64.14.12.14-lp150.12.64.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0kernel-obs-buildbefore 4.12.14-lp150.12.64.14.12.14-lp150.12.64.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0kernel-obs-qabefore 4.12.14-lp150.12.64.14.12.14-lp150.12.64.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0kernel-sourcebefore 4.12.14-lp150.12.64.14.12.14-lp150.12.64.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0kernel-symsbefore 4.12.14-lp150.12.64.14.12.14-lp150.12.64.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0kernel-vanillabefore 4.12.14-lp150.12.64.14.12.14-lp150.12.64.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1kernel-debugbefore 4.12.14-lp151.28.7.14.12.14-lp151.28.7.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1kernel-defaultbefore 4.12.14-lp151.28.7.14.12.14-lp151.28.7.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1kernel-docsbefore 4.12.14-lp151.28.7.14.12.14-lp151.28.7.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1kernel-kvmsmallbefore 4.12.14-lp151.28.7.14.12.14-lp151.28.7.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1kernel-obs-buildbefore 4.12.14-lp151.28.7.14.12.14-lp151.28.7.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1kernel-obs-qabefore 4.12.14-lp151.28.7.14.12.14-lp151.28.7.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1kernel-sourcebefore 4.12.14-lp151.28.7.14.12.14-lp151.28.7.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1kernel-symsbefore 4.12.14-lp151.28.7.14.12.14-lp151.28.7.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1kernel-vanillabefore 4.12.14-lp151.28.7.14.12.14-lp151.28.7.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernelbefore 0:2.6.32-754.15.3.el60:2.6.32-754.15.3.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-abi-whitelistsbefore 0:2.6.32-754.15.3.el60:2.6.32-754.15.3.el6

+96

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Published before and after this one in the same product

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  • Later →CVE-2019-11479Jun 18, 2019 · Jonathan Looney discovered that the Linux kernel default MSS is hard-coded to 48 bytes.
    57Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:linux4.19.37-4 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux-4.94.9.168-1+deb9u3~deb8u1 · Debian:8Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-debug4.12.14-lp151.28.7.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-default4.12.14-lp151.28.7.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-docs4.12.14-lp151.28.7.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-kvmsmall4.12.14-lp151.28.7.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-obs-build4.12.14-lp151.28.7.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-obs-qa4.12.14-lp151.28.7.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-source4.12.14-lp151.28.7.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-syms4.12.14-lp151.28.7.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-vanilla4.12.14-lp151.28.7.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:bpftool0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bpftool-debuginfo0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-abi-whitelists0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-core0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-core0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-devel0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-modules0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-modules-extra0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-azure4.4.180-4.31.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-bigmem3.0.101-108.95.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default3.0.101-108.95.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-ec23.0.101-108.95.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-pae3.0.101-108.95.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-ppc643.0.101-108.95.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source3.0.101-108.95.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)

+5

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Change log

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