Critical
bwa — security advisory
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.
- Products
- bwa
- Affected versions
- 0.7.12-4, 0.7.12-5, 0.7.12-5ubuntu0.1~esm1, 0.7.15-5, 0.7.16-1, 0.7.17-1, 0.7.17-1ubuntu0.1, 0.7.17-3, 0.7.17-4, 0.7.17-6, 0.7.17-7, 0.7.18-1, 0.7.19-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2019-11371
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:32 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371
bwa
Fixed versions: Not specified
bwa
Fixed versions: Not specified
bwa
Fixed versions: Not specified
bwa
Fixed versions: Not specified
bwa
Fixed versions: Not specified
bwa
Fixed versions: Not specified
bwa
Fixed versions: Not specified
bwa
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
{
"id": "90b1dff98f68c3d6d077ef6e5b01c70e1ee7f90bb0bbccf216a20515da79f2df",
"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371",
"summary": "BWA (aka Burrow-Wheeler Aligner) 0.7.17 r1198 has a Buffer Overflow via a long prefix that is mishandled in bns_fasta2bntseq and bns_dump at btnseq.c.",
"evidence": "osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371",
"products": [
{
"name": {
"value": "bwa",
"evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "0.7.12-4",
"evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
},
{
"value": "0.7.12-5",
"evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
},
{
"value": "0.7.12-5ubuntu0.1~esm1",
"evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "bwa",
"evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "0.7.15-5",
"evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
},
{
"value": "0.7.16-1",
"evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
},
{
"value": "0.7.17-1",
"evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
},
{
"value": "0.7.17-1ubuntu0.1",
"evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "bwa",
"evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "0.7.17-3",
"evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
},
{
"value": "0.7.17-4",
"evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "bwa",
"evidence": "/affected/3/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "0.7.17-6",
"evidence": "/affected/3/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "bwa",
"evidence": "/affected/4/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "0.7.17-7",
"evidence": "/affected/4/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "bwa",
"evidence": "/affected/5/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "0.7.18-1",
"evidence": "/affected/5/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "bwa",
"evidence": "/affected/6/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "0.7.19-1",
"evidence": "/affected/6/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "bwa",
"evidence": "/affected/7/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "0.7.18-1",
"evidence": "/affected/7/versions"
},
{
"value": "0.7.19-1",
"evidence": "/affected/7/versions"
}
]
}
],
"severity": "critical",
"structured": {
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371",
"aliases": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371"
],
"metrics": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "bwa",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bwa?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"0.7.12-4",
"0.7.12-5",
"0.7.12-5ubuntu0.1~esm1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bwa",
"binary_version": "0.7.12-5ubuntu0.1~esm1"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "bwa",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bwa?arch=source&distro=bionic",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"0.7.15-5",
"0.7.16-1",
"0.7.17-1",
"0.7.17-1ubuntu0.1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bwa",
"binary_version": "0.7.17-1ubuntu0.1"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "bwa",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bwa?arch=source&distro=focal",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"0.7.17-3",
"0.7.17-4"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bwa",
"binary_version": "0.7.17-4"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "bwa",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bwa?arch=source&distro=jammy",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"0.7.17-6"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bwa",
"binary_version": "0.7.17-6"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "bwa",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bwa?arch=source&distro=noble",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"0.7.17-7"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bwa",
"binary_version": "0.7.17-7"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "bwa",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bwa?arch=source&distro=questing",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10"
},
"versions": [
"0.7.18-1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bwa",
"binary_version": "0.7.18-1"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "bwa",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bwa?arch=source&distro=stonking",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.10"
},
"versions": [
"0.7.19-1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bwa",
"binary_version": "0.7.19-1"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "bwa",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bwa?arch=source&distro=resolute",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"0.7.18-1",
"0.7.19-1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11371.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bwa",
"binary_version": "0.7.19-1"
}
]
}
}
],
"modified": "2026-10-17T12:55:37.672234913Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
"CVE-2019-11371"
],
"references": [
"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11371",
"https://github.com/lh3/bwa/issues/239",
"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11371"
]
},
"related_cves": [
{
"value": "CVE-2019-11371",
"evidence": "/upstream"
}
],
"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 353914,
"published_at": "2019-04-20T18:29:00+00:00"
}