Out-of-Bounds Affecting bwa package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.59% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-BWA-6720160
  • published29 Apr 2024
  • disclosed20 Apr 2019

Introduced: 20 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-11371  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:24.04 bwa.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bwa package and not the bwa package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.