CVE-2019-11479

CRITICALNVD 7.59.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 92% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.2% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekElevated
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 92%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 92%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Jonathan Looney discovered that the Linux kernel default MSS is hard-coded to 48 bytes. This allows a remote peer to fragment TCP resend queues significantly more than if a larger MSS were enforced. 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 commits 967c05aee439e6e5d7d805e195b3a20ef5c433d6 and 5f3e2bf008c2221478101ee72f5cb4654b9fc363.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
82(Track)
EG Risk 82/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation92% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
92%
EPSS %ILE
100%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (56)

Patch Availability(17)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.154.162) @ xenial2026-05-27ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-4.15.0-1049-azure (4.15.0-1049.54~14.04.1) @ trusty2026-05-27ubuntu
redhatredhat-virtualization-host-0:4.3.4-20190620.3.el7_62019-07-08redhat
redhatredhat-virtualization-host-0:4.2-20190618.0.el7_62019-06-25redhat
redhatkernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.8.2.el7a2019-06-25redhat
redhatkernel-0:3.10.0-862.34.2.el72019-06-17redhat
redhatkernel-0:2.6.32-504.79.3.el62019-06-17redhat
redhatkernel-0:3.10.0-327.79.2.el72019-06-17redhat
redhatkernel-0:3.10.0-514.66.2.el72019-06-17redhat
redhatkernel-0:3.10.0-693.50.3.el72019-06-17redhat
redhatkernel-0:2.6.32-754.15.3.el62019-06-17redhat
redhatkernel-0:2.6.32-431.95.3.el62019-06-17redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-80.4.2.el8_02019-06-17redhat
redhatkernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.50.3.rt56.644.el6rt2019-06-17redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:3.10.0-957.21.3.rt56.935.el72019-06-17redhat
redhatkernel-0:3.10.0-957.21.3.el72019-06-17redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-80.4.2.rt9.152.el8_02019-06-17redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-23 01:39 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 21:29 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.50
  5. 2026-07-22 21:29 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-22 21:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
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  27. 2026-05-28 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-05-27 18:14 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-05-27 18:14 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-05-27 18:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-05-27 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-11479?
CVE-2019-11479 is a critical vulnerability published on June 19, 2019. Jonathan Looney discovered that the Linux kernel default MSS is hard-coded to 48 bytes. This allows a remote peer to fragment TCP resend queues significantly more than if a larger MSS were enforced. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. This has been fixed in stable kernel…
When was CVE-2019-11479 disclosed?
CVE-2019-11479 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-11479 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-11479 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 0.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-11479?
CVE-2019-11479 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2019-11479?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-11479, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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