CVE catalog

CVE-2019-19331

knot-resolver: CVE-2019-19331

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.11% · Oct 25, 2026

knot-resolver before version 4.3.0 is vulnerable to denial of service through high CPU utilization. DNS replies with very many resource records might be processed very inefficiently, in extreme cases taking even several CPU seconds for each such uncached message. For example, a few thousand A records can be squashed into one DNS message (limit is 64kB).

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianknot-resolversid6.5.0-2fixed
Debianknot-resolverforky6.4.2-1fixed
Debianknot-resolvertrixie5.7.5-1fixed
Debianknot-resolverbookworm5.6.0-1+deb12u1fixed
Debianknot-resolverbookworm-security5.6.0-1+deb12u1fixed
Ubuntuknot-resolverpro1.3.3-1vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolverpro1.5.0-4vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolverpro1.5.1-1vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolverpro1.5.2-1vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolverpro2.0.0-3vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolverpro2.1.0-1vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolverpro2.1.0-2vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolverpro2.1.1-1vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolverpro2.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolver20.043.2.1-3vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolver20.043.2.1-3ubuntu1vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolver20.043.2.1-3ubuntu2vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolver20.043.2.1-3ubuntu2.1vulnerable
Ubuntuknot-resolver20.043.2.1-3ubuntu2.2fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianknot-resolversourcesid5.0.1-1not yet assignedNot reported[946181]
Debianknot-resolversourceforky5.0.1-1not yet assignedNot reported[946181]
Debianknot-resolversourcetrixie5.0.1-1not yet assignedNot reported[946181]
Debianknot-resolversourcebookworm5.0.1-1not yet assignedNot reported[946181]
Ubuntuknot-resolverdeb20.043.2.1-3ubuntu2.2Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2019-19331Not reported

[Debian bug #946181]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • Details (4)
    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

  • Source package: [knot-resolver]

    Details (4)
    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

  • Source package: [knot-resolver]

    Details (4)
    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

    • 5.6.0-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · bookworm; dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • Details (2)
    • 5.7.5-1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 13

    • 5.7.5-1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 13

  • Source package: [knot-resolver]

    Details (2)
    • 5.7.5-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 13

    • 5.7.5-1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 13

  • Source package: [knot-resolver]

    Details (2)
    • 5.7.5-1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 13

    • 5.7.5-1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 5.0.1-1

      dsa · knot-resolver · debian · 13

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