Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition 8.3 through 12.0.2. The color codes decoder was vulnerable to a resource depletion attack if specific formats were used. It allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gitlab | No fix yet | — |