Description
A denial of service vulnerability was identified in GitLab CE/EE, affecting all versions from 15.11 prior to 16.6.7, 16.7 prior to 16.7.5 and 16.8 prior to 16.8.2 which allows an attacker to spike the GitLab instance resource usage resulting in service degradation.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 15.11 – < 16.6.7, 16.7 – < 16.7.5, 16.8 – < 16.8.2 | 16.6.7 |
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 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-0317 GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 7, 2024
References
- GitLab Issue #433147 issue-tracking permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2261581 technical-description exploit permissions-required