Description
A denial of service vulnerability was identified in GitLab CE/EE, versions 16.7.7 prior to 16.8.6, 16.9 prior to 16.9.4 and 16.10 prior to 16.10.2 which allows an attacker to spike the GitLab instance resources usage resulting in service degradation via chat integration feature.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab | 16.7.7 – < 16.8.6, 16.9 – < 16.9.4, 16.10 – < 16.10.2 | 16.8.6 |
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-2024-0849 GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 10, 2024
References
- GitLab Issue #433520 issue-tracking permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2262450 technical-description exploit permissions-required broken-link