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Medium · 4.3 CVE-2026-73130 EUVD-2026-101101

Gitea repository initialization resource exhaustion

Published Oct 14, 2026 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by Gitea

Description

Gitea does not limit the length of the gitignores field accepted by repository-creation forms and the API. Repository initialization splits the field into template names, repeatedly reads the referenced templates, and buffers their contents in memory. An attacker who can create repositories can submit an oversized value to amplify template reads and memory use, impairing availability.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Gitea Gitea ≤ 1.27.2 —

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