CVE-2024-1736: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab

Published Jun 12, 2024
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Updated

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 16.10.7, starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.4, and starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.2. A vulnerability in GitLab's CI/CD pipeline editor could allow for denial of service attacks through maliciously crafted configuration files.

Other sources

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 16.10.7, starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.4, and starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.2. A vulnerability in GitLab’s CI/CD pipeline editor could allow for denial of service attacks through maliciously crafted configuration files. This is a medium severity issue (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, 6.5). It is now mitigated in the latest release and is assigned CVE-2024-1736.

GitLab

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
GitLab GitLab<16.10.7
GitLab GitLab<16.10.7
GitLab GitLab>=16.11.0<16.11.4
GitLab GitLab>=16.11.0<16.11.4
GitLab GitLab>=17.0.0<17.0.2
GitLab GitLab>=17.0.0<17.0.2
GitLab GitLab>=16.11<16.11.4, >=17.0<17.0.2
16.11.417.0.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.11.4Fixed in 17.0.2
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.10.7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.11.4
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.0.2

Event History

Jun 12, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:02 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:02 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Jun 29, 2026
Data Sourced
via GitLab·08:52 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-1736?

CVE-2024-1736 is rated as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for denial of service attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-1736?

To mitigate CVE-2024-1736, upgrade GitLab to version 16.10.7 or newer, or to versions 16.11.4 and 17.0.2 or newer.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2024-1736?

CVE-2024-1736 affects all versions of GitLab CE/EE prior to 16.10.7, starting from 16.11 up to 16.11.4, and from 17.0 up to 17.0.2.

4

What type of attacks can CVE-2024-1736 enable?

CVE-2024-1736 can enable denial of service attacks through exploitation of a vulnerability in GitLab's CI/CD pipeline editor.

5

How can organizations protect against CVE-2024-1736?

Organizations can protect against CVE-2024-1736 by implementing security best practices and updating to the recommended GitLab versions.

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