CVE-2024-2454: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
First published: Thu May 09 2024(Updated: )
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.11 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. The pins endpoint is susceptible to DoS through a crafted request.
Credit: cve@gitlab.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab | >=15.11.0<16.9.7 | |
| GitLab | >=15.11.0<16.9.7 | |
| GitLab | >=16.10.0<16.10.5 | |
| GitLab | >=16.10.0<16.10.5 | |
| GitLab | >=16.11.0<16.11.2 | |
| GitLab | >=16.11.0<16.11.2 |
Remedy
Upgrade to versions 16.9.7, 16.10.5, 16.11.2 or above.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-2454?
CVE-2024-2454 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability impacting GitLab CE/EE.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2454?
To mitigate CVE-2024-2454, upgrade GitLab to version 16.9.7 or later, 16.10.5 or later, or 16.11.2 or later.
Which GitLab versions are affected by CVE-2024-2454?
CVE-2024-2454 affects GitLab versions starting from 15.11 up to 16.9.7, from 16.10 up to 16.10.5, and from 16.11 up to 16.11.2.
Is CVE-2024-2454 present in both GitLab CE and EE?
Yes, CVE-2024-2454 affects both GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE).
What type of attack does CVE-2024-2454 enable?
CVE-2024-2454 enables denial of service attacks through crafted requests to the pins endpoint.
- agent/remedy
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/event
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/title
- agent/weakness
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/gitlab
- canonical/gitlab
- version/gitlab/15.11.0
- version/gitlab/16.10.0
- version/gitlab/16.11.0