CVE-2024-4557: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab

Published Jun 26, 2024
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Updated

Multiple Denial of Service (DoS) conditions has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 1.0 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1 which allowed an attacker to cause resource exhaustion via banzai pipeline.

Other sources

Multiple Denial of Service (DoS) issues has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 1.0 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1 which allowed an attacker to cause resource exhaustion via banzai pipeline. 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-2024-4557.

GitLab

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
GitLab GitLab>=1.0.0<16.11.5
GitLab GitLab>=1.0.0<16.11.5
GitLab GitLab>=17.0.0<17.0.3
GitLab GitLab>=17.0.0<17.0.3
GitLab GitLab=17.1.0
GitLab GitLab=17.1.0
GitLab GitLab>=1.0<16.11.5, >=17.0<17.0.3, >=17.1<17.1.1
16.11.517.0.317.1.1

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 16.11.5Fixed in 17.0.3Fixed in 17.1.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade GitLab CE/EE to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.11.5
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade GitLab CE/EE to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.0.3
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade GitLab CE/EE to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.1.1

Event History

Jun 11, 2024
News Published
via BleepingComputer·02:25 PM
News Published
via BleepingComputer·02:26 PM
Jun 26, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:31 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:31 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Jun 27, 2024
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Apr 22, 2026
Data Sourced
via GitLab·08:52 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-4557?

CVE-2024-4557 is considered a high severity vulnerability that allows multiple Denial of Service (DoS) conditions in GitLab.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-4557?

To fix CVE-2024-4557, users should upgrade to GitLab version 16.11.5 or later, 17.0.3 or later, or 17.1.1 or later.

3

What versions of GitLab are affected by CVE-2024-4557?

CVE-2024-4557 affects all versions of GitLab starting from 1.0 up to 16.11.5, 17.0 up to 17.0.3, and 17.1 up to 17.1.1.

4

What types of attacks can be executed due to CVE-2024-4557?

CVE-2024-4557 allows an attacker to execute Denial of Service (DoS) attacks that can lead to resource exhaustion.

5

Is CVE-2024-4557 applicable to both GitLab CE and EE?

Yes, CVE-2024-4557 is applicable to both GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) across the specified versions.

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