CVE-2024-1736: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1333

Description

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.

Affected products

GitLab: before 16.10.7; from 16.11.0 before 16.11.4; from 17.0.0 before 17.0.2 — fixed in 16.10.7, 16.11.4, 17.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 16.10.7, 16.11.4, 17.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/06/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-0-2-released/#redos-in-ci-interpolation-fix-bypass
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/442695
https://hackerone.com/reports/2358689
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/06/12/patch-release-gitlab-17-0-2-released/#redos-in-ci-interpolation-fix-bypass
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/442695
https://hackerone.com/reports/2358689

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