CVE-2024-2829: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 26.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1333

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 before 16.9.6, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.4, all versions starting from 16.11 before 16.11.1. A crafted wildcard filter in FileFinder may lead to a denial of service.

Affected products

GitLab: from 12.5.0 before 16.9.6; from 16.10.0 before 16.10.4; 16.11.0 — fixed in 16.10.4, 16.9.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 16.10.4, 16.9.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451456
https://hackerone.com/reports/2416728
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451456
https://hackerone.com/reports/2416728

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