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CVE-2024-8233: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2024-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-407
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.4 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. An attacker could cause a denial of service with requests for diff files on a commit or merge request.
Affected products
- GitLab: from 9.4.0 before 17.4.6; from 17.5.0 before 17.5.4; from 17.6.0 before 17.6.2 — fixed in 17.4.6, 17.5.4, 17.6.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 17.4.6, 17.5.4, 17.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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