CVE-2024-13054 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
An attacker can cause a system reboot in GitLab by exploiting a resource allocation flaw, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-13054?
CVE-2024-13054 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 13 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.7.7, 17.8 prior to 17.8.5, and 17.9 prior to 17.9.2. where a denial of service vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a system reboot under certain conditions.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13054?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | All versions | 17.9.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13054?
Upgrade gitlab to 17.9.2 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-13054 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13054 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
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- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2024-13054, GHSA-6gm9-64qv-5qwj, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-13054.