CVE-2024-5469 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab
An attacker can crash the GitLab Kubernetes Agent Server via crafted gRPC requests, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2024-5469?
CVE-2024-5469 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 14 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
DoS in KAS in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.10.0 prior to 16.10.6 and 16.11.0 prior to 16.11.3 allows an attacker to crash KAS via crafted gRPC requests.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5469?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 16.10.0 | 16.10.6, 16.11.3 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5469?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 16.10.6 or 16.11.3.
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-2024-5469 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5469 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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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-2024-5469, GHSA-4g7q-7v9w-3x8m, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5469.