Resource management error in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-26411
Published: December 10, 2020 / Updated: December 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48969
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26411
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote user can use a specific query name for a project search that causes statement timeouts leads to a denial of service.
Affected software
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2020-26411
Install updates from vendor's website.
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 13.4.7, 13.5.5, 13.6.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 13.4.7, 13.5.5, 13.6.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 13.4.7, 13.5.5, 13.6.2