An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.3.6, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.2, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.1. A low-privileged attacker can point a CI/CD Component to an incorrect path and cause the server to exhaust all available memory through an infinite loop and cause Denial of Service.
Weakness
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 16.2.0 (including) | 16.3.6 (excluding) |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 16.4.0 (including) | 16.4.2 (excluding) |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 16.5.0 (including) | 16.5.0 (including) |
| Gitlab | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |