Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab (CVE-2024-7610)
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in GitLab CE/EE versions starting from 15.9 up to but not including 17.0.6, versions 17.1 up to but not including 17.1.4, and versions 17.2 up to but not including 17.2.2. The issue arises from uncontrolled resource consumption due to catastrophic backtracking when parsing Elasticsearch results.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-7610 is a Denial of Service vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE caused by uncontrolled resource consumption. Specifically, an attacker can trigger catastrophic backtracking during the parsing of results returned from Elasticsearch, leading to excessive resource use and potential service disruption. This affects GitLab versions >=15.9.0 <17.0.6, >=17.1.0 <17.1.4, and >=17.2.0 <17.2.2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause a Denial of Service condition by exhausting system resources, potentially making the GitLab service unavailable to legitimate users. There is no indication of code execution or data breach from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade GitLab to versions 17.0.6 or later, 17.1.4 or later, or 17.2.2 or later as applicable to their installed version. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab (CVE-2024-7610)
Description
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in GitLab CE/EE versions starting from 15.9 up to but not including 17.0.6, versions 17.1 up to but not including 17.1.4, and versions 17.2 up to but not including 17.2.2. The issue arises from uncontrolled resource consumption due to catastrophic backtracking when parsing Elasticsearch results.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-7610 is a Denial of Service vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE caused by uncontrolled resource consumption. Specifically, an attacker can trigger catastrophic backtracking during the parsing of results returned from Elasticsearch, leading to excessive resource use and potential service disruption. This affects GitLab versions >=15.9.0 <17.0.6, >=17.1.0 <17.1.4, and >=17.2.0 <17.2.2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause a Denial of Service condition by exhausting system resources, potentially making the GitLab service unavailable to legitimate users. There is no indication of code execution or data breach from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade GitLab to versions 17.0.6 or later, 17.1.4 or later, or 17.2.2 or later as applicable to their installed version. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- BIT-gitlab-2024-7610
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.5.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2024-7610"]
- Ecosystems
- ["Bitnami"]
- Database Specific Severity
- Medium
Threat ID: 6aa329a291cc7f3848d1c525
Added to database: 09/10/2026, 22:05:22 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 22:31:27 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 23:02:48 UTC
Views: 3
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