Unresponsive Background Jobs in GitLab CE/EE Versions
CVE-2025-0290

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 January 2025

Summary

A flaw has been identified in GitLab CE/EE that affects all versions starting from 15.0 before 17.5.5, from 17.6 before 17.6.3, and from 17.7 before 17.7.1. This vulnerability can lead to situations where the processing of CI artifacts metadata results in background jobs failing to respond, which may disrupt continuous integration processes. It is essential for organizations using affected versions to assess their systems and implement necessary updates to maintain operational efficiency.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab 15.0 < 17.6.4

GitLab 17.7 < 17.7.2

GitLab 17.8 < 17.8.0

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/372134
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

This vulnerability was discovered internally by GitLab team member [Stan Hu](https://gitlab.com/stanhu).
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