PT-2020-16417 · Gitlab · Gitlab

Bob Van Landuyt · CVE-2020-26411 · Published 2020-12-11 · Updated 2024-03-06

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Gitlab versions 13.4.x through 13.4.7 Gitlab versions 13.5 through 13.5.5 Gitlab versions 13.6 through 13.6.2

Description A potential DOS issue was discovered in Gitlab. It can be triggered by using a specific query name for a project search, causing statement timeouts that could lead to a potential DOS if exploited.

Recommendations For Gitlab versions 13.4.x through 13.4.7, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Gitlab versions 13.5 through 13.5.5, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Gitlab versions 13.6 through 13.6.2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of specific query names in project searches to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

BIT-GITLAB-2020-26411

CVE-2020-26411

Affected Products

Gitlab

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26411 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26411 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26411 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-gitlab-2020-26411 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-26411 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-26411 · Vendor Advisory
• https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/12/07/security-release-gitlab-13-6-2-released · Note
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/260330 · Note
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-26411.json · Note