Incorrect Authorization Affecting gitlab-cng-fips-17.6 package, versions <17.6.5-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-GITLABCNGFIPS176-8720451
  • published13 Feb 2025
  • disclosed16 Dec 2024

Introduced: 16 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-8116  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard gitlab-cng-fips-17.6 to version 17.6.5-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gitlab-cng-fips-17.6 package and not the gitlab-cng-fips-17.6 package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.9 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. By using a specific GraphQL query, under specific conditions an unauthorized user can retrieve branch names.