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title: "CVE-2022-2908\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2022-2908

Publication date 17 October 2022

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**4.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2908?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions
starting from 10.7 before 15.1.5, all versions starting from 15.2 before
15.2.3, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.1 allowed an attacker
to trigger high CPU usage via a special crafted input added in the Commit
message field.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gitlab | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of ESM support, was ignored [not maintainable] |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

4.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2908)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2908)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-2908)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-2908)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2908>
* <https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/08/30/critical-security-release-gitlab-15-3-2-released/>