CVE-2024-11668
Publication date 26 November 2024
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.11 before 17.4.5, 17.5 before 17.5.3, and 17.6 before 17.6.1. Long-lived connections could potentially bypass authentication controls, allowing unauthorized access to streaming results.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored |
Notes
mdeslaur
GitLab isn't maintainable as a distro package, and was removed from Ubuntu because of this. We will not be fixing security issues in the gitlab package in Xenial.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.3 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |