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title: CVE-2024-5469
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
  desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.
url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-5469
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# CVE-2024-5469

Publication date 14 June 2024

Last updated 26 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-2024-5469#impact-score)

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## Description

DoS in KAS in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.10.0 prior to
16.10.6 and 16.11.0 prior to 16.11.3 allows an attacker to crash KAS via
crafted gRPC requests.

## 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-2024-5469)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5469)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-5469)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-5469)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5469>