September 12, 2024 at 01:12PM
GitLab released security updates addressing 17 vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw (CVE-2024-6678) enabling an attacker to run pipeline jobs as an arbitrary user. This is the fourth flaw patched in the past year. Users are urged to apply the patches immediately. There is no evidence of active exploitation, but caution is advised.
Based on the meeting notes, here are the key takeaways:
– GitLab released security updates to address 17 vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw (CVE-2024-6678) with a CVSS score of 9.9.
– The vulnerability allows an attacker to trigger a pipeline as an arbitrary user under certain circumstances.
– The security updates are available in versions 17.3.2, 17.2.5, and 17.1.7 for both GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE).
– Users are urged to apply the patches as soon as possible to mitigate potential threats, even though there is no evidence of active exploitation of the flaws.
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