# CVE-2024-6324: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab

> CVE-2024-6324: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab. CVSS 4.3 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-6324
Last updated: 2026-06-17T08:17:46Z

- Published: 2025-01-09 06:02 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 08:17 UTC · Assigner: GitLab
- CVSS: 4.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- EPSS: 0.71%, 53th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-407

## Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 17.5.5, starting from 17.6 prior to 17.6.3, and starting from 17.7 prior to 17.7.1. It was possible to trigger a DoS by creating cyclic references between epics.

## Affected vendors and products

- GitLab: GitLab

## Tracked companies

- [GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6324)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6324)
- [https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/01/08/patch-release-gitlab-17-7-1-released/\#cyclic-reference-of-epics-leads-resource-exhaustion](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2025/01/08/patch-release-gitlab-17-7-1-released/#cyclic-reference-of-epics-leads-resource-exhaustion)
- [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/468914](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/468914)
- [https://hackerone.com/reports/2553716](https://hackerone.com/reports/2553716)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-6324 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-6324.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2024-6324 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T04:03:31.948Z