Gitea does not limit the length of the gitignores field accepted by repository-creation forms and the API. Repository initialization splits the field into template names, repeatedly reads the referenced templates, and buffers their contents in memory. An attacker who can create repositories can submit an oversized value to amplify template reads and memory use, impairing availability.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gitea
Gitea gitea
Vendors & Products Gitea
Gitea gitea

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Gitea does not limit the length of the gitignores field accepted by repository-creation forms and the API. Repository initialization splits the field into template names, repeatedly reads the referenced templates, and buffers their contents in memory. An attacker who can create repositories can submit an oversized value to amplify template reads and memory use, impairing availability.
Title Gitea repository initialization resource exhaustion
Weaknesses CWE-400
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Gitea

Published: 2026-10-14T14:37:20.391Z

Updated: 2026-10-14T15:03:17.128Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T16:50:59.158Z

Link: CVE-2026-73130

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T14:46:22.504Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-14T15:17:23.190

Modified: 2026-10-14T16:17:52.790

Link: CVE-2026-73130

cve-icon Redhat

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