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GitLab 16.6 release

Type: patchSources: GitLab releases

GitLab 16.6 includes security-related improvements, including masking private group names from unauthorized users, optional expiry dates for service accounts, and new controls for enforcing merge request approvals and preventing pushes to protected branches. The announcement does not identify a specific security vulnerability or CVE.

Products
GitLab
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
16.6
CVEs
Not specified
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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1 Nov 2026, 00:50 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

GitLab 16.6 release

official-gitlab-releases · Original source

Published 16 Nov 2023, 00:00 UTC

GitLab 16.6 includes security-related improvements, including masking private group names from unauthorized users, optional expiry dates for service accounts, and new controls for enforcing merge request approvals and preventing pushes to protected branches. The announcement does not identify a specific security vulnerability or CVE.

To enhance security, we are now masking private groups’ name and source from users who are not members of the shared group, shared project, or invited group.

GitLab

Fixed versions: 16.6

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/16/gitlab-16-6-released/",
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    "severity": "unknown",
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
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  "published_at": "2023-11-16T00:00:00+00:00"
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