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Gitea migration memory exhaustion from zero page size

Type: advisorySources: OSV

When migrating a repository from another Gitea instance, Gitea used the page size reported in the source server's API settings to end its paginated downloads. A source that reported `max_response_items` as `0` made these loops run indefinitely and grow server memory until it was exhausted. Any user who can migrate repositories could point a migration at a server they control and cause a denial of service.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-104633
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 00:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Gitea migration memory exhaustion from zero page size

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Oct 2026, 21:35 UTC

When migrating a repository from another Gitea instance, Gitea used the page size reported in the source server's API settings to end its paginated downloads. A source that reported `max_response_items` as `0` made these loops run indefinitely and grow server memory until it was exhausted. Any user who can migrate repositories could point a migration at a server they control and cause a denial of service.

osv:CVE-2026-104633
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-104633",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Gitea migration memory exhaustion from zero page size",
    "summary": "When migrating a repository from another Gitea instance, Gitea used the page size reported in the source server's API settings to end its paginated downloads. A source that reported `max_response_items` as `0` made these loops run indefinitely and grow server memory until it was exhausted. Any user who can migrate repositories could point a migration at a server they control and cause a denial of service.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-104633",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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        "CVE-2026-104633",
        "GHSA-jj5r-9rpc-8h6h"
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:40.984742917Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://blog.gitea.com/release-of-28.1.0/",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/104xxx/CVE-2026-104633.json",
        "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.1.0",
        "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/security/advisories/GHSA-jj5r-9rpc-8h6h",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104633",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 508737,
  "published_at": "2026-10-06T21:35:26.516+00:00"
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