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Alpine Linux discloses two-day attack on GitLab server
Original: Alpine Linux's incident report is worth reading. An attacker spent two days probing its GitLab server with crafted CI co
Alpine Linux has published an incident report detailing an attacker who spent two days probing its GitLab server with crafted CI configurations, crashing workers eight times and partially progressing an exploit four times. Alpine responded by rebuilding the server and resetting every password. Security professionals are sharing the report as a notably transparent and useful write-up of a supply-chain-adjacent attack attempt.
Why now: The candid technical detail and Alpine's full response make the report valuable reading for security and open-source communities.
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- Alpine Linux's incident report is worth reading. An attacker spent two days probing its GitLab server with crafted CI configurations, crashing workers eight times and getting partway through the exploit four times. Alpine rebuilt the server and reset every password. The 22… · adrianhollister@infosec.exchange · 2
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