1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/legacy_validation_helpers.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/legacy_validation_helpers.rb
index a78a85397bd..a3d4432be82 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/legacy_validation_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/legacy_validation_helpers.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ module Gitlab
             false
           end
 
+          def validate_duration_limit(value, limit)
+            return false unless value.is_a?(String)
+
+            ChronicDuration.parse(value).second.from_now <
+              ChronicDuration.parse(limit).second.from_now
+          rescue ChronicDuration::DurationParseError
+            false
+          end
+
           def validate_array_of_strings(values)
             values.is_a?(Array) && values.all? { |value| validate_string(value) }
           end