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[RFC] submodule: munge paths to submodule git directories

From
BWBrandon Williams <bmwill@google.com>
Date
Aug 7, 2018, 23:06 UTC
Message-ID
<20180807230637.247200-1-bmwill@google.com>

Commit 0383bbb901 (submodule-config: verify submodule names as paths, 2018-04-30) introduced some checks to ensure that submodule names don't include directory traversal components (e.g. "../").

This addresses the vulnerability identified in 0383bbb901 but the root cause is that we use submodule names to construct paths to the submodule's git directory. What we really should do is munge the submodule name before using it to construct a path.

Introduce a function "strbuf_submodule_gitdir()" which callers can use to build a path to a submodule's gitdir. This allows for a single location where we can munge the submodule name (by url encoding it) before using it as part of a path.

Signed-off-by: Brandon Williams <bmwill@google.com>
---

Using submodule names as is continues to be not such a good idea. Maybe we could apply something like this to stop using them as is. url encoding seems like the easiest approach, but I've also heard suggestions that would could use the SHA1 of the submodule name.

Any thoughts?
 builtin/submodule--helper.c      | 10 ++++--
 dir.c                            |  2 +-
 repository.c                     |  3 +-
 submodule.c                      | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 submodule.h                      |  3 ++
 t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh       |  2 +-
 t/t7406-submodule-update.sh      | 21 ++++--------
 t/t7410-submodule-checkout-to.sh |  6 ++--
 8 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
index bd250ca216..37b7353167 100644
--- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
@@ -1122,18 +1122,24 @@ static int add_possible_reference_from_superproject(
 	 * standard layout with .git/(modules/<name>)+/objects
 	 */
 	if (ends_with(alt->path, "/objects")) {
+		struct repository alternate;
 		char *sm_alternate;
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 		struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 		strbuf_add(&sb, alt->path, strlen(alt->path) - strlen("objects"));
 
+		repo_init(&alternate, sb.buf, NULL);
+
 		/*
 		 * We need to end the new path with '/' to mark it as a dir,
 		 * otherwise a submodule name containing '/' will be broken
 		 * as the last part of a missing submodule reference would
 		 * be taken as a file name.
 		 */
-		strbuf_addf(&sb, "modules/%s/", sas->submodule_name);
+		strbuf_reset(&sb);
+		strbuf_submodule_gitdir(&sb, &alternate, sas->submodule_name);
+		strbuf_addch(&sb, '/');
+		repo_clear(&alternate);
 
 		sm_alternate = compute_alternate_path(sb.buf, &err);
 		if (sm_alternate) {
@@ -1246,7 +1252,7 @@ static int module_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		usage_with_options(git_submodule_helper_usage,
 				   module_clone_options);
 
-	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/modules/%s", get_git_dir(), name);
+	strbuf_submodule_gitdir(&sb, the_repository, name);
 	sm_gitdir = absolute_pathdup(sb.buf);
 	strbuf_reset(&sb);
 
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index fe9bf58e4c..3463a5e0a5 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -3052,7 +3052,7 @@ static void connect_wt_gitdir_in_nested(const char *sub_worktree,
 		strbuf_reset(&sub_wt);
 		strbuf_reset(&sub_gd);
 		strbuf_addf(&sub_wt, "%s/%s", sub_worktree, sub->path);
-		strbuf_addf(&sub_gd, "%s/modules/%s", sub_gitdir, sub->name);
+		strbuf_submodule_gitdir(&sub_gd, &subrepo, sub->name);
 
 		connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(sub_wt.buf, sub_gd.buf, 1);
 	}
diff --git a/repository.c b/repository.c
index 02fe884603..15fabbd08d 100644
--- a/repository.c
+++ b/repository.c
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ int repo_submodule_init(struct repository *submodule,
 		 * submodule would not have a worktree.
 		 */
 		strbuf_reset(&gitdir);
-		strbuf_repo_git_path(&gitdir, superproject,
-				     "modules/%s", sub->name);
+		strbuf_submodule_gitdir(&gitdir, superproject, sub->name);
 
 		if (repo_init(submodule, gitdir.buf, NULL)) {
 			ret = -1;
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 939d6870ec..1d571845e8 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -1625,20 +1625,22 @@ int submodule_move_head(const char *path,
 				absorb_git_dir_into_superproject("", path,
 					ABSORB_GITDIR_RECURSE_SUBMODULES);
 		} else {
-			char *gitdir = xstrfmt("%s/modules/%s",
-				    get_git_common_dir(), sub->name);
-			connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(path, gitdir, 0);
-			free(gitdir);
+			struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
+			strbuf_submodule_gitdir(&gitdir, the_repository,
+						sub->name);
+			connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(path, gitdir.buf, 0);
+			strbuf_release(&gitdir);
 
 			/* make sure the index is clean as well */
 			submodule_reset_index(path);
 		}
 
 		if (old_head && (flags & SUBMODULE_MOVE_HEAD_FORCE)) {
-			char *gitdir = xstrfmt("%s/modules/%s",
-				    get_git_common_dir(), sub->name);
-			connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(path, gitdir, 1);
-			free(gitdir);
+			struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
+			strbuf_submodule_gitdir(&gitdir, the_repository,
+						sub->name);
+			connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(path, gitdir.buf, 1);
+			strbuf_release(&gitdir);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1711,7 +1713,7 @@ static void relocate_single_git_dir_into_superproject(const char *prefix,
 						      const char *path)
 {
 	char *old_git_dir = NULL, *real_old_git_dir = NULL, *real_new_git_dir = NULL;
-	const char *new_git_dir;
+	struct strbuf new_gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const struct submodule *sub;
 
 	if (submodule_uses_worktrees(path))
@@ -1729,10 +1731,10 @@ static void relocate_single_git_dir_into_superproject(const char *prefix,
 	if (!sub)
 		die(_("could not lookup name for submodule '%s'"), path);
 
-	new_git_dir = git_path("modules/%s", sub->name);
-	if (safe_create_leading_directories_const(new_git_dir) < 0)
-		die(_("could not create directory '%s'"), new_git_dir);
-	real_new_git_dir = real_pathdup(new_git_dir, 1);
+	strbuf_submodule_gitdir(&new_gitdir, the_repository, sub->name);
+	if (safe_create_leading_directories_const(new_gitdir.buf) < 0)
+		die(_("could not create directory '%s'"), new_gitdir.buf);
+	real_new_git_dir = real_pathdup(new_gitdir.buf, 1);
 
 	fprintf(stderr, _("Migrating git directory of '%s%s' from\n'%s' to\n'%s'\n"),
 		get_super_prefix_or_empty(), path,
@@ -1743,6 +1745,7 @@ static void relocate_single_git_dir_into_superproject(const char *prefix,
 	free(old_git_dir);
 	free(real_old_git_dir);
 	free(real_new_git_dir);
+	strbuf_release(&new_gitdir);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1763,6 +1766,7 @@ void absorb_git_dir_into_superproject(const char *prefix,
 	/* Not populated? */
 	if (!sub_git_dir) {
 		const struct submodule *sub;
+		struct strbuf sub_gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 		if (err_code == READ_GITFILE_ERR_STAT_FAILED) {
 			/* unpopulated as expected */
@@ -1784,8 +1788,9 @@ void absorb_git_dir_into_superproject(const char *prefix,
 		sub = submodule_from_path(the_repository, &null_oid, path);
 		if (!sub)
 			die(_("could not lookup name for submodule '%s'"), path);
-		connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(path,
-			git_path("modules/%s", sub->name), 0);
+		strbuf_submodule_gitdir(&sub_gitdir, the_repository, sub->name);
+		connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(path, sub_gitdir.buf, 0);
+		strbuf_release(&sub_gitdir);
 	} else {
 		/* Is it already absorbed into the superprojects git dir? */
 		char *real_sub_git_dir = real_pathdup(sub_git_dir, 1);
@@ -1933,9 +1938,29 @@ int submodule_to_gitdir(struct strbuf *buf, const char *submodule)
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 		strbuf_reset(buf);
-		strbuf_git_path(buf, "%s/%s", "modules", sub->name);
+		strbuf_submodule_gitdir(buf, the_repository, sub->name);
 	}
 
 cleanup:
 	return ret;
 }
+
+void strbuf_submodule_gitdir(struct strbuf *buf, struct repository *r,
+			     const char *submodule_name)
+{
+	int modules_len;
+
+	strbuf_git_common_path(buf, r, "modules/");
+	modules_len = buf->len;
+	strbuf_addstr(buf, submodule_name);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the submodule gitdir already exists using the old location then
+	 * return that.
+	 */
+	if (!access(buf->buf, F_OK))
+		return;
+
+	strbuf_setlen(buf, modules_len);
+	strbuf_addstr_urlencode(buf, submodule_name, 1);
+}
diff --git a/submodule.h b/submodule.h
index 7856b8a0b3..b56f89740d 100644
--- a/submodule.h
+++ b/submodule.h
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ extern int push_unpushed_submodules(struct oid_array *commits,
  */
 int submodule_to_gitdir(struct strbuf *buf, const char *submodule);
 
+void strbuf_submodule_gitdir(struct strbuf *buf, struct repository *r,
+			     const char *submodule_name);
+
 #define SUBMODULE_MOVE_HEAD_DRY_RUN (1<<0)
 #define SUBMODULE_MOVE_HEAD_FORCE   (1<<1)
 extern int submodule_move_head(const char *path,
diff --git a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
index 812db137b8..fce164484d 100755
--- a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ test_expect_success 'recursive relative submodules stay relative' '
 		cd clone2 &&
 		git submodule update --init --recursive &&
 		echo "gitdir: ../.git/modules/sub3" >./sub3/.git_expect &&
-		echo "gitdir: ../../../.git/modules/sub3/modules/dirdir/subsub" >./sub3/dirdir/subsub/.git_expect
+		echo "gitdir: ../../../.git/modules/sub3/modules/dirdir%2fsubsub" >./sub3/dirdir/subsub/.git_expect
 	) &&
 	test_cmp clone2/sub3/.git_expect clone2/sub3/.git &&
 	test_cmp clone2/sub3/dirdir/subsub/.git_expect clone2/sub3/dirdir/subsub/.git
diff --git a/t/t7406-submodule-update.sh b/t/t7406-submodule-update.sh
index 9e0d31700e..c4e94c168d 100755
--- a/t/t7406-submodule-update.sh
+++ b/t/t7406-submodule-update.sh
@@ -777,12 +777,8 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add places git-dir in superprojects git-dir' '
 	(cd super &&
 	 mkdir deeper &&
 	 git submodule add ../submodule deeper/submodule &&
-	 (cd deeper/submodule &&
-	  git log > ../../expected
-	 ) &&
-	 (cd .git/modules/deeper/submodule &&
-	  git log > ../../../../actual
-	 ) &&
+	 git -C deeper/submodule log >expected &&
+	 git -C .git/modules/deeper%2fsubmodule log >actual &&
 	 test_cmp actual expected
 	)
 '
@@ -795,12 +791,9 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule update places git-dir in superprojects git-dir' '
 	(cd super2 &&
 	 git submodule init deeper/submodule &&
 	 git submodule update &&
-	 (cd deeper/submodule &&
-	  git log > ../../expected
-	 ) &&
-	 (cd .git/modules/deeper/submodule &&
-	  git log > ../../../../actual
-	 ) &&
+
+	 git -C deeper/submodule log >expected &&
+	 git -C .git/modules/deeper%2fsubmodule log >actual &&
 	 test_cmp actual expected
 	)
 '
@@ -815,9 +808,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add places git-dir in superprojects git-dir recur
 	  git commit -m "added subsubmodule" &&
 	  git push origin :
 	 ) &&
-	 (cd .git/modules/deeper/submodule/modules/subsubmodule &&
-	  git log > ../../../../../actual
-	 ) &&
+	 git -C .git/modules/deeper%2fsubmodule/modules/subsubmodule log >actual &&
 	 git add deeper/submodule &&
 	 git commit -m "update submodule" &&
 	 git push origin : &&
diff --git a/t/t7410-submodule-checkout-to.sh b/t/t7410-submodule-checkout-to.sh
index 1acef32647..c408e9010a 100755
--- a/t/t7410-submodule-checkout-to.sh
+++ b/t/t7410-submodule-checkout-to.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout main' \
     (cd clone/main &&
 	git worktree add "$base_path/default_checkout/main" "$rev1_hash_main")'
 
-test_expect_failure 'can see submodule diffs just after checkout' \
-    '(cd default_checkout/main && git diff --submodule master"^!" | grep "file1 updated")'
+test_expect_success 'can see submodule diffs just after checkout' '
+	git -C default_checkout/main diff --submodule master"^!" >out &&
+	grep "file1 updated" out
+'
 
 test_expect_success 'checkout main and initialize independed clones' \
     'mkdir fully_cloned_submodule &&

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