[PATCH v3 3/3] contrib: better support symbolic port names in git-credential-netrc

From

MCMaxim Cournoyer <maxim@guixotic.coop>

Date

Jun 24, 2025, 01:48 UTC

Message-ID

<20250624014857.3748-4-maxim@guixotic.coop>

In-Reply-To

<20250620041239.27839-1-maxim@guixotic.coop>

 - Treat symbolic port names as ports, not protocols in git-credential-netrc
 - Validate the SMTP server port provided to send-email
 - Convert the above symbolic port names to their numerical values.

Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim@guixotic.coop>
---
 contrib/credential/netrc/git-credential-netrc.perl | 11 +++++++----
 contrib/credential/netrc/test.pl                   |  8 ++++----
 git-send-email.perl                                | 11 +++++++++++
 perl/Git.pm                                        | 13 +++++++++++++
 t/t9001-send-email.sh                              |  7 +++++++
 5 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/credential/netrc/git-credential-netrc.perl b/contrib/credential/netrc/git-credential-netrc.perl
index 09d77b4f69..3c0a532d0e 100755
--- a/contrib/credential/netrc/git-credential-netrc.perl
+++ b/contrib/credential/netrc/git-credential-netrc.perl
@@ -268,13 +268,16 @@ sub load_netrc {
 			next;
 		}
 		if (defined $nentry->{port}) {
-			if ($nentry->{port} =~ m/^\d+$/) {
-				$num_port = $nentry->{port};
-				delete $nentry->{port};
-			} else {
+			$num_port = Git::port_num($nentry->{port});
+			unless ($num_port) {
 				printf(STDERR "ignoring invalid port `%s' " .
 				       "from netrc file\n", $nentry->{port});
 			}
+			# Since we've already validated and converted
+			# the port to its numerical value, do not
+			# capture it as the `protocol' value, as used
+			# to be the case for symbolic port names.
+			delete $nentry->{port};
 		}
 
 		# create the new entry for the credential helper protocol
diff --git a/contrib/credential/netrc/test.pl b/contrib/credential/netrc/test.pl
index 67a0ede564..8a7fc2588a 100755
--- a/contrib/credential/netrc/test.pl
+++ b/contrib/credential/netrc/test.pl
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ BEGIN
 diag "Testing with invalid data\n";
 $cred = run_credential(['-f', $netrc, 'get'],
 		       "bad data");
-ok(scalar keys %$cred == 4, "Got first found keys with bad data");
+ok(scalar keys %$cred == 3, "Got first found keys with bad data");
 
 diag "Testing netrc file for a missing corovamilkbar entry\n";
 $cred = run_credential(['-f', $netrc, 'get'],
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ BEGIN
 
 diag "Testing netrc file for a username-specific entry\n";
 $cred = run_credential(['-f', $netrc, 'get'],
-		       { host => 'imap', username => 'bob' });
+		       { host => 'imap:993', username => 'bob' });
 
-ok(scalar keys %$cred == 2, "Got 2 username-specific keys");
+# Only the password field gets returned.
+ok(scalar keys %$cred == 1, "Got 1 username-specific keys");
 
 is($cred->{password}, 'bobwillknow', "Got correct user-specific password");
-is($cred->{protocol}, 'imaps', "Got correct user-specific protocol");
 
 diag "Testing netrc file for a host:port-specific entry\n";
 $cred = run_credential(['-f', $netrc, 'get'],
diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index 659e6c588b..d2cf9b717a 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -2101,6 +2101,17 @@ sub initialize_modified_loop_vars {
 		}
 	}
 
+	# Validate the SMTP server port, if provided.
+	if (defined $smtp_server_port) {
+		my $port = Git::port_num($smtp_server_port);
+		if ($port) {
+			$smtp_server_port = $port;
+		} else  {
+			die sprintf(__("error: invalid SMTP port '%s'\n"),
+				    $smtp_server_port);
+		}
+	}
+
 	# Run the loop once again to avoid gaps in the counter due to FIFO
 	# arguments provided by the user.
 	my $num = 1;
diff --git a/perl/Git.pm b/perl/Git.pm
index 6f47d653ab..090cf77dab 100644
--- a/perl/Git.pm
+++ b/perl/Git.pm
@@ -1061,6 +1061,19 @@ sub _close_cat_blob {
 	delete @$self{@vars};
 }
 
+# Given PORT, a port number or service name, return its numerical
+# value else undef.
+sub port_num {
+    my ($port) = @_;
+
+    # Port can be either a positive integer within the 16-bit range...
+    if ($port =~ /^\d+$/ && $port > 0 && $port <= (2**16 - 1)) {
+        return $port;
+    }
+
+    # ... or a symbolic port (service name).
+    return scalar getservbyname($port, '');
+}
 
 =item credential_read( FILEHANDLE )
 
diff --git a/t/t9001-send-email.sh b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
index 0c1af43f6f..3e749175ab 100755
--- a/t/t9001-send-email.sh
+++ b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
@@ -201,6 +201,13 @@ test_expect_success $PREREQ 'cc trailer with get_maintainer.pl output' '
 	test_cmp expected-cc commandline1
 '
 
+test_expect_failure $PREREQ 'invalid smtp server port value' '
+	clean_fake_sendmail &&
+	git send-email -1 --to=recipient@example.com \
+                --smtp-server-port=bogus-symbolic-name \
+		--smtp-server="$(pwd)/fake.sendmail"
+'
+
 test_expect_success $PREREQ 'setup expect' "
 cat >expected-show-all-headers <<\EOF
 0001-Second.patch

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