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[PATCH 28/28] read_packed_refs(): die if `packed-refs` contains bogus data

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Jun 15, 2017, 14:47 UTC
Message-ID
<c13b2fad1fe0bc521b58fdf3115ee47a11db770b.1497534157.git.mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
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<cover.1497534157.git.mhagger@alum.mit.edu>

The old code ignored any lines that it didn't understand. This is dangerous. Instead, `die()` if the `packed-refs` file contains any lines that we don't know how to handle.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs/packed-backend.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs/packed-backend.c b/refs/packed-backend.c
index 721afd066a..311fd014ce 100644
--- a/refs/packed-backend.c
+++ b/refs/packed-backend.c
@@ -253,9 +253,7 @@ static struct packed_ref_cache *read_packed_refs(const char *packed_refs_file)
 			    (peeled == PEELED_TAGS && starts_with(refname, "refs/tags/")))
 				last->flag |= REF_KNOWS_PEELED;
 			add_ref_entry(dir, last);
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (last &&
+		} else if (last &&
 		    line.buf[0] == '^' &&
 		    line.len == PEELED_LINE_LENGTH &&
 		    line.buf[PEELED_LINE_LENGTH - 1] == '\n' &&
@@ -267,6 +265,8 @@ static struct packed_ref_cache *read_packed_refs(const char *packed_refs_file)
 			 * reference:
 			 */
 			last->flag |= REF_KNOWS_PEELED;
+		} else {
+			die("unexpected line in %s: %s", packed_refs_file, line.buf);
 		}
 	}
 
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Message 39 of 52 in “Create a reference backend for packed refs”
  1. 00/28 Create a reference backend for packed refsMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  2. 01/28 add_packed_ref(): teach function to overwrite existing refsMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  3. 03/28 packed_ref_store: move `packed_refs_path` hereMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  4. Stefan BellerJun 16, 2017
  5. 04/28 packed_ref_store: move `packed_refs_lock` member hereMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  6. Stefan BellerJun 16, 2017
  7. Michael HaggertyJun 16, 2017
  8. Stefan BellerJun 16, 2017
  9. 07/28 get_packed_ref_cache(): take a `packed_ref_store *` parameterMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  10. 08/28 get_packed_refs(): take a `packed_ref_store *` parameterMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  11. 09/28 add_packed_ref(): take a `packed_ref_store *` parameterMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  12. 10/28 lock_packed_refs(): take a `packed_ref_store *` parameterMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  13. 11/28 commit_packed_refs(): take a `packed_ref_store *` parameterMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  14. 13/28 get_packed_ref(): take a `packed_ref_store *` parameterMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  15. 14/28 repack_without_refs(): take a `packed_ref_store *` parameterMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  16. 15/28 packed_peel_ref(): new function, extracted from `files_peel_ref()`Michael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  17. Stefan BellerJun 16, 2017
  18. Michael HaggertyJun 16, 2017
  19. Stefan BellerJun 16, 2017
  20. 16/28 packed_ref_store: support iterationMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  21. 17/28 packed_read_raw_ref(): new function, replacing `resolve_packed_ref()`Michael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  22. 19/28 packed_ref_store: make class into a subclass of `ref_store`Michael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  23. 20/28 commit_packed_refs(): report errors rather than dyingMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  24. 21/28 commit_packed_refs(): use a staging file separate from the lockfileMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  25. Junio C HamanoJul 20, 2017
  26. Jonathan NiederJul 20, 2017
  27. Junio C HamanoJul 21, 2017
  28. Junio C HamanoJul 21, 2017
  29. Jeff KingJul 24, 2017
  30. Jonathan NiederJul 24, 2017
  31. Jeff KingJul 24, 2017
  32. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2017
  33. Michael HaggertyJul 26, 2017
  34. 22/28 packed_refs_lock(): function renamed from lock_packed_refs()Michael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  35. 18/28 packed-backend: new module for handling packed referencesMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  36. Stefan BellerJun 16, 2017
  37. 24/28 packed_refs_unlock(), packed_refs_is_locked(): new functionsMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  38. 26/28 commit_packed_refs(): remove call to `packed_refs_unlock()`Michael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  39. 28/28 read_packed_refs(): die if `packed-refs` contains bogus dataMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  40. 23/28 packed_refs_lock(): report errors via a `struct strbuf *err`Michael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  41. 27/28 repack_without_refs(): don't lock or unlock the packed refsMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  42. 25/28 clear_packed_ref_cache(): don't protest if the lock is heldMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  43. 12/28 rollback_packed_refs(): take a `packed_ref_store *` parameterMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  44. 02/28 packed_ref_store: new structMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  45. 06/28 validate_packed_ref_cache(): take a `packed_ref_store *` parameterMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  46. 05/28 clear_packed_ref_cache(): take a `packed_ref_store *` parameterMichael Haggerty, Jun 15, 2017
  47. Junio C HamanoJun 19, 2017
  48. Junio C HamanoJun 19, 2017
  49. Jeff KingJun 19, 2017
  50. Jeff KingJun 19, 2017
  51. Michael HaggertyJun 22, 2017
  52. Junio C HamanoJun 22, 2017

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