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[PATCH v5 0/8] fast-import: tighten parsing of paths

From
Thalia Archibald <thalia@archibald.dev>
Date
Apr 14, 2024, 01:11 UTC
Message-ID
<cover.1713056559.git.thalia@archibald.dev>
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<cover.1712907684.git.thalia@archibald.dev>
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> fast-import has subtle differences in how it parses file paths between each
> occurrence of <path> in the grammar. Many errors are suppressed or not checked,
> which could lead to silent data corruption. A particularly bad case is when a
> front-end sent escapes that Git doesn't recognize (e.g., hex escapes are not
> supported), it would be treated as literal bytes instead of a quoted string.
>
> Bring path parsing into line with the documented behavior and improve
> documentation to fill in missing details.
Changes since v4:
* Refine C comments and parameter name.
Thalia
Thalia Archibald (8):
  fast-import: tighten path unquoting
  fast-import: directly use strbufs for paths
  fast-import: allow unquoted empty path for root
  fast-import: remove dead strbuf
  fast-import: improve documentation for path quoting
  fast-import: document C-style escapes for paths
  fast-import: forbid escaped NUL in paths
  fast-import: make comments more precise
 Documentation/git-fast-import.txt |  31 +-
 builtin/fast-import.c             | 162 ++++----
 t/t9300-fast-import.sh            | 624 +++++++++++++++++++++---------
 3 files changed, 555 insertions(+), 262 deletions(-)
Range-diff against v4:
1:  d6ea8aca46 ! 1:  2c18fe5fe9 fast-import: tighten path unquoting
    @@ builtin/fast-import.c: static uintmax_t parse_mark_ref_space(const char **p)
      }
      
     +/*
    -+ * Parse the path string into the strbuf. It may be quoted with escape sequences
    -+ * or unquoted without escape sequences. When unquoted, it may only contain a
    -+ * space if `include_spaces` is nonzero.
    ++ * Parse the path string into the strbuf. The path can either be quoted with
    ++ * escape sequences or unquoted without escape sequences. Unquoted strings may
    ++ * contain spaces only if `is_last_field` is nonzero; otherwise, it stops
    ++ * parsing at the first space.
     + */
     +static void parse_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *p, const char **endp,
    -+		int include_spaces, const char *field)
    ++		int is_last_field, const char *field)
     +{
     +	if (*p == '"') {
     +		if (unquote_c_style(sb, p, endp))
     +			die("Invalid %s: %s", field, command_buf.buf);
     +	} else {
    -+		if (include_spaces)
    -+			*endp = p + strlen(p);
    -+		else
    -+			*endp = strchrnul(p, ' ');
    ++		/*
    ++		 * Unless we are parsing the last field of a line,
    ++		 * SP is the end of this field.
    ++		 */
    ++		*endp = is_last_field
    ++			? p + strlen(p)
    ++			: strchrnul(p, ' ');
     +		strbuf_add(sb, p, *endp - p);
     +	}
     +}
     +
     +/*
     + * Parse the path string into the strbuf, and complain if this is not the end of
    -+ * the string. It may contain spaces even when unquoted.
    ++ * the string. Unquoted strings may contain spaces.
     + */
     +static void parse_path_eol(struct strbuf *sb, const char *p, const char *field)
     +{
    @@ builtin/fast-import.c: static uintmax_t parse_mark_ref_space(const char **p)
     +
     +/*
     + * Parse the path string into the strbuf, and ensure it is followed by a space.
    -+ * It may not contain spaces when unquoted. Update *endp to point to the first
    ++ * Unquoted strings may not contain spaces. Update *endp to point to the first
     + * character after the space.
     + */
     +static void parse_path_space(struct strbuf *sb, const char *p,
2:  9499f34aae = 2:  4e9f3aa52c fast-import: directly use strbufs for paths
3:  9b1e6b80f5 = 3:  cae5764cec fast-import: allow unquoted empty path for root
4:  1a2b0dc616 = 4:  96ff70895a fast-import: remove dead strbuf
5:  fb0d870d53 = 5:  e1a1b0395d fast-import: improve documentation for path quoting
6:  4b6017ded8 = 6:  08e6fb37be fast-import: document C-style escapes for paths
7:  5b464f4b01 = 7:  a01d0a1b25 fast-import: forbid escaped NUL in paths
8:  6eb66fce45 = 8:  65d7896e39 fast-import: make comments more precise
-- 
2.44.0
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Message 73 of 84 in “fast-import: tighten parsing of paths”
  1. 0/6 fast-import: tighten parsing of pathsThalia Archibald, Mar 22, 2024
  2. 1/6 fast-import: tighten parsing of pathsThalia Archibald, Mar 22, 2024
  3. Thalia ArchibaldMar 22, 2024
  4. Patrick SteinhardtMar 28, 2024
  5. 3/6 fast-import: release unfreed strbufsThalia Archibald, Mar 22, 2024
  6. Patrick SteinhardtMar 28, 2024
  7. Thalia ArchibaldApr 1, 2024
  8. 2/6 fast-import: directly use strbufs for pathsThalia Archibald, Mar 22, 2024
  9. Patrick SteinhardtMar 28, 2024
  10. 4/6 fast-import: remove dead strbufThalia Archibald, Mar 22, 2024
  11. Patrick SteinhardtMar 28, 2024
  12. 6/6 fast-import: forbid escaped NUL in pathsThalia Archibald, Mar 22, 2024
  13. 5/6 fast-import: document C-style escapes for pathsThalia Archibald, Mar 22, 2024
  14. Patrick SteinhardtMar 28, 2024
  15. Thalia ArchibaldApr 1, 2024
  16. 0/8 fast-import: tighten parsing of pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 1, 2024
  17. 1/8 fast-import: tighten path unquotingThalia Archibald, Apr 1, 2024
  18. Patrick SteinhardtApr 10, 2024
  19. Chris TorekApr 10, 2024
  20. Thalia ArchibaldApr 10, 2024
  21. Chris TorekApr 10, 2024
  22. Thalia ArchibaldApr 10, 2024
  23. Patrick SteinhardtApr 10, 2024
  24. Thalia ArchibaldApr 10, 2024
  25. Thalia ArchibaldApr 10, 2024
  26. 2/8 fast-import: directly use strbufs for pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 1, 2024
  27. Patrick SteinhardtApr 10, 2024
  28. Thalia ArchibaldApr 10, 2024
  29. Patrick SteinhardtApr 10, 2024
  30. 3/8 fast-import: allow unquoted empty path for rootThalia Archibald, Apr 1, 2024
  31. Patrick SteinhardtApr 10, 2024
  32. 4/8 fast-import: remove dead strbufThalia Archibald, Apr 1, 2024
  33. 5/8 fast-import: improve documentation for unquoted pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 1, 2024
  34. 6/8 fast-import: document C-style escapes for pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 1, 2024
  35. 7/8 fast-import: forbid escaped NUL in pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 1, 2024
  36. 8/8 fast-import: make comments more preciseThalia Archibald, Apr 1, 2024
  37. Thalia ArchibaldApr 7, 2024
  38. Eric SunshineApr 7, 2024
  39. Patrick SteinhardtApr 8, 2024
  40. Thalia ArchibaldApr 8, 2024
  41. Patrick SteinhardtApr 8, 2024
  42. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2024
  43. 0/8 fast-import: tighten parsing of pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 10, 2024
  44. 1/8 fast-import: tighten path unquotingThalia Archibald, Apr 10, 2024
  45. 2/8 fast-import: directly use strbufs for pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 10, 2024
  46. 3/8 fast-import: allow unquoted empty path for rootThalia Archibald, Apr 10, 2024
  47. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2024
  48. 5/8 fast-import: improve documentation for unquoted pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 10, 2024
  49. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2024
  50. 6/8 fast-import: document C-style escapes for pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 10, 2024
  51. Junio C HamanoApr 10, 2024
  52. Thalia ArchibaldApr 10, 2024
  53. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2024
  54. Patrick SteinhardtApr 11, 2024
  55. 7/8 fast-import: forbid escaped NUL in pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 10, 2024
  56. Junio C HamanoApr 10, 2024
  57. 8/8 fast-import: make comments more preciseThalia Archibald, Apr 10, 2024
  58. Junio C HamanoApr 10, 2024
  59. 4/8 fast-import: remove dead strbufThalia Archibald, Apr 10, 2024
  60. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2024
  61. 0/8 fast-import: tighten parsing of pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 12, 2024
  62. 2/8 fast-import: directly use strbufs for pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 12, 2024
  63. 3/8 fast-import: allow unquoted empty path for rootThalia Archibald, Apr 12, 2024
  64. 4/8 fast-import: remove dead strbufThalia Archibald, Apr 12, 2024
  65. 5/8 fast-import: improve documentation for path quotingThalia Archibald, Apr 12, 2024
  66. 6/8 fast-import: document C-style escapes for pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 12, 2024
  67. 7/8 fast-import: forbid escaped NUL in pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 12, 2024
  68. 8/8 fast-import: make comments more preciseThalia Archibald, Apr 12, 2024
  69. 1/8 fast-import: tighten path unquotingThalia Archibald, Apr 12, 2024
  70. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2024
  71. Thalia ArchibaldApr 13, 2024
  72. Junio C HamanoApr 13, 2024
  73. 0/8 fast-import: tighten parsing of pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 14, 2024
  74. 2/8 fast-import: directly use strbufs for pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 14, 2024
  75. 1/8 fast-import: tighten path unquotingThalia Archibald, Apr 14, 2024
  76. 3/8 fast-import: allow unquoted empty path for rootThalia Archibald, Apr 14, 2024
  77. 4/8 fast-import: remove dead strbufThalia Archibald, Apr 14, 2024
  78. 5/8 fast-import: improve documentation for path quotingThalia Archibald, Apr 14, 2024
  79. 6/8 fast-import: document C-style escapes for pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 14, 2024
  80. 7/8 fast-import: forbid escaped NUL in pathsThalia Archibald, Apr 14, 2024
  81. 8/8 fast-import: make comments more preciseThalia Archibald, Apr 14, 2024
  82. Patrick SteinhardtApr 15, 2024
  83. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2024
  84. Thalia ArchibaldApr 1, 2024

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