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Before checking out a file, we have to confirm that all of its leading components are real existing directories. And to reduce the number of lstat() calls in this process, we cache the last leading path known to contain only directories. However, when a path collision occurs (e.g. when checking out case-sensitive files in case-insensitive file systems), a cached path might have its file type changed on disk, leaving the cache on an invalid state. Normally, this doesn't bring any bad consequences as we usually check out files in index order, and therefore, by the time the cached path becomes outdated, we no longer need it anyway (because all files in that directory would have already been written). But, there are some users of the checkout machinery that do not always follow the index order. In particular: checkout-index writes the paths in the same order that they appear on the CLI (or stdin); and the delayed checkout feature -- used when a long-running filter process replies with "status=delayed" -- postpones the checkout of some entries, thus modifying the checkout order. When we have to check out an out-of-order entry and the lstat() cache is invalid (due to a previous path collision), checkout_entry() may end up using the invalid data and thrusting that the leading components are real directories when, in reality, they are not. In the best case scenario, where the directory was replaced by a regular file, the user will get an error: "fatal: unable to create file 'foo/bar': Not a directory". But if the directory was replaced by a symlink, checkout could actually end up following the symlink and writing the file at a wrong place, even outside the repository. Since delayed checkout is affected by this bug, it could be used by an attacker to write arbitrary files during the clone of a maliciously crafted repository. Some candidate solutions considered were to disable the lstat() cache during unordered checkouts or sort the entries before passing them to the checkout machinery. But both ideas include some performance penalty and they don't future-proof the code against new unordered use cases. Instead, we now manually reset the lstat cache whenever we successfully remove a directory. Note: We are not even checking whether the directory was the same as the lstat cache points to because we might face a scenario where the paths refer to the same location but differ due to case folding, precomposed UTF-8 issues, or the presence of `..` components in the path. Two regression tests, with case-collisions and utf8-collisions, are also added for both checkout-index and delayed checkout. Note: to make the previously mentioned clone attack unfeasible, it would be sufficient to reset the lstat cache only after the remove_subtree() call inside checkout_entry(). This is the place where we would remove a directory whose path collides with the path of another entry that we are currently trying to check out (possibly a symlink). However, in the interest of a thorough fix that does not leave Git open to similar-but-not-identical attack vectors, we decided to intercept all `rmdir()` calls in one fell swoop. This addresses CVE-2021-21300. Co-authored-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Matheus Tavares <matheus.bernardino@usp.br>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at https://public-inbox.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks