1 files changed, 47 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index 00d0633295..2ec950b27f 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -581,3 +581,50 @@ char *strip_path_suffix(const char *path, const char *suffix)
 		return NULL;
 	return xstrndup(path, chomp_trailing_dir_sep(path, path_len));
 }
+
+int daemon_avoid_alias(const char *p)
+{
+	int sl, ndot;
+
+	/*
+	 * This resurrects the belts and suspenders paranoia check by HPA
+	 * done in <435560F7.4080006@zytor.com> thread, now enter_repo()
+	 * does not do getcwd() based path canonicalizations.
+	 *
+	 * sl becomes true immediately after seeing '/' and continues to
+	 * be true as long as dots continue after that without intervening
+	 * non-dot character.
+	 */
+	if (!p || (*p != '/' && *p != '~'))
+		return -1;
+	sl = 1; ndot = 0;
+	p++;
+
+	while (1) {
+		char ch = *p++;
+		if (sl) {
+			if (ch == '.')
+				ndot++;
+			else if (ch == '/') {
+				if (ndot < 3)
+					/* reject //, /./ and /../ */
+					return -1;
+				ndot = 0;
+			}
+			else if (ch == 0) {
+				if (0 < ndot && ndot < 3)
+					/* reject /.$ and /..$ */
+					return -1;
+				return 0;
+			}
+			else
+				sl = ndot = 0;
+		}
+		else if (ch == 0)
+			return 0;
+		else if (ch == '/') {
+			sl = 1;
+			ndot = 0;
+		}
+	}
+}