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Elijah Newren 09d86a3b98 diff: fix out-of-bounds reads and NULL deref in diffstat UTF-8 truncation
f85b49f3d4 (diff: improve scaling of filenames in diffstat to handle
UTF-8 chars, 2026-01-16) introduced a loop in show_stats() that calls
utf8_width() repeatedly to skip leading characters until the displayed
width fits.  However, utf8_width() can return problematic values:

  - For invalid UTF-8 sequences, pick_one_utf8_char() sets the name
    pointer to NULL and utf8_width() returns 0.  Since name_len does
    not change, the loop iterates once more and pick_one_utf8_char()
    dereferences the NULL pointer, crashing.

  - For control characters, utf8_width() returns -1, so name_len
    grows when it is expected to shrink.  This can cause the loop to
    consume more characters than the string contains, reading past
    the trailing NUL.

By default, fill_print_name() will C-quote filenames which escapes
control characters and invalid bytes to printable text.  That avoids
this bug from being triggered; however, with core.quotePath=false,
most characters are no longer escaped (though some control characters
still are) and raw bytes can reach this code.

Add tests exercising both failure modes with core.quotePath=false and
a narrow --stat-name-width to force truncation: one with a bare 0xC0
byte (invalid UTF-8 lead byte, triggers NULL deref) and one with
several C1 control characters (repeats of 0xC2 0x9F, causing
the loop to read past the end of the string).  The second test
reliably catches the out-of-bounds read when run under ASan, though
it may pass silently without sanitizers.

Fix both issues by introducing utf8_ish_width(), a thin wrapper
around utf8_width() that guarantees the pointer always advances and
the returned width is never negative:

  - On invalid UTF-8 it restores the pointer, advances by one byte,
    and returns width 1 (matching the strlen()-based fallback used
    by utf8_strwidth()).
  - On a control character it returns 0 (matching utf8_strnwidth()
    which skips them).

Also add a "&& *name" guard to the while-loop condition so it
terminates at end-of-string even when utf8_strwidth()'s strlen()
fallback causes name_len to exceed the sum of per-character widths.

Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-04-20 09:30:55 -07:00
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git-zlib.h
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help.h
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http-fetch.c
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http-walker.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
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http.h http: add support for HTTP 429 rate limit retries 2026-03-17 09:14:19 -07:00
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ident.h
imap-send.c imap-send: move common code into function host_matches() 2026-03-11 15:25:15 -07:00
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json-writer.c
json-writer.h
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kwset.c
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linear-assignment.c
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list-objects-filter-options.h
list-objects-filter.c
list-objects-filter.h
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list-objects.h
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lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c
log-tree.h
loose.c odb: embed base source in the "files" backend 2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
loose.h
ls-refs.c refs: generalize `refs_for_each_fullref_in_prefixes()` 2026-02-23 13:21:18 -08:00
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merge-ort.h
merge.c
merge.h
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meson.build Revert "compat/posix: introduce writev(3p) wrapper" 2026-04-09 14:48:24 -07:00
meson_options.txt
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midx.c Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2' 2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
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name-hash.c
name-hash.h
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
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object-file-convert.h
object-file.c Merge branch 'jt/index-fd-wo-repo-regression-fix-maint' 2026-04-08 10:20:51 -07:00
object-file.h odb: use enum for `odb_write_object` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:13 -07:00
object-name.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-generic-object-name-handling' 2026-04-06 15:42:49 -07:00
object-name.h object-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values 2026-03-18 12:52:29 -07:00
object.c Merge branch 'ps/fsck-stream-from-the-right-object-instance' 2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
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odb.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
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oid-array.c
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oidmap.c oidmap: make entry cleanup explicit in oidmap_clear 2026-03-05 11:16:18 -08:00
oidmap.h oidmap: make entry cleanup explicit in oidmap_clear 2026-03-05 11:16:18 -08:00
oidset.c
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oidtree.c oidtree: extend iteration to allow for arbitrary return codes 2026-03-20 13:16:22 -07:00
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pack-bitmap.h refs: rename `each_ref_fn` 2026-02-23 13:21:18 -08:00
pack-check.c builtin/fsck: stop using `the_repository` when checking packed objects 2026-03-23 08:33:11 -07:00
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pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h builtin/fsck: stop using `the_repository` when checking packed objects 2026-03-23 08:33:11 -07:00
packfile.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-cleanup' 2026-04-08 10:19:17 -07:00
packfile.h Merge branch 'ps/odb-cleanup' 2026-04-08 10:19:17 -07:00
pager.c pager: explicitly cast away strchr() constness 2026-04-01 22:08:51 -07:00
pager.h
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parallel-checkout.h
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parse-options.h
parse.c
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path-walk.c Merge branch 'yc/path-walk-fix-error-reporting' 2026-04-07 14:59:26 -07:00
path-walk.h
path.c backfill: work with prefix pathspecs 2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
path.h backfill: work with prefix pathspecs 2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
pathspec.c
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
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preload-index.c
preload-index.h
pretty.c Merge branch 'mf/format-patch-cover-letter-format' 2026-04-03 13:01:08 -07:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
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progress.c
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promisor-remote.c
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prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol-caps.c
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
prune-packed.c
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pseudo-merge.c pseudo-merge: fix disk reads from find_pseudo_merge() 2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
pseudo-merge.h
quote.c
quote.h
range-diff.c range-diff: drop const to fix strstr() warnings 2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
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reachable.c
reachable.h
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read-cache.h
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each' 2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
reflog.h
refs.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-cleanup' 2026-04-08 10:19:17 -07:00
refs.h object-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values 2026-03-18 12:52:29 -07:00
refspec.c refspec: fix typo in comment 2026-03-23 21:27:17 -07:00
refspec.h
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'kj/refspec-parsing-outside-repository' 2026-04-01 10:28:19 -07:00
remote.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
remote.h
repack-cruft.c
repack-filtered.c
repack-geometry.c
repack-midx.c
repack-promisor.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-for-each-object' 2026-03-02 17:06:50 -08:00
repack.c
repack.h
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
replay.c Merge branch 'tc/replay-ref' 2026-04-08 10:19:18 -07:00
replay.h replay: allow to specify a ref with option --ref 2026-04-01 21:34:25 -07:00
repo-settings.c
repo-settings.h
repository.c Merge branch 'ps/object-counting' 2026-03-25 12:58:05 -07:00
repository.h Merge branch 'bc/sha1-256-interop-02' 2026-03-12 10:56:02 -07:00
rerere.c Merge branch 'jc/rerere-modern-strbuf-handling' 2026-03-27 11:00:03 -07:00
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
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revision.c Merge branch 'mm/line-log-use-standard-diff-output' 2026-04-07 14:59:27 -07:00
revision.h revision: include object-name.h 2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
run-command.c Merge branch 'jk/c23-const-preserving-fixes-more' 2026-04-09 11:21:59 -07:00
run-command.h Merge branch 'bk/run-command-wo-the-repository' 2026-03-19 09:54:56 -07:00
sane-ctype.h
scalar.c
send-pack.c pkt-line: make packet_reader.line non-const 2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'sa/replay-revert' 2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
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serve.c
serve.h
server-info.c
server-info.h
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sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
shallow.h Merge branch 'sp/shallow-deepen-relative-fix' 2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
shared.mak
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c Revert "sideband: use writev(3p) to send pktlines" 2026-04-09 14:47:51 -07:00
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
simple-ipc.h
sparse-index.c environment: stop using core.sparseCheckout globally 2026-02-26 07:22:51 -08:00
sparse-index.h
split-index.c split-index: stop using the_repository and the_hash_algo 2026-03-19 12:01:24 -07:00
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
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README.md

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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.adoc to get started, then see Documentation/giteveryday.adoc for a useful minimum set of commands, and Documentation/git-<commandname>.adoc 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.adoc (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 and Documentation/CodingGuidelines).

Those wishing to help with error message, usage and informational message string translations (localization l10) should see po/README.md (a po file is a Portable Object file that holds the translations).

To subscribe to the list, send an email to git+subscribe@vger.kernel.org (see https://subspace.kernel.org/subscribing.html for details). The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, https://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.

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