git/builtin
Pablo Sabater b2f69fa708 cat-file: validate remote atoms with an allow-list
strstr() is not enough to validate the format placeholders in
remote-object-info causing two errors:

1. Atoms recognized by expand_atom() but the remote doesn't returns 1,
   but data->type contains garbage causing segfault.

2. expand_atom() returns 0 for unknown atoms, calling
   strbuf_expand_bad_format() which ends up dying, blocking local
   queries if the same format is shared.

Add an allow-list with the supported atoms at the top of expand_atom().
In remote mode, unsupported atoms return 1 leaving the buffer empty,
honoring how for-each-ref handles known but inapplicable atoms.

As extra safety, initialize data->type to OBJ_BAD and add a NULL check
for type_name() so uninitialized data doesn't cause segfault.

Update tests that expect previous die() behavior to expect an empty
string and add an explicit test for empty string return on unknown
placeholder.

Update cat-file command documentation regarding remote-object-info.

Mentored-by: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Mentored-by: Chandra Pratap <chandrapratap3519@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Sabater <pabloosabaterr@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-07-10 14:34:58 -07:00
..
add.c odb: split `struct odb_transaction` into separate header 2026-05-15 04:44:39 +09:00
am.c hook: mark non-parallelizable hooks 2026-04-10 07:58:53 -07:00
annotate.c
apply.c
archive.c connect: use "service" enum for "name" argument 2026-05-19 15:05:46 +09:00
backfill.c path-walk: add pl_sparse_trees to control tree pruning 2026-05-24 18:41:06 +09:00
bisect.c Merge branch 'rs/strbuf-add-oid-hex' 2026-06-09 10:04:50 +09:00
blame.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `prefix_path()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
branch.c object-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values 2026-03-18 12:52:29 -07:00
bugreport.c
bundle.c
cat-file.c cat-file: validate remote atoms with an allow-list 2026-07-10 14:34:58 -07:00
check-attr.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_work_tree()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
check-ignore.c
check-mailmap.c mailmap: stop using the_repository 2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
check-ref-format.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_git_directory_gently()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
checkout--worker.c
checkout-index.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `prefix_path()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
checkout.c Merge branch 'ds/restore-sparse-index' 2026-06-07 23:58:24 +09:00
clean.c Merge branch 'jk/color-variable-fixes' 2025-09-29 11:40:35 -07:00
clone.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `init_db()` 2026-05-19 19:36:25 +09:00
column.c
commit-graph.c commit-graph: add new config for changed-paths & recommend it in scalar 2025-10-22 10:40:11 -07:00
commit-tree.c commit: rename `free_commit_list()` to conform to coding guidelines 2026-01-15 05:32:31 -08:00
commit.c sequencer: teach autostash apply to take optional conflict marker labels 2026-04-29 21:46:03 +09:00
config.c config: improve diagnostic for "set" with missing value 2026-06-03 08:39:54 +09:00
count-objects.c packfile: introduce macro to iterate through packs 2025-10-16 14:42:39 -07:00
credential-cache--daemon.c
credential-cache.c
credential-store.c builtin/credential-store: move is_rfc3986_unreserved to url.[ch] 2026-01-12 11:56:56 -08:00
credential.c
describe.c Merge branch 'jk/describe-contains-all-match-fix' 2026-06-16 09:01:02 -07:00
diagnose.c
diff-files.c
diff-index.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_work_tree()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
diff-pairs.c
diff-tree.c Merge branch 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed' 2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
diff.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_git_directory_gently()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
difftool.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_work_tree()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
fast-export.c fast-import: add 'abort-if-invalid' mode to '--signed-commits=<mode>' 2026-03-26 12:42:57 -07:00
fast-import.c environment: move "pack_compression_level" into `struct repo_config_values` 2026-06-03 08:36:48 +09:00
fetch-pack.c connect: use "service" enum for "name" argument 2026-05-19 15:05:46 +09:00
fetch.c Merge branch 'ua/push-remote-group' 2026-06-09 10:04:50 +09:00
fmt-merge-msg.c builtin/fmt-merge-msg: stop depending on 'the_repository' 2025-08-11 09:19:40 -07:00
for-each-ref.c Merge branch 'ms/refs-list' 2025-08-22 13:13:20 -07:00
for-each-repo.c for-each-repo: simplify passing of parameters 2026-03-03 10:20:00 -08:00
fsck.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-cleanup' 2026-04-08 10:19:17 -07:00
fsmonitor--daemon.c fsmonitor: convert shown khash to strset in do_handle_client 2026-04-15 08:44:34 -07:00
gc.c odb/source-loose: wire up `count_objects()` callback 2026-06-01 18:47:18 +09:00
get-tar-commit-id.c
grep.c Merge branch 'ps/setup-wo-the-repository' 2026-05-27 14:15:46 +09:00
hash-object.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_git_directory()` 2026-05-19 19:36:25 +09:00
help.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_git_directory_gently()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
history.c Merge branch 'kh/free-commit-list' 2026-06-07 23:58:24 +09:00
hook.c hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU cores 2026-04-10 07:58:55 -07:00
index-pack.c Merge branch 'ab/index-pack-retain-child-bases' 2026-06-17 05:39:13 -07:00
init-db.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `init_db()` 2026-05-19 19:36:25 +09:00
interpret-trailers.c Merge branch 'kh/doc-interpret-trailers-1' 2026-03-27 11:00:02 -07:00
last-modified.c Merge branch 'tc/last-modified-not-a-tree' 2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
log.c builtin/log: prefetch necessary blobs for `git cherry` 2026-05-15 04:24:54 +09:00
ls-files.c Merge branch 'rs/strbuf-add-uint' 2026-06-09 10:04:50 +09:00
ls-remote.c ref-filter: propagate peeled object ID 2025-11-04 07:32:25 -08:00
ls-tree.c ls-tree: use strbuf_add_uint() 2026-05-13 00:48:42 +09:00
mailinfo.c
mailsplit.c
merge-base.c commit-reach: early exit paint_down_to_common for single merge-base 2026-05-12 09:33:43 +09:00
merge-file.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_git_directory()` 2026-05-19 19:36:25 +09:00
merge-index.c
merge-ours.c merge-ours: integrate with sparse-index 2026-02-06 11:45:33 -08:00
merge-recursive.c builtin: also setup gently for --help-all 2025-08-08 11:13:12 -07:00
merge-tree.c Merge branch 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed' 2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
merge.c Merge branch 'kk/merge-octopus-optim' 2026-05-27 14:15:44 +09:00
mktag.c fsck: store repository in fsck options 2026-03-23 08:33:10 -07:00
mktree.c builtin/mktree: remove USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE 2026-03-12 10:03:23 -07:00
multi-pack-index.c midx: support custom `--base` for incremental MIDX writes 2026-05-20 11:31:13 +09:00
mv.c Merge branch 'ob/more-repo-config-values' 2026-06-15 07:42:00 -07:00
name-rev.c Merge branch 'kh/name-rev-custom-format' 2026-05-19 09:57:44 +09:00
notes.c Merge branch 'jc/strbuf-split' 2025-08-21 13:47:00 -07:00
pack-objects.c Merge branch 'kk/streaming-walk-pqueue' 2026-06-16 09:01:02 -07:00
pack-redundant.c pack-redundant: fix memory leak when open_pack_index() fails 2026-02-21 21:26:53 -08:00
pack-refs.c builtin/pack-refs: factor out core logic into a shared library 2025-09-19 10:02:55 -07:00
patch-id.c patch-id: use “patch ID” throughout 2026-01-09 06:07:21 -08:00
prune-packed.c
prune.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
pull.c fetch: add --negotiation-include option for negotiation 2026-05-20 11:33:24 +09:00
push.c push: support pushing to a remote group 2026-05-04 10:11:17 +09:00
range-diff.c Merge branch 'kh/format-patch-range-diff-notes' 2025-10-14 12:56:09 -07:00
read-tree.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_work_tree()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
rebase.c use strvec_pushv() to add another strvec 2026-03-24 12:26:58 -07:00
receive-pack.c Merge branch 'ar/receive-pack-worktree-env' 2026-06-07 23:58:24 +09:00
reflog.c Merge branch 'ps/reflog-migrate-fixes' into maint-2.51 2025-10-15 10:29:28 -07:00
refs.c fsck: store repository in fsck options 2026-03-23 08:33:10 -07:00
remote-ext.c
remote-fd.c
remote.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
repack.c repack: allow `--write-midx=incremental` without `--geometric` 2026-05-20 11:31:14 +09:00
replace.c hex: add and use strbuf_add_oid_hex() 2026-05-14 15:59:25 +09:00
replay.c replay: allow to specify a ref with option --ref 2026-04-01 21:34:25 -07:00
repo.c repo: show subcommand-specific help text 2026-03-25 10:35:27 -07:00
rerere.c
reset.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_work_tree()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
rev-list.c rev-list: use reduce_heads() for --maximal-only 2026-04-06 12:02:30 -07:00
rev-parse.c Merge branch 'jr/bisect-custom-terms-in-output' 2026-05-31 10:00:37 +09:00
revert.c Merge branch 'pw/3.0-commentchar-auto-deprecation' 2025-09-18 10:07:00 -07:00
rm.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_work_tree()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
send-pack.c connect: use "service" enum for "name" argument 2026-05-19 15:05:46 +09:00
shortlog.c mailmap: stop using the_repository 2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
show-branch.c commit: rename `free_commit_list()` to conform to coding guidelines 2026-01-15 05:32:31 -08:00
show-index.c show-index: use gettext wrapping in user facing error messages 2026-01-30 08:58:12 -08:00
show-ref.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
sparse-checkout.c Merge branch 'ob/more-repo-config-values' 2026-06-15 07:42:00 -07:00
stash.c Merge branch 'aj/stash-patch-optimize-temporary-index' 2026-06-07 23:58:25 +09:00
stripspace.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_git_directory_gently()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
submodule--helper.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_work_tree()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
symbolic-ref.c
tag.c Merge branch 'jt/fast-import-sign-again' 2026-03-24 12:31:31 -07:00
unpack-file.c
unpack-objects.c Merge branch 'jt/odb-transaction-write' 2026-05-27 14:15:45 +09:00
update-index.c Merge branch 'ps/setup-wo-the-repository' 2026-05-27 14:15:46 +09:00
update-ref.c update-ref: handle rejections while adding updates 2026-05-05 16:34:08 +09:00
update-server-info.c
upload-archive.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `enter_repo()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
upload-pack.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `enter_repo()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
url-parse.c builtin: create url-parse command 2026-05-06 09:48:28 +09:00
var.c Merge branch 'jc/string-list-split' 2025-08-21 13:46:59 -07:00
verify-commit.c
verify-pack.c
verify-tag.c tag: support arbitrary repositories in gpg_verify_tag() 2025-12-29 22:02:53 +09:00
worktree.c hook: mark non-parallelizable hooks 2026-04-10 07:58:53 -07:00
write-tree.c