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Breaking Git with a carriage return and cloning RCE

(dgl.cx)
349 points dgl | 3 comments | 08 Jul 25 17:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.734s | source
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deanc ◴[08 Jul 25 18:30 UTC] No.44502682[source]▶
Would homebrew itself be problematic here? Does it do recursive cloning?

At least a cursory glance at the repo suggests it might: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/700d67a85e0129ab8a893f...

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msgodel ◴[08 Jul 25 19:20 UTC] No.44503141[source]▶
It would be odd if it didn't. Although the goal of homebrew is to execute the code in the repo.

The only situation where the RCE here is a problem is if you clone github repos containing data you don't want to execute. That's fairly unusual.

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1. leni536 ◴[08 Jul 25 19:52 UTC] No.44503420[source]▶
The question is whether recursive submodule checkout happens after some integrity/signature validation or before. The RCE can be an issue in the latter case.
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2. johncolanduoni ◴[09 Jul 25 05:51 UTC] No.44506701[source]▶
There would also have to be a compromise of the transport (i.e. a MITM of HTTPS or SSH) to use this in most practical scenarios.
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3. leni536 ◴[09 Jul 25 08:30 UTC] No.44507557[source]▶
It still weakens the security, otherwise why bother with integrity/signature checks if you trust the git remote?