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Block separate git directories during clone - #2210
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Pull request overview
This PR addresses GHSA-8mcc-hrx5-hvxc by treating git clone --separate-git-dir (and its kwarg form separate_git_dir) as an unsafe option unless allow_unsafe_options=True, aligning clone behavior with the existing init guard and the documented unsafe-options contract.
Changes:
- Added
--separate-git-dirtoRepo.unsafe_git_clone_optionsso clone operations block separate git directories by default. - Updated submodule clone internals to continue using
separate_git_dirsafely when needed while still enforcing the unsafe-options denylist for caller-supplied options. - Expanded clone-related tests to cover the new unsafe option (multi-options and kwargs) and adjusted a submodule test to explicitly allow unsafe options when intentionally using
separate_git_dir.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
git/repo/base.py |
Adds --separate-git-dir to the clone unsafe-option denylist. |
git/objects/submodule/base.py |
Ensures submodule cloning can still use separate_git_dir internally while validating caller-provided options. |
test/test_clone.py |
Adds regression cases asserting clone/clone_from reject --separate-git-dir and separate_git_dir by default. |
test/test_submodule.py |
Updates a test to explicitly allow unsafe options when using separate_git_dir, keeping focus on submodule-name validation. |
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test/test_clone.py:264
- To ensure long-option abbreviations are also blocked for
--separate-git-dir, add an abbreviated spelling to this unsafemulti_optionslist.
"--config=protocol.ext.allow=always",
"-c protocol.ext.allow=always",
"-cprotocol.ext.allow=always",
"-vcprotocol.ext.allow=always",
f"--separate-git-dir={tmp_dir / 'git-dir'}",
]
test/test_clone.py:277
- This kwargs-based unsafe-options test should also cover abbreviated keyword spellings for
separate_git_dir(e.g.,separate_git_di) so the clone_from path matches the clone path coverage.
{"upload_pack": f"touch {tmp_file}"},
{"u": f"touch {tmp_file}"},
{"config": "protocol.ext.allow=always"},
{"c": "protocol.ext.allow=always"},
{"separate_git_dir": tmp_dir / "git-dir"},
]
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<!-- agent --> Repo.clone() and Repo.clone_from() did not reject the clone option that redirects repository metadata to a caller-controlled path (GHSA-8mcc-hrx5-hvxc). Regression coverage exercises both keyword and multi-option input through both public clone APIs. Add the option to the existing clone denylist, matching Repo.init() and the documented allow_unsafe_options contract. Git itself registers The Python package and Alpine test workflows failed across the submodule suite because GitPython internally supplies --separate-git-dir when creating modern submodule layouts. The new public clone guard correctly rejected that option, but could not distinguish the library-generated path from caller input. Validate caller-provided keyword and multi-options before adding the library-controlled metadata path, then explicitly allow the resulting trusted clone invocation. This preserves rejection of unsafe clone_multi_options while restoring normal submodule creation. Update the one test that intentionally invokes Repo.clone_from() with its own separate git directory to opt in explicitly. Assisted-by: GPT 5.6 Co-authored-by: GPT 5.6 <codex@openai.com> Assisted-by: GPT 5.6 Co-authored-by: GPT 5.6 <codex@openai.com>
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Advisory
GHSA-8mcc-hrx5-hvxc
GHSA-8mcc-hrx5-hvxc reports that clone operations do not classify
--separate-git-diras unsafe. This change adds it to the existing clone option denylist, matching the init guard and the documentedallow_unsafe_optionscontract.Advisory summary
Validation
test/test_clone.py: 21 passed, 1 skippedRepo.clone()andRepo.clone_from(), through keyword and multi-option inputs.builtin/clone.cregisters the option andt/t5601-clone.shverifies redirected metadata behavior.