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<!-- agent --> Address `GHSA-m64x-33q8-m5h7` in the shared `parse_actor_and_date()` helper used for commit authors, committers, and annotated taggers. Malformed metadata could make its regular expressions retry overlapping field boundaries and consume excessive CPU time before returning. Bound the leading field name at its first separator and check the line ending once, before extracting the actor and date. The date expression then needs no trailing wildcard or end assertion. Apply the same field boundary to the actor-only fallback. This prevents repeated scans while preserving accepted suffixes, Unicode digits, final newlines, and the existing zero-date fallback for malformed input. Add compatibility cases and CPU-time regressions for long malformed metadata and multiline input, covering all three field names and long valid names. Both timing regressions failed before the fix and pass afterward. A separate comparison preserved capture groups in 3,240 cases. Git reference: `git/git@d38352cd43ab9745686d697872408bc3249a153f`, `ident.c:split_ident_line()` and `t/t4212-log-corrupt.sh`, which scan identity delimiters directly and cover tolerant handling of invalid dates. Retain GitPython's existing return values for malformed input. Assisted-by: GPT 6.0 Co-authored-by: GPT 6.0 <codex@openai.com>
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🟡 Changes recommended
Correct the failing parser expectation and add the required 3.2.1 release URL.
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What changed in this PR
This pull request hardens actor and date parsing against malformed or oversized metadata while preserving existing behavior.
Changes:
- Replaces vulnerable regexes with bounded parsing patterns.
- Adds compatibility and performance regression tests.
- Documents the security advisory.
| File | Summary |
|---|---|
test/test_util.py |
Adds parser behavior and performance tests; one expected fallback requires correction. |
git/objects/util.py |
Updates actor/date parsing regexes. |
doc/source/changes.rst |
Records the security advisory; requires the forthcoming 3.2.1 release URL. |
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Bound parsing work for malformed actor metadata in the shared helper used by commit authors, committers, and annotated taggers. Preserve existing parsed values, accepted suffixes, and malformed-date fallbacks. Add compatibility and performance regression coverage.
Advisory summary
GHSA-m64x-33q8-m5h7: medium severity, affecting the
GitPythonpackage on PyPI (<= 3.1.62). The advisory currently lists no patched version or CVE identifier.Validation
git diff --checkpassed.b386c177found no actionable issues and independently checked capture groups across 97,656 inputs.Git behavior reference:
git/git@d38352cd43ab9745686d697872408bc3249a153f,ident.c:split_ident_line()andt/t4212-log-corrupt.sh, for delimiter scanning and tolerant handling of invalid dates.