Handle more pathological branch and tag names (#11843) (#11863)

Backport #11843

It's possible to push quite pathological appearing branch names to gitea
using git push gitea reasonable-branch:refs/heads/-- at which point
large parts of the UI will break. Similarly you can git push origin
reasonable-tag:refs/tags/-- which wil return an error.

This PR fixes the problems these cause. It also changes the code from
creating branches to pushing to ensure that branch restoration has to
pass hooks.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Thornton <art27@cantab.net>

Co-authored-by: techknowlogick <techknowlogick@gitea.io>

integrations/branches_test.go

@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ func TestDeleteBranch(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUndoDeleteBranch(t *testing.T) {
-	defer prepareTestEnv(t)()
+	onGiteaRun(t, func(t *testing.T, u *url.URL) {
-
+		deleteBranch(t)
-	deleteBranch(t)
+		htmlDoc, name := branchAction(t, ".undo-button")
-	htmlDoc, name := branchAction(t, ".undo-button")
+		assert.Contains(t,
-	assert.Contains(t,
+			htmlDoc.doc.Find(".ui.positive.message").Text(),
-		htmlDoc.doc.Find(".ui.positive.message").Text(),
+			i18n.Tr("en", "repo.branch.restore_success", name),
-		i18n.Tr("en", "repo.branch.restore_success", name),
+		)
-	)
+	})
 }
 
 func deleteBranch(t *testing.T) {

modules/git/repo_commit.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetBranchCommitID(name string) (string, error) {
 
 // GetTagCommitID returns last commit ID string of given tag.
 func (repo *Repository) GetTagCommitID(name string) (string, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand("rev-list", "-n", "1", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, err := NewCommand("rev-list", "-n", "1", TagPrefix+name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unknown revision or path") {
 			return "", ErrNotExist{name, ""}

modules/repository/branch.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 )
 
 // GetBranch returns a branch by its name
@@ -74,39 +73,9 @@ func CreateNewBranch(doer *models.User, repo *models.Repository, oldBranchName,
 		return fmt.Errorf("OldBranch: %s does not exist. Cannot create new branch from this", oldBranchName)
 	}
 
-	basePath, err := models.CreateTemporaryPath("branch-maker")
+	if err := git.Push(repo.RepoPath(), git.PushOptions{
-	if err != nil {
+		Remote: repo.RepoPath(),
-		return err
+		Branch: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s%s", oldBranchName, git.BranchPrefix, branchName),
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := models.RemoveTemporaryPath(basePath); err != nil {
-			log.Error("CreateNewBranch: RemoveTemporaryPath: %s", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if err := git.Clone(repo.RepoPath(), basePath, git.CloneRepoOptions{
-		Bare:   true,
-		Shared: true,
-	}); err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to clone repository: %s (%v)", repo.FullName(), err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to clone repository: %s (%v)", repo.FullName(), err)
-	}
-
-	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(basePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Unable to open temporary repository: %s (%v)", basePath, err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to open new temporary repository in: %s %v", basePath, err)
-	}
-	defer gitRepo.Close()
-
-	if err = gitRepo.CreateBranch(branchName, oldBranchName); err != nil {
-		log.Error("Unable to create branch: %s from %s. (%v)", branchName, oldBranchName, err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to create branch: %s from %s. (%v)", branchName, oldBranchName, err)
-	}
-
-	if err = git.Push(basePath, git.PushOptions{
-		Remote: "origin",
-		Branch: branchName,
 		Env:    models.PushingEnvironment(doer, repo),
 	}); err != nil {
 		if git.IsErrPushOutOfDate(err) || git.IsErrPushRejected(err) {
@@ -124,39 +93,10 @@ func CreateNewBranchFromCommit(doer *models.User, repo *models.Repository, commi
 	if err := checkBranchName(repo, branchName); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	basePath, err := models.CreateTemporaryPath("branch-maker")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := models.RemoveTemporaryPath(basePath); err != nil {
-			log.Error("CreateNewBranchFromCommit: RemoveTemporaryPath: %s", err)
-		}
-	}()
 
-	if err := git.Clone(repo.RepoPath(), basePath, git.CloneRepoOptions{
+	if err := git.Push(repo.RepoPath(), git.PushOptions{
-		Bare:   true,
+		Remote: repo.RepoPath(),
-		Shared: true,
+		Branch: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s%s", commit, git.BranchPrefix, branchName),
-	}); err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to clone repository: %s (%v)", repo.FullName(), err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to clone repository: %s (%v)", repo.FullName(), err)
-	}
-
-	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(basePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Unable to open temporary repository: %s (%v)", basePath, err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to open new temporary repository in: %s %v", basePath, err)
-	}
-	defer gitRepo.Close()
-
-	if err = gitRepo.CreateBranch(branchName, commit); err != nil {
-		log.Error("Unable to create branch: %s from %s. (%v)", branchName, commit, err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to create branch: %s from %s. (%v)", branchName, commit, err)
-	}
-
-	if err = git.Push(basePath, git.PushOptions{
-		Remote: "origin",
-		Branch: branchName,
 		Env:    models.PushingEnvironment(doer, repo),
 	}); err != nil {
 		if git.IsErrPushOutOfDate(err) || git.IsErrPushRejected(err) {

routers/repo/branch.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package repo
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
@@ -102,7 +103,11 @@ func RestoreBranchPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.CreateBranch(deletedBranch.Name, deletedBranch.Commit); err != nil {
+	if err := git.Push(ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath(), git.PushOptions{
+		Remote: ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath(),
+		Branch: fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s%s", deletedBranch.Commit, git.BranchPrefix, deletedBranch.Name),
+		Env:    models.PushingEnvironment(ctx.User, ctx.Repo.Repository),
+	}); err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "already exists") {
 			ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("repo.branch.already_exists", deletedBranch.Name))
 			return
@@ -112,12 +117,6 @@ func RestoreBranchPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := ctx.Repo.Repository.RemoveDeletedBranch(deletedBranch.ID); err != nil {
-		log.Error("RemoveDeletedBranch: %v", err)
-		ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("repo.branch.restore_failed", deletedBranch.Name))
-		return
-	}
-
 	// Don't return error below this
 	if err := repofiles.PushUpdate(
 		ctx.Repo.Repository,
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ func loadBranches(ctx *context.Context) []*Branch {
 			}
 		}
 
-		divergence, divergenceError := repofiles.CountDivergingCommits(ctx.Repo.Repository, branchName)
+		divergence, divergenceError := repofiles.CountDivergingCommits(ctx.Repo.Repository, git.BranchPrefix+branchName)
 		if divergenceError != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("CountDivergingCommits", divergenceError)
 			return nil
@@ -331,6 +330,8 @@ func CreateBranch(ctx *context.Context, form auth.NewBranchForm) {
 	var err error
 	if ctx.Repo.IsViewBranch {
 		err = repo_module.CreateNewBranch(ctx.User, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.BranchName, form.NewBranchName)
+	} else if ctx.Repo.IsViewTag {
+		err = repo_module.CreateNewBranchFromCommit(ctx.User, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.CommitID, form.NewBranchName)
 	} else {
 		err = repo_module.CreateNewBranchFromCommit(ctx.User, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.BranchName, form.NewBranchName)
 	}

routers/repo/compare.go

@@ -381,7 +381,20 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *
 		return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
 	}
 
-	compareInfo, err := headGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(baseRepo.RepoPath(), baseBranch, headBranch)
+	baseBranchRef := baseBranch
+	if baseIsBranch {
+		baseBranchRef = git.BranchPrefix + baseBranch
+	} else if baseIsTag {
+		baseBranchRef = git.TagPrefix + baseBranch
+	}
+	headBranchRef := headBranch
+	if headIsBranch {
+		headBranchRef = git.BranchPrefix + headBranch
+	} else if headIsTag {
+		headBranchRef = git.TagPrefix + headBranch
+	}
+
+	compareInfo, err := headGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(baseRepo.RepoPath(), baseBranchRef, headBranchRef)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetCompareInfo", err)
 		return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""

routers/repo/pull.go

@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ func PrepareViewPullInfo(ctx *context.Context, issue *models.Issue) *git.Compare
 	}
 
 	compareInfo, err := baseGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(pull.BaseRepo.RepoPath(),
-		pull.BaseBranch, pull.GetGitRefName())
+		git.BranchPrefix+pull.BaseBranch, pull.GetGitRefName())
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "fatal: Not a valid object name") {
 			ctx.Data["IsPullRequestBroken"] = true

services/pull/temp_repo.go

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func createTemporaryRepo(pr *models.PullRequest) (string, error) {
 	outbuf.Reset()
 	errbuf.Reset()
 
-	if err := git.NewCommand("fetch", "origin", "--no-tags", pr.BaseBranch+":"+baseBranch, pr.BaseBranch+":original_"+baseBranch).RunInDirPipeline(tmpBasePath, &outbuf, &errbuf); err != nil {
+	if err := git.NewCommand("fetch", "origin", "--no-tags", "--", pr.BaseBranch+":"+baseBranch, pr.BaseBranch+":original_"+baseBranch).RunInDirPipeline(tmpBasePath, &outbuf, &errbuf); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to fetch origin base branch [%s:%s -> base, original_base in %s]: %v:\n%s\n%s", pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, tmpBasePath, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		if err := models.RemoveTemporaryPath(tmpBasePath); err != nil {
 			log.Error("CreateTempRepo: RemoveTemporaryPath: %s", err)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func createTemporaryRepo(pr *models.PullRequest) (string, error) {
 
 	trackingBranch := "tracking"
 	// Fetch head branch
-	if err := git.NewCommand("fetch", "--no-tags", remoteRepoName, pr.HeadBranch+":"+trackingBranch).RunInDirPipeline(tmpBasePath, &outbuf, &errbuf); err != nil {
+	if err := git.NewCommand("fetch", "--no-tags", remoteRepoName, git.BranchPrefix+pr.HeadBranch+":"+trackingBranch).RunInDirPipeline(tmpBasePath, &outbuf, &errbuf); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to fetch head_repo head branch [%s:%s -> tracking in %s]: %v:\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, tmpBasePath, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		if err := models.RemoveTemporaryPath(tmpBasePath); err != nil {
 			log.Error("CreateTempRepo: RemoveTemporaryPath: %s", err)