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This shortens the git.util.Iterable docstrings, removing most of the text duplicated from git.util.IterableObj docstrings and instead referring the reader to the specific corresponding methods in IterableObj. A comment about return types that appeared in both places but really only documented IterableObj is likewise removed from Iterable.
This also reorders the classes, placing IterableObj before Iterable and its associated metaclass. This makes it easier to find, and may help remind users that IterableObj is the class they should use.
These changes build on those in dfee31f (#1780).
Like the current tip of the main branch, I expect this to fail the Cygwin workflow until #1784 is merged or the bug it documents is otherwise fixed. It may make sense to rebase this onto main after that to verify that the tests still pass on Cygwin.
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This shortens the git.util.Iterable docstrings, removing most of
the text duplicated from git.util.IterableObj docstrings and
instead referring the reader to the specific corresponding methods
in IterableObj. A comment about return types that appeared in both
places but really only documented IterableObj is likewise removed
from Iterable.
This also reorders the classes, placing IterableObj before Iterable
and its associated metaclass. This makes it easier to find, and may
help remind users that IterableObj is the class they should use.
These changes build on those in dfee31f (gitpython-developers#1780).
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Thanks a lot, much better!
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Three wrong references in docstrings to list_items methods had
accidentally remained: one that was meant to be removed altogether,
and two that were meant to be references to iter_items.
This completes those changes, correcting the errors from
dfee31f (gitpython-developers#1780) and 2b768c7 (gitpython-developers#1785) so the docstrings make sense
and references to further information are to places with that
information.
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### GitHub Vulnerability Alerts
####
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### Summary
This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-40590. On
Windows, GitPython uses an untrusted search path if it uses a shell to
run `git`, as well as when it runs `bash.exe` to interpret hooks. If
either of those features are used on Windows, a malicious `git.exe` or
`bash.exe` may be run from an untrusted repository.
### Details
Although GitPython often avoids executing programs found in an untrusted
search path since 3.1.33, two situations remain where this still occurs.
Either can allow arbitrary code execution under some circumstances.
#### When a shell is used
GitPython can be told to run `git` commands through a shell rather than
as direct subprocesses, by passing `shell=True` to any method that
accepts it, or by both setting `Git.USE_SHELL = True` and not passing
`shell=False`. Then the Windows `cmd.exe` shell process performs the
path search, and GitPython does not prevent that shell from finding and
running `git` in the current directory.
When GitPython runs `git` directly rather than through a shell, the
GitPython process performs the path search, and currently omits the
current directory by setting `NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath` in its
own environment during the `Popen` call. Although the `cmd.exe` shell
will honor this environment variable when present, GitPython does not
currently pass it into the shell subprocess's environment.
Furthermore, because GitPython sets the subprocess CWD to the root of a
repository's working tree, using a shell will run a malicious `git.exe`
in an untrusted repository even if GitPython itself is run from a
trusted location.
This also applies if `Git.execute` is called directly with `shell=True`
(or after `Git.USE_SHELL = True`) to run any command.
#### When hook scripts are run
On Windows, GitPython uses `bash.exe` to run hooks that appear to be
scripts. However, unlike when running `git`, no steps are taken to avoid
finding and running `bash.exe` in the current directory.
This allows the author of an untrusted fork or branch to cause a
malicious `bash.exe` to be run in some otherwise safe workflows. An
example of such a scenario is if the user installs a trusted hook while
on a trusted branch, then switches to an untrusted feature branch
(possibly from a fork) to review proposed changes. If the untrusted
feature branch contains a malicious `bash.exe` and the user's current
working directory is the working tree, and the user performs an action
that runs the hook, then although the hook itself is uncorrupted, it
runs with the malicious `bash.exe`.
Note that, while `bash.exe` is a shell, this is a separate scenario from
when `git` is run using the unrelated Windows `cmd.exe` shell.
### PoC
On Windows, create a `git.exe` file in a repository. Then create a
`Repo` object, and call any method through it (directly or indirectly)
that supports the `shell` keyword argument with `shell=True`:
```powershell
mkdir testrepo
git init testrepo
cp ... testrepo git.exe # Replace "..." with any executable of choice.
python -c "import git; print(git.Repo('testrepo').git.version(shell=True))"
```
The `git.exe` executable in the repository directory will be run.
Or use no `Repo` object, but do it from the location with the `git.exe`:
```powershell
cd testrepo
python -c "import git; print(git.Git().version(shell=True))"
```
The `git.exe` executable in the current directory will be run.
For the scenario with hooks, install a hook in a repository, create a
`bash.exe` file in the current directory, and perform an operation that
causes GitPython to attempt to run the hook:
```powershell
mkdir testrepo
cd testrepo
git init
mv .git/hooks/pre-commit.sample .git/hooks/pre-commit
cp ... bash.exe # Replace "..." with any executable of choice.
echo "Some text" >file.txt
git add file.txt
python -c "import git; git.Repo().index.commit('Some message')"
```
The `bash.exe` executable in the current directory will be run.
### Impact
The greatest impact is probably in applications that set `Git.USE_SHELL
= True` for historical reasons. (Undesired console windows had, in the
past, been created in some kinds of applications, when it was not used.)
Such an application may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution from a
malicious repository, even with no other exacerbating conditions. This
is to say that, if a shell is used to run `git`, the full effect of
CVE-2023-40590 is still present. Furthermore, as noted above, running
the application itself from a trusted directory is not a sufficient
mitigation.
An application that does not direct GitPython to use a shell to run
`git` subprocesses thus avoids most of the risk. However, there is no
such straightforward way to prevent GitPython from running `bash.exe` to
interpret hooks. So while the conditions needed for that to be exploited
are more involved, it may be harder to mitigate decisively prior to
patching.
### Possible solutions
A straightforward approach would be to address each bug directly:
- When a shell is used, pass `NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath` into
the subprocess environment, because in that scenario the subprocess is
the `cmd.exe` shell that itself performs the path search.
- Set `NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath` in the GitPython process
environment during the `Popen` call made to run hooks with a `bash.exe`
subprocess.
These need only be done on Windows.
---
### Release Notes
<details>
<summary>gitpython-developers/GitPython (GitPython)</summary>
###
[`v3.1.41`](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.41):
- fix Windows security issue
[Compare
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The details about the Windows security issue [can be found in this
advisory](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-2mqj-m65w-jghx).
Special thanks go to
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) who reported the
issue and fixed it in a single stroke, while being responsible for an
incredible amount of improvements that he contributed over the last
couple of months ❤️.
#### What's Changed
- Add `__all__` in git.exc by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1719](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1719)
- Set submodule update cadence to weekly by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1721](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1721)
- Never modify sys.path by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1720](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1720)
- Bump git/ext/gitdb from `8ec2390` to `ec58b7e` by
[@​dependabot](https://togithub.com/dependabot) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1722](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1722)
- Revise comments, docstrings, some messages, and a bit of code by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1725](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1725)
- Use zero-argument super() by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1726](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1726)
- Remove obsolete note in \_iter_packed_refs by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1727](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1727)
- Reorganize test_util and make xfail marks precise by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1729](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1729)
- Clarify license and make module top comments more consistent by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1730](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1730)
- Deprecate compat.is\_<platform>, rewriting all uses by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1732](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1732)
- Revise and restore some module docstrings by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1735](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1735)
- Make the rmtree callback Windows-only by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1739](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1739)
- List all non-passing tests in test summaries by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1740](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1740)
- Document some minor subtleties in test_util.py by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1749](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1749)
- Always read metadata files as UTF-8 in setup.py by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1748](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1748)
- Test native Windows on CI by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1745](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1745)
- Test macOS on CI by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1752](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1752)
- Let close_fds be True on all platforms by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1753](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1753)
- Fix IndexFile.from_tree on Windows by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1751](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1751)
- Remove unused TASKKILL fallback in AutoInterrupt by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1754](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1754)
- Don't return with operand when conceptually void by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1755](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1755)
- Group .gitignore entries by purpose by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1758](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1758)
- Adding dubious ownership handling by
[@​marioaag](https://togithub.com/marioaag) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1746](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1746)
- Avoid brittle assumptions about preexisting temporary files in tests
by [@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1759](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1759)
- Overhaul noqa directives by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1760](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1760)
- Clarify some Git.execute kill_after_timeout limitations by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1761](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1761)
- Bump actions/setup-python from 4 to 5 by
[@​dependabot](https://togithub.com/dependabot) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1763](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1763)
- Don't install black on Cygwin by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1766](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1766)
- Extract all "import gc" to module level by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1765](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1765)
- Extract remaining local "import gc" to module level by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1768](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1768)
- Replace xfail with gc.collect in TestSubmodule.test_rename by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1767](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1767)
- Enable CodeQL by [@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan)
in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1769](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1769)
- Replace some uses of the deprecated mktemp function by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1770](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1770)
- Bump github/codeql-action from 2 to 3 by
[@​dependabot](https://togithub.com/dependabot) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1773](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1773)
- Run some Windows environment variable tests only on Windows by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1774](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1774)
- Fix TemporaryFileSwap regression where file_path could not be Path by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1776](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1776)
- Improve hooks tests by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1777](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1777)
- Fix if items of Index is of type PathLike by
[@​stegm](https://togithub.com/stegm) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1778](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1778)
- Better document IterableObj.iter_items and improve some subclasses by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1780](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1780)
- Revert "Don't install black on Cygwin" by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1783](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1783)
- Add missing pip in $PATH on Cygwin CI by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1784](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1784)
- Shorten Iterable docstrings and put IterableObj first by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1785](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1785)
- Fix incompletely revised Iterable/IterableObj docstrings by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1786](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1786)
- Pre-deprecate setting Git.USE_SHELL by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1782](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1782)
- Deprecate Git.USE_SHELL by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1787](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1787)
- In handle_process_output don't forward finalizer result by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1788](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1788)
- Fix mypy warning "Missing return statement" by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1789](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1789)
- Fix two remaining Windows untrusted search path cases by
[@​EliahKagan](https://togithub.com/EliahKagan) in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1792](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1792)
#### New Contributors
- [@​marioaag](https://togithub.com/marioaag) made their first
contribution in
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- [@​stegm](https://togithub.com/stegm) made their first
contribution in
[https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1778](https://togithub.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1778)
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