fix(git): add missing argument injection guards to git_show, git_create_branch, git_log, and git_branch (#3545)

fix(git): add missing argument injection guards

Extends existing startswith("-") input validation to git_show, git_create_branch, git_log, and git_branch, preventing user-supplied values from being interpreted as CLI flags by GitPython's subprocess calls to git.
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Elliot 2026-03-15 16:04:24 +00:00 • committed by GitHub
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@ -423,3 +423,62 @@ def test_git_checkout_rejects_malicious_refs(test_repository):
# Cleanup
malicious_ref_path.unlink()
# Tests for argument injection protection in git_show, git_create_branch,
# git_log, and git_branch — matching the existing guards on git_diff and
# git_checkout.
def test_git_show_rejects_flag_injection(test_repository):
"""git_show should reject revisions starting with '-'."""
with pytest.raises(BadName):
git_show(test_repository, "--output=/tmp/evil")
with pytest.raises(BadName):
git_show(test_repository, "-p")
def test_git_show_rejects_malicious_refs(test_repository):
"""git_show should reject refs starting with '-' even if they exist."""
sha = test_repository.head.commit.hexsha
refs_dir = Path(test_repository.git_dir) / "refs" / "heads"
malicious_ref_path = refs_dir / "--format=evil"
malicious_ref_path.write_text(sha)
with pytest.raises(BadName):
git_show(test_repository, "--format=evil")
malicious_ref_path.unlink()
def test_git_create_branch_rejects_flag_injection(test_repository):
"""git_create_branch should reject branch names starting with '-'."""
with pytest.raises(BadName):
git_create_branch(test_repository, "--track=evil")
with pytest.raises(BadName):
git_create_branch(test_repository, "-f")
def test_git_create_branch_rejects_base_branch_flag_injection(test_repository):
"""git_create_branch should reject base branch names starting with '-'."""
with pytest.raises(BadName):
git_create_branch(test_repository, "new-branch", "--track=evil")
def test_git_log_rejects_timestamp_flag_injection(test_repository):
"""git_log should reject timestamps starting with '-'."""
with pytest.raises(ValueError):
git_log(test_repository, start_timestamp="--exec=evil")
with pytest.raises(ValueError):
git_log(test_repository, end_timestamp="--exec=evil")
def test_git_branch_rejects_contains_flag_injection(test_repository):
"""git_branch should reject contains/not_contains values starting with '-'."""
with pytest.raises(BadName):
git_branch(test_repository, "local", contains="--exec=evil")
with pytest.raises(BadName):
git_branch(test_repository, "local", not_contains="--exec=evil")