When on a untrusted project, if one was to try and use the commit generation functionality, the command would fail because of the `-c diff.external` configuration provided in `GitBinary::build_command`, as git would interpret this as `""` and try to run that command. This `-c diff.external` is a good safeguard to have on untrusted repositories because it prevents random commands, configured in `.git/config` from being run. For example, if one uses `git config diff.external "touch bananas.txt"` and then run `git diff`, a new `bananas.txt` file would be created. However, it was still possible to bypass this safeguard using the following strategy: 1. Specify a custom diff for a specific file format. For example, for markdown files, with `printf '*.md diff=pwned\n' > .gitattributes` 2. Update the command run by the `pwned` diff, for example, `git config diff.pwned.command "touch bananas.txt"` 3. Open Zed and attempt to generate a commit message in an untrusted repository and check that a new `bananas.txt` file was created This is only prevented by using the `--no-ext-diff` flag on the `diff` command, so a new `GitBinary::build_diff_command` has been introduced which simply wraps `GitBinary::build_command` and adds the `--no-ext-diff` flag, if necessary. As a side-effect, this also makes it so that generating a commit message in an untrusted repository works again, which was accidentally broken on https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/50649 . Before you mark this PR as ready for review, make sure that you have: - [X] Added a solid test coverage and/or screenshots from doing manual testing - [X] Done a self-review taking into account security and performance aspects - [X] Aligned any UI changes with the [UI checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist) Release Notes: - Fixed commit message generation in untrusted repositories
Zed
Welcome to Zed, a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
Installation
On macOS, Linux, and Windows you can download Zed directly or install Zed via your local package manager (macOS/Linux/Windows).
Other platforms are not yet available:
- Web (tracking issue)
Developing Zed
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for ways you can contribute to Zed.
Also... we're hiring! Check out our jobs page for open roles.
Licensing
License information for third party dependencies must be correctly provided for CI to pass.
We use cargo-about to automatically comply with open source licenses. If CI is failing, check the following:
- Is it showing a
no license specifiederror for a crate you've created? If so, addpublish = falseunder[package]in your crate's Cargo.toml. - Is the error
failed to satisfy license requirementsfor a dependency? If so, first determine what license the project has and whether this system is sufficient to comply with this license's requirements. If you're unsure, ask a lawyer. Once you've verified that this system is acceptable add the license's SPDX identifier to theacceptedarray inscript/licenses/zed-licenses.toml. - Is
cargo-aboutunable to find the license for a dependency? If so, add a clarification field at the end ofscript/licenses/zed-licenses.toml, as specified in the cargo-about book.
Sponsorship
Zed is developed by Zed Industries, Inc., a for-profit company.
If you’d like to financially support the project, you can do so via GitHub Sponsors. Sponsorships go directly to Zed Industries and are used as general company revenue. There are no perks or entitlements associated with sponsorship.