Avoid overrunning the existing pack name (p->pack_name, a C string) in the case that the new path is longer by using strncmp instead of memcmp for comparing. While at it, replace the magic constant 4 with a strlen call to document its meaning. Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@xxxxxx> --- No changes from intial round. sha1_file.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c index 394fa45..8adab14 100644 --- a/sha1_file.c +++ b/sha1_file.c @@ -1207,7 +1207,8 @@ static void prepare_packed_git_one(char *objdir, int local) if (has_extension(de->d_name, ".idx")) { /* Don't reopen a pack we already have. */ for (p = packed_git; p; p = p->next) { - if (!memcmp(path.buf, p->pack_name, path.len - 4)) + if (!strncmp(path.buf, p->pack_name, + path.len - strlen(".idx"))) break; } if (p == NULL && -- 2.0.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html