When no branch is given to the "--reflog" option, we resolve HEAD to get the default branch. However, if HEAD points to an unborn branch, resolve_ref returns NULL, and we later segfault trying to access it. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> --- builtin/show-branch.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/builtin/show-branch.c b/builtin/show-branch.c index 408ce70..092b59b 100644 --- a/builtin/show-branch.c +++ b/builtin/show-branch.c @@ -743,6 +743,8 @@ int cmd_show_branch(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix) fake_av[1] = NULL; av = fake_av; ac = 1; + if (!*av) + die("no branches given, and HEAD is not valid"); } if (ac != 1) die("--reflog option needs one branch name"); -- 2.6.0.rc2.408.ga2926b9 -- 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