index 473f7f6bc6b01c69d12dc3997232aa0df2a7ce16..b0555018995e5f029f3dd1d014e1ac9ef74c3672 100644 (file)
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -581,6 +581,11 @@ const char *resolve_ref(const char *ref, unsigned char *sha1, int reading, int *
buf = buffer + 4;
while (isspace(*buf))
buf++;
+ if (check_refname_format(buf, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL)) {
+ warning("symbolic reference in %s is formatted incorrectly",
+ path);
+ return NULL;
+ }
ref = strcpy(ref_buffer, buf);
if (flag)
*flag |= REF_ISSYMREF;