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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/parser.y b/src/libexpr/parser.y
index 792f51fde..28f6ba41b 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/parser.y
+++ b/src/libexpr/parser.y
@@ -682,17 +682,25 @@ Expr * EvalState::parse(
}
-SourcePath resolveExprPath(const SourcePath & path)
+SourcePath resolveExprPath(SourcePath path)
{
+ unsigned int followCount = 0, maxFollow = 1024;
+
/* If `path' is a symlink, follow it. This is so that relative
path references work. */
- auto path2 = path.resolveSymlinks();
+ while (true) {
+ // Basic cycle/depth limit to avoid infinite loops.
+ if (++followCount >= maxFollow)
+ throw Error("too many symbolic links encountered while traversing the path '%s'", path);
+ if (path.lstat().type != InputAccessor::tSymlink) break;
+ path = {path.accessor, CanonPath(path.readLink(), path.path.parent().value_or(CanonPath::root))};
+ }
/* If `path' refers to a directory, append `/default.nix'. */
- if (path2.lstat().type == InputAccessor::tDirectory)
- return path2 + "default.nix";
+ if (path.lstat().type == InputAccessor::tDirectory)
+ return path + "default.nix";
- return path2;
+ return path;
}