One mitigation for this is to use `col -bp` as a git pager, but it seems clumsy. However, for completeness I post it here with an example for how this makes the

One mitigation for this is to use `col -bp` as a git pager, but it seems clumsy. However, for completeness I post it here with an example for how this makes the backdoor visible. Reproduce instruction: # clone repo and cd into it git clone https://github.com/twistlock/gitPocDiff https://github.com/twistlock/gitPocDiff cd gitPocDiff # show diff (this includes the backdoor but it won't be visible) git show ebc3f506a7ec8278e1a3ad4108612b66d10b41ca # expose the backdoor, using `col -bp` as pager git show ebc3f506a7ec8278e1a3ad4108612b66d10b41ca | col -bp