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A few emails forward in the thread Linus explains though why we don’t need to worry much about this attack in practice: https://marc.info/?l=git&m=1487872876240
by bjornsing 7y ago
A few emails forward in the thread Linus explains though why we don’t need to worry much about this attack in practice: https://marc.info/?l=git&m=148787287624049&w=2 https://marc.info/?l=git&m=148787287624049&w=2
This argument sounds sound to me.
- Thorrez 7y agoHis argument assumes the file is text and people read the entire thing. If either of those assumptions are false, then it's not safe. People store things in git that aren't text. Therefore it's not safe.