Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> > I have reviewed is_absolute_path() and have implemented
> > path_is_relative_and_below_cwd() to cleanly handle cases like 'E:abc' on
> > Win32; patch attached.
>
> This patch appears to remove some security-critical restrictions.
> Why did you delete the path_contains_parent_reference calls?
They are now in path_is_relative_and_below_cwd(), and I assume we can
allow ".." for an absolute path in these cases, i.e. it has to match the
data or log path we defined, and I don't see a general reason to prevent
".." in absolute paths, only relative ones.
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