1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 68d32940f3..9ef947e073 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1552,20 +1552,42 @@ static int section_name_match (const char *buf, const char *name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int section_name_is_ok(const char *name)
+{
+	/* Empty section names are bogus. */
+	if (!*name)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Before a dot, we must be alphanumeric or dash. After the first dot,
+	 * anything goes, so we can stop checking.
+	 */
+	for (; *name && *name != '.'; name++)
+		if (*name != '-' && !isalnum(*name))
+			return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /* if new_name == NULL, the section is removed instead */
 int git_config_rename_section_in_file(const char *config_filename,
 				      const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
 {
 	int ret = 0, remove = 0;
 	char *filename_buf = NULL;
-	struct lock_file *lock = xcalloc(sizeof(struct lock_file), 1);
+	struct lock_file *lock;
 	int out_fd;
 	char buf[1024];
 	FILE *config_file;
 
+	if (new_name && !section_name_is_ok(new_name)) {
+		ret = error("invalid section name: %s", new_name);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!config_filename)
 		config_filename = filename_buf = git_pathdup("config");
 
+	lock = xcalloc(sizeof(struct lock_file), 1);
 	out_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(lock, config_filename, 0);
 	if (out_fd < 0) {
 		ret = error("could not lock config file %s", config_filename);