perf(vcs_info): apply the %-quoting patch on first use

lib/vcs_info.zsh loaded VCS_INFO_formats and regexp-replace and patched
the function body on every startup, although only themes that call
vcs_info ever need it. Define a VCS_INFO_formats wrapper that loads and
patches the real function the first time it's called, then replaces
itself with it. `autoload` doesn't override an existing function, so
the wrapper survives a theme's `autoload -Uz vcs_info` and vcs_info's
own autoload of VCS_INFO_*.

Verified that a branch named `evil%n%m` still renders literally after
prompt expansion, as with the eager patch (CVE-2021-45444 mitigation).
Measured on macOS arm64, zsh 5.9: 1.6 ms -> 0.1 ms per interactive
start.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Robby Russell
2026-09-06 08:14:53 -07:00
co-authored by Claude Fable 5.1
parent 426650fbe8
commit a0fa610df3
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@@ -38,16 +38,25 @@
# due to malicious input as a consequence of CVE-2021-45444, which affects
# zsh versions from 5.0.3 to 5.8.
#
autoload -Uz +X regexp-replace VCS_INFO_formats 2>/dev/null || return 0
# The patch is applied when VCS_INFO_formats is first called, since loading
# and patching it on every startup costs time in shells that never use
# vcs_info. `autoload` doesn't replace an already defined function, so this
# wrapper survives a later `autoload -Uz vcs_info` in a theme or .zshrc, and
# vcs_info's own `autoload -Uz VCS_INFO_formats`.
function VCS_INFO_formats {
unfunction VCS_INFO_formats
autoload -Uz +X regexp-replace VCS_INFO_formats 2>/dev/null || return 1
# We use $tmp here because it's already a local variable in VCS_INFO_formats
typeset PATCH='for tmp (base base-name branch misc revision subdir) hook_com[$tmp]="${hook_com[$tmp]//\%/%%}"'
# Unique string to avoid reapplying the patch if this code gets called twice
typeset PATCH_ID=vcs_info-patch-9b9840f2-91e5-4471-af84-9e9a0dc68c1b
# Only patch the VCS_INFO_formats function if not already patched
if [[ "$functions[VCS_INFO_formats]" != *$PATCH_ID* ]]; then
regexp-replace 'functions[VCS_INFO_formats]' \
"VCS_INFO_hook 'post-backend'" \
': ${PATCH_ID}; ${PATCH}; ${MATCH}'
fi
unset PATCH PATCH_ID
# We use $tmp here because it's already a local variable in VCS_INFO_formats
local PATCH='for tmp (base base-name branch misc revision subdir) hook_com[$tmp]="${hook_com[$tmp]//\%/%%}"'
# Unique string to avoid reapplying the patch if this code gets called twice
local PATCH_ID=vcs_info-patch-9b9840f2-91e5-4471-af84-9e9a0dc68c1b
# Only patch the VCS_INFO_formats function if not already patched
if [[ "$functions[VCS_INFO_formats]" != *$PATCH_ID* ]]; then
regexp-replace 'functions[VCS_INFO_formats]' \
"VCS_INFO_hook 'post-backend'" \
': ${PATCH_ID}; ${PATCH}; ${MATCH}'
fi
VCS_INFO_formats "$@"
}