- if (!shash_add_once(&new_br, br_cfg->name, br_cfg)) {
- VLOG_WARN("bridge %s specified twice", br_cfg->name);
+
+ if (strchr(br_cfg->name, '/')) {
+ /* Prevent remote ovsdb-server users from accessing arbitrary
+ * directories, e.g. consider a bridge named "../../../etc/". */
+ VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "ignoring bridge with invalid name \"%s\"",
+ br_cfg->name);
+ } else if (!shash_add_once(&new_br, br_cfg->name, br_cfg)) {
+ VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "bridge %s specified twice", br_cfg->name);