1 file changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/ui-atom.c b/source/ui-atom.c
index 39cadb8..0f82c0d 100644
--- a/source/ui-atom.c
+++ b/source/ui-atom.c
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ void cgit_print_atom(char *tip, const char *path, int max_count)
 	int argc = 2;
 	bool need_updated = true;
 
+	// A leading colon makes git read the path as a pathspec with magic,
+	// which can end the request inside git, so the feed refuses it as the
+	// log does.
+	if (path && path[0] == ':') {
+		cgit_print_error_page(400, "Bad Request", "Invalid path");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (ctx.qry.show_all)
 		argv[1] = "--all";
 	else if (!tip)