qemu_config_section()/qemu_config_key() write section types and keys unquoted ([type], key = …), but the type check only rejected '\n' while the structurally identical id/key checks rejected more, even though the unquoted type slot is the most sensitive. Replace the three ad-hoc denylists with one allowlist matching QEMU's identifier grammar ([A-Za-z0-9._-], non-empty). This is merely hardening, all callers pass constant input today. For the value check use string_is_safe() for now, which is a bit stricter than QEMUs own config validation. Add test-vmspawn-qemu-config covering both. Co-developed-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Paul Meyer <katexochen0@gmail.com>
System and Service Manager
Details
Most documentation is available on systemd's web site.
Assorted, older, general information about systemd can be found in the systemd Wiki.
Information about build requirements is provided in the README file.
Consult our NEWS file for information about what's new in the most recent systemd versions.
Please see the Code Map for information about this repository's layout and content.
Please see the Hacking guide for information on how to hack on systemd and test your modifications.
Please see our Contribution Guidelines for more information about filing GitHub Issues and posting GitHub Pull Requests.
When preparing patches for systemd, please follow our Coding Style Guidelines.
If you are looking for support, please contact our mailing list, join our IRC channel #systemd on libera.chat or Matrix channel
Stable branches with backported patches are available in the stable repo.
We have a security bug bounty program sponsored by the Sovereign Tech Fund hosted on YesWeHack
Repositories with distribution packages built from git main are available on OBS, and also repositories with packages built from the latest stable release
