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fix errors when scanning broken symlink #21

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Merge pull request #20 from ntoskernel/2.1-dev
ntoskernel Sep 14, 2026
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fix errors when scanning broken symlink
Antiksec Sep 14, 2026
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11 changes: 10 additions & 1 deletion deepsecrets/core/modes/iscan_mode.py
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Expand Up @@ -387,6 +387,11 @@ def _get_files_list(self) -> List[str]:
self._skip(full_path, f'excluded_path:{exclusion}')
continue

if os.path.islink(full_path) and not os.path.exists(full_path):
# a dangling symlink cannot be opened or stat'ed: os.path.getsize would raise below
self._skip(full_path, 'broken_symlink')
continue

if not self._size_check(full_path):
self._skip(full_path, 'max_file_size')
'''
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -430,7 +435,11 @@ def _size_check(self, path: str):
if self.config.max_file_size == 0:
return True

size = os.path.getsize(path)
try:
size = os.path.getsize(path)
except OSError:
# e.g. a path that vanished or a dangling symlink raced away between discovery and here
return False
if size > self.config.max_file_size:
return False
return True
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