+ file = xstrdup(filename);
+ base_dir = dirname(file);
+ if (!strcmp(base_dir, ".") || !strcmp(base_dir, "..")) {
+ if (!ref) {
+ free(file);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ full_path = xstrdup(path);
+ } else
+ full_path = fmtalloc("%s/%s", base_dir, path);
+
+ if (!ref) {
+ resolved_base = realpath(base_dir, NULL);
+ resolved_full = realpath(full_path, NULL);
+ if (!resolved_base || !resolved_full || !starts_with(resolved_full, resolved_base)) {
+ free(full_path);
+ full_path = NULL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ free(file);
+ free(resolved_base);
+ free(resolved_full);
+
+ return full_path;
+}