fix: address PR #200 review issues

- Restore PROTOCOL_VERSION to a forward-compatible 2.1.0 and document wire format
- Add NULL guard to config_delete
- Add pipeline cancellation flag and cancellation-aware queue helper
- Join running threads before destroying pipeline contexts on creation failure
- Fix NULL dereference and memory leaks in manifest/chunk handling
- Fix TLS/TCP socket fd leak on connect error paths
- Add compression-level range validation (1-22)
- Close previous log file before opening a new one
- Use getline for unbounded pattern-file lines
- Fix thread-unsafe localtime() and add log level bounds check
- Fix file_load_data to clean up data on read size mismatch
- Add hard ceiling to decompression buffer growth
- Fix mkdir_r bounds check and restore glob comments
- Add send_str NULL guard and mutex-protect bandwidth limiter
- Update AGENTS.md for per-thread io_ssl contract

AGENTS.md

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ tea pr close <number> --repo TapTap/FastSync
 
 ## Common pitfalls
 
-- **`__thread` on shared SSL context**: io_ssl must NOT be thread-local — worker threads inherit the SSL context from the main thread. Use regular `static SSL* io_ssl`.
+- **Per-thread SSL context**: `io_ssl` is stored per-thread (`static __thread SSL* io_ssl`). Each thread that performs protocol I/O must call `io_set_ssl()` to install its own SSL object before using `send_*` / `receive_*` primitives. The main thread's SSL context is not automatically inherited by worker threads.
 - **SSL WANT_READ/WANT_WRITE retry**: Always retry on `SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ` and `SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE` in `send_n_data`/`receive_n_data`. Removing these breaks TLS multithreaded transfers.
 - **clang-format version**: The CI image uses clang-format 18. Always format inside the CI Docker container for exact match.
 - **Merge order matters**: Merge the most comprehensive branch first, then smaller ones, to minimize conflicts when creating a combined branch.

src/client/client_cli.c

@@ -49,6 +49,37 @@ static bool parse_nonneg_int(const char* s, int* out_val) {
   return true;
 }
 
+/* Duplicate a string argument into *dest, freeing the old value. Returns 0 on success, -1 on
+ * failure. */
+static int set_string_option(char** dest, const char* value, const char* option_name) {
+  char* dup = str_dup(value);
+  if (!dup) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for %s\n", option_name);
+    return -1;
+  }
+  free(*dest);
+  *dest = dup;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* Parse a string as a positive integer into *dest. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+static int set_positive_int_option(int* dest, const char* value, const char* option_name) {
+  if (!parse_positive_int(value, dest)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s must be a positive integer\n", option_name);
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* Parse a string as a non-negative integer into *dest. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+static int set_nonneg_int_option(int* dest, const char* value, const char* option_name) {
+  if (!parse_nonneg_int(value, dest)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s must be a non-negative integer\n", option_name);
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static void print_usage(void);
 static int read_patterns_from_file(const char* filepath, char*** patterns, int* count);
 
@@ -100,21 +131,47 @@ static int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_ar
       }
       config->include_patterns[config->include_count++] = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--max-size") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      config->max_size = strtoull(argv[++i], NULL, 10);
+      char* end;
+      errno = 0;
+      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], &end, 10);
+      if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0') {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --max-size must be a non-negative integer\n");
+        return -1;
+      }
+      config->max_size = val;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--min-size") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      config->min_size = strtoull(argv[++i], NULL, 10);
+      char* end;
+      errno = 0;
+      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], &end, 10);
+      if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0') {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --min-size must be a non-negative integer\n");
+        return -1;
+      }
+      config->min_size = val;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--incremental") == 0) {
       config->use_incremental = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--delta") == 0) {
       config->use_delta = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--delta-block") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], NULL, 10);
+      char* end;
+      errno = 0;
+      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], &end, 10);
+      if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0') {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --delta-block must be a positive integer\n");
+        return -1;
+      }
       if (val >= DELTA_BLOCK_SIZE_MIN && val <= DELTA_BLOCK_SIZE_MAX)
         config->delta_block_size = (uint32_t)val;
       else
         fprintf(stderr, "Warning: --delta-block value %llu out of range, using default\n", val);
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--delta-max") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], NULL, 10);
+      char* end;
+      errno = 0;
+      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], &end, 10);
+      if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0') {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --delta-max must be a positive integer\n");
+        return -1;
+      }
       if (val >= DELTA_MIN_FILE_SIZE)
         config->delta_max_file_size = val;
       else
@@ -126,27 +183,21 @@ static int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_ar
         char* end_ptr;
         long level = strtol(argv[i + 1], &end_ptr, 10);
         if (*end_ptr == '\0') {
+          if (level < 1 || level > 22) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Error: compression level must be 1-22\n");
+            return -1;
+          }
           config->compression_level = (int)level;
           log_message(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Set Compression level to %ld", level);
           i++;
         }
       }
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--source-dir") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->send_directory, argv[++i], "--source-dir") != 0)
-      if (!dup) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --source-dir\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      free(config->send_directory);
-      config->send_directory = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--dest-dir") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->receive_root_directory, argv[++i], "--dest-dir") != 0)
-      if (!dup) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --dest-dir\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      free(config->receive_root_directory);
-      config->receive_root_directory = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--save-to-disk") == 0) {
       config->save_to_disk = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-M") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--preserve") == 0) {
@@ -162,13 +213,8 @@ static int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_ar
       config->use_chunk_serialization = true;
       log_message(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Enabled Chunk Serialization");
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--server-host") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->server_host, argv[++i], "--server-host") != 0)
-      if (!dup) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --server-host\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      free(config->server_host);
-      config->server_host = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--server-port") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
       if (!parse_positive_int(argv[++i], &config->server_port)) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error: invalid --server-port value: %s\n", argv[i]);
@@ -191,70 +237,50 @@ static int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_ar
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--progress") == 0) {
       config->show_progress = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--chunk-size") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], NULL, 10);
+      char* end;
-      if (val > 0)
+      errno = 0;
-        config->chunk_size = val;
+      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], &end, 10);
+      if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0' || val == 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --chunk-size must be a positive integer\n");
+        return -1;
+      }
+      config->chunk_size = val;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--tls") == 0) {
       config->use_tls = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--cert") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->tls_cert, argv[++i], "--cert") != 0)
-      if (!dup) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --cert\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      free(config->tls_cert);
-      config->tls_cert = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--key") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->tls_key, argv[++i], "--key") != 0)
-      if (!dup) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --key\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      free(config->tls_key);
-      config->tls_key = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--ca") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->tls_ca, argv[++i], "--ca") != 0)
-      if (!dup) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --ca\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      free(config->tls_ca);
-      config->tls_ca = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--timeout") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      int val;
+      if (set_positive_int_option(&config->timeout, argv[++i], "--timeout") != 0)
-      if (!parse_positive_int(argv[++i], &val)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --timeout must be a positive integer\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      config->timeout = val;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--contimeout") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      int val;
+      if (set_positive_int_option(&config->contimeout, argv[++i], "--contimeout") != 0)
-      if (!parse_positive_int(argv[++i], &val)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --contimeout must be a positive integer\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      config->contimeout = val;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-q") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--quiet") == 0 ||
                strcmp(argv[i], "--silent") == 0) {
       config->quiet = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--backup") == 0) {
       config->backup = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--backup-dir") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->backup_dir, argv[++i], "--backup-dir") != 0)
-      if (!dup) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --backup-dir\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      free(config->backup_dir);
-      config->backup_dir = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--stats") == 0) {
       config->stats = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--max-depth") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (!parse_nonneg_int(argv[++i], &config->max_depth)) {
+      if (set_nonneg_int_option(&config->max_depth, argv[++i], "--max-depth") != 0)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --max-depth must be a non-negative integer\n");
         return -1;
-      }
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--log-file") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+      if (config->log_file) {
+        fclose(config->log_file);
+        config->log_file = NULL;
+        log_set_file(NULL);
+      }
       FILE* lf = fopen(argv[++i], "a");
       if (!lf) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not open log file '%s': %s\n", argv[i], strerror(errno));
@@ -263,12 +289,8 @@ static int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_ar
       config->log_file = lf;
       log_set_file(lf);
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--queue-size") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      int val;
+      if (set_positive_int_option(&config->queue_size, argv[++i], "--queue-size") != 0)
-      if (!parse_positive_int(argv[++i], &val)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --queue-size must be a positive integer\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      config->queue_size = val;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--exclude-from") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
       if (read_patterns_from_file(argv[++i], &config->exclude_patterns, &config->exclude_count) !=
           0)
@@ -280,13 +302,9 @@ static int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_ar
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--partial") == 0) {
       config->partial = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--fastsync-server-path") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->fastsync_server_path, argv[++i], "--fastsync-server-path") !=
-      if (!dup) {
+          0)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --fastsync-server-path\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      free(config->fastsync_server_path);
-      config->fastsync_server_path = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-v") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--verbose") == 0) {
       set_log_level(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG);
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-l") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--links") == 0) {
@@ -310,15 +328,14 @@ static int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_ar
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-i") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--itemize-changes") == 0) {
       config->itemize_changes = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--out-format") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->out_format, argv[++i], "--out-format") != 0)
-      if (!dup)
         return -1;
-      free(config->out_format);
-      config->out_format = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--info") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      config->info_level = atoi(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_nonneg_int_option(&config->info_level, argv[++i], "--info") != 0)
+        return -1;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--debug") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      config->debug_level = atoi(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_nonneg_int_option(&config->debug_level, argv[++i], "--debug") != 0)
+        return -1;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--list-only") == 0) {
       config->list_only = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-h") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--human-readable") == 0) {
@@ -336,12 +353,8 @@ static int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_ar
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--delete-after") == 0) {
       config->delete_after = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--max-delete") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      int val;
+      if (set_nonneg_int_option(&config->max_delete, argv[++i], "--max-delete") != 0)
-      if (!parse_nonneg_int(argv[++i], &val)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --max-delete must be a non-negative integer\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      config->max_delete = val;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--filter") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
       if (!config->filters)
         config->filters = array_list_create(free);
@@ -350,11 +363,8 @@ static int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_ar
         return -1;
       array_list_add(config->filters, dup);
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--files-from") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->files_from, argv[++i], "--files-from") != 0)
-      if (!dup)
         return -1;
-      free(config->files_from);
-      config->files_from = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--cvs-exclude") == 0) {
       config->cvs_exclude = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--prune-empty-dirs") == 0) {
@@ -363,82 +373,44 @@ static int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_ar
       config->relative = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-e") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--rsh") == 0) {
       if (i + 1 < argc) {
-        char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+        if (set_string_option(&config->rsh_command, argv[++i], "-e/--rsh") != 0)
-        if (!dup)
           return -1;
-        free(config->rsh_command);
-        config->rsh_command = dup;
       } else {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error: -e/--rsh requires a command argument\n");
         return -1;
       }
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--rsync-path") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->rsync_path, argv[++i], "--rsync-path") != 0)
-      if (!dup)
         return -1;
-      free(config->rsync_path);
-      config->rsync_path = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--temp-dir") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->temp_dir, argv[++i], "--temp-dir") != 0)
-      if (!dup)
         return -1;
-      free(config->temp_dir);
-      config->temp_dir = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--compare-dest") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->compare_dest, argv[++i], "--compare-dest") != 0)
-      if (!dup)
         return -1;
-      free(config->compare_dest);
-      config->compare_dest = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--copy-dest") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->copy_dest, argv[++i], "--copy-dest") != 0)
-      if (!dup)
         return -1;
-      free(config->copy_dest);
-      config->copy_dest = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--link-dest") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->link_dest, argv[++i], "--link-dest") != 0)
-      if (!dup)
         return -1;
-      free(config->link_dest);
-      config->link_dest = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--partial-dir") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->partial_dir, argv[++i], "--partial-dir") != 0)
-      if (!dup) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --partial-dir\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      free(config->partial_dir);
-      config->partial_dir = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--suffix") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->suffix, argv[++i], "--suffix") != 0)
-      if (!dup) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --suffix\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      free(config->suffix);
-      config->suffix = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--delete-before") == 0) {
       config->delete_before = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-T") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      int val;
+      if (set_positive_int_option(&config->timeout, argv[++i], "-T") != 0)
-      if (!parse_positive_int(argv[++i], &val)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: -T must be a positive integer\n");
         return -1;
-      }
-      config->timeout = val;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--address") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->address, argv[++i], "--address") != 0)
-      if (!dup)
         return -1;
-      free(config->address);
-      config->address = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--bind-address") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->bind_address, argv[++i], "--bind-address") != 0)
-      if (!dup)
         return -1;
-      free(config->bind_address);
-      config->bind_address = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--ipv6") == 0) {
       config->ipv6 = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--ipv4") == 0) {
@@ -446,28 +418,22 @@ static int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_ar
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--daemon") == 0) {
       config->daemon = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--config") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->daemon_config, argv[++i], "--config") != 0)
-      if (!dup)
         return -1;
-      free(config->daemon_config);
-      config->daemon_config = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--server") == 0) {
       config->server_mode = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--checksum") == 0) {
       config->checksum = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--compress-choice") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
+      if (set_string_option(&config->compress_choice, argv[++i], "--compress-choice") != 0)
-      if (!dup)
         return -1;
-      free(config->compress_choice);
-      config->compress_choice = dup;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--compress-level") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      int val;
+      if (set_positive_int_option(&config->compression_level, argv[++i], "--compress-level") != 0)
-      if (!parse_positive_int(argv[++i], &val)) {
+        return -1;
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --compress-level must be a positive integer\n");
+      if (config->compression_level < 1 || config->compression_level > 22) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --compress-level must be between 1 and 22\n");
         return -1;
       }
-      config->compression_level = val;
     } else if (argv[i][0] == '-') {
       fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option: %s\n", argv[i]);
       print_usage();
@@ -641,8 +607,10 @@ static int read_patterns_from_file(const char* filepath, char*** patterns, int*
     fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not open pattern file '%s': %s\n", filepath, strerror(errno));
     return -1;
   }
-  char line[4096];
+  char* line = NULL;
-  while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp)) {
+  size_t line_size = 0;
+  ssize_t n;
+  while ((n = getline(&line, &line_size, fp)) != -1) {
     char* p = line;
     while (*p == ' ' || *p == '\t')
       p++;
@@ -656,6 +624,7 @@ static int read_patterns_from_file(const char* filepath, char*** patterns, int*
     char** tmp = realloc(*patterns, (*count + 1) * sizeof(char*));
     if (!tmp) {
       fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for pattern file\n");
+      free(line);
       fclose(fp);
       return -1;
     }
@@ -663,11 +632,13 @@ static int read_patterns_from_file(const char* filepath, char*** patterns, int*
     char* dup = str_dup(p);
     if (!dup) {
       fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for pattern file\n");
+      free(line);
       fclose(fp);
       return -1;
     }
     (*patterns)[(*count)++] = dup;
   }
+  free(line);
   fclose(fp);
   return 0;
 }

src/client/client_send.c

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int send_single_file(Client* client, File* file, Config* config, bool use
   if (!use_incremental) {
     if (use_sendfile) {
       return send_file_direct_sendfile(file, client->file_descriptor, config->use_metadata) ? 0
-                                                                                             : -1;
+                                                                                            : -1;
     }
     return send_file_direct(file, client->file_descriptor, config->use_metadata, compression_level)
                ? 0
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ static int send_chunks_multithreaded(void* pipeline_context) {
   } else if (context->config->use_tls) {
     client = client_create();
     if (!client || !client_connect_tls(client, context->config->server_host,
-                                        context->config->server_port, context->config->tls_cert,
+                                       context->config->server_port, context->config->tls_cert,
-                                        context->config->tls_key, context->config->tls_ca)) {
+                                       context->config->tls_key, context->config->tls_ca)) {
       if (client)
         client_delete(client);
       fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not connect to server via TLS\n");
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ static int send_chunks_multithreaded(void* pipeline_context) {
     }
     if (send_chunk(client, current_chunk, context->config) != 0) {
       fprintf(stderr, "Error: unexpected error while sending chunk\n");
+      chunk_destroy(current_chunk);
       client_disconnect(client);
       client_delete(client);
       mtx_lock(&context->mutex_progress);
@@ -374,7 +375,8 @@ static int scan_directory_multithreaded(void* pipeline_context) {
       context->config->exclude_patterns, context->config->exclude_count,
       context->config->include_patterns, context->config->include_count, context->config->max_size,
       context->config->min_size, context->config->max_depth, 4, context->config->follow_symlinks,
-      context->config->copy_links, context->config->safe_links, context->config->copy_unsafe_links, context->config->checksum);
+      context->config->copy_links, context->config->safe_links, context->config->copy_unsafe_links,
+      context->config->checksum);
 
   Chunk* current_chunk;
   while ((current_chunk = parallel_scanner_next(scanner)) != NULL) {
@@ -384,13 +386,31 @@ static int scan_directory_multithreaded(void* pipeline_context) {
         const char* p = current_chunk->items[i]->path;
         if (*p == '/')
           p++;
-        array_list_add(context->manifest, str_dup(p));
+        char* manifest_entry = str_dup(p);
+        if (!manifest_entry) {
+          log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate manifest entry");
+          mtx_unlock(&context->mutex_scanner);
+          context->cancelled = true;
+          cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_full_scanner);
+          cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_empty_scanner);
+          parallel_scanner_destroy(scanner);
+          return thrd_error;
+        }
+        array_list_add(context->manifest, manifest_entry);
       }
       mtx_unlock(&context->mutex_scanner);
     }
-    queue_enqueue_multithreaded(context->queue_scanner, current_chunk, &context->mutex_scanner,
+    if (!queue_enqueue_multithreaded_cancel(
-                                &context->condition_not_empty_scanner,
+            context->queue_scanner, current_chunk, &context->mutex_scanner,
-                                &context->condition_not_full_scanner);
+            &context->condition_not_empty_scanner, &context->condition_not_full_scanner,
+            &context->cancelled)) {
+      chunk_destroy(current_chunk);
+      context->cancelled = true;
+      cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_full_scanner);
+      cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_empty_scanner);
+      parallel_scanner_destroy(scanner);
+      return thrd_error;
+    }
   }
   mtx_lock(&context->mutex_scanner);
   context->scanner_done = true;
@@ -426,9 +446,16 @@ static int load_files_multithreaded(void* pipeline_context) {
         }
       }
     }
-    queue_enqueue_multithreaded(context->queue_loader, chunk, &context->mutex_loader,
+    if (!queue_enqueue_multithreaded_cancel(context->queue_loader, chunk, &context->mutex_loader,
-                                &context->condition_not_empty_loader,
+                                            &context->condition_not_empty_loader,
-                                &context->condition_not_full_loader);
+                                            &context->condition_not_full_loader,
+                                            &context->cancelled)) {
+      chunk_destroy(chunk);
+      context->cancelled = true;
+      cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_full_loader);
+      cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_empty_loader);
+      return thrd_error;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -485,17 +512,21 @@ int send_files(Config* config) {
   } else if (config->use_tls) {
     client = client_create();
     if (!client || !client_connect_tls(client, config->server_host, config->server_port,
-                                        config->tls_cert, config->tls_key, config->tls_ca)) {
+                                       config->tls_cert, config->tls_key, config->tls_ca)) {
-      if (client)
+      if (client) {
+        client_disconnect(client);
         client_delete(client);
+      }
       fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not connect to server via TLS\n");
       return 1;
     }
   } else {
     client = client_create();
     if (!client || !client_connect(client, config->server_host, config->server_port)) {
-      if (client)
+      if (client) {
+        client_disconnect(client);
         client_delete(client);
+      }
       fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not connect to server\n");
       return 1;
     }
@@ -525,7 +556,17 @@ int send_files(Config* config) {
         const char* p = current_chunk->items[i]->path;
         if (*p == '/')
           p++;
-        array_list_add(manifest, str_dup(p));
+        char* manifest_entry = str_dup(p);
+        if (!manifest_entry) {
+          log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate manifest entry");
+          chunk_destroy(current_chunk);
+          array_list_delete(manifest);
+          directory_scanner_destroy(scanner);
+          client_disconnect(client);
+          client_delete(client);
+          return 1;
+        }
+        array_list_add(manifest, manifest_entry);
       }
     }
     if (!config->use_sendfile) {
@@ -575,8 +616,8 @@ int send_files(Config* config) {
   }
   if (config->stats) {
     double rate = elapsed_total > 0 ? total_bytes / (1048576.0 * elapsed_total) : 0;
-    fprintf(stderr, "Stats: %d files, %.1f MB, %.1f MB/s\n", total_files,
+    fprintf(stderr, "Stats: %d files, %.1f MB, %.1f MB/s\n", total_files, total_bytes / 1048576.0,
-            total_bytes / 1048576.0, rate);
+            rate);
   }
   directory_scanner_destroy(scanner);
   client_disconnect(client);
@@ -624,17 +665,42 @@ int send_files_multithreaded(Config* config) {
   if (config->use_delete)
     context->manifest = array_list_create(free);
 
-  thrd_t scanner, loader, sender, progress;
+  thrd_t scanner, loader, sender;
-  if (thrd_create(&scanner, scan_directory_multithreaded, context) != thrd_success ||
+  bool scanner_created = false;
-      thrd_create(&loader, load_files_multithreaded, context) != thrd_success ||
+  bool loader_created = false;
-      thrd_create(&sender, send_chunks_multithreaded, context) != thrd_success) {
+  bool sender_created = false;
+
+  scanner_created = (thrd_create(&scanner, scan_directory_multithreaded, context) == thrd_success);
+  if (scanner_created)
+    loader_created = (thrd_create(&loader, load_files_multithreaded, context) == thrd_success);
+  if (scanner_created && loader_created)
+    sender_created = (thrd_create(&sender, send_chunks_multithreaded, context) == thrd_success);
+
+  if (!scanner_created || !loader_created || !sender_created) {
     perror("Error creating threads.\n");
+    context->cancelled = true;
+    context->scanner_done = true;
+    context->loader_done = true;
+    context->sender_done = true;
+    cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_full_scanner);
+    cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_empty_scanner);
+    cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_full_loader);
+    cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_empty_loader);
+    if (sender_created)
+      thrd_join(sender, NULL);
+    if (loader_created)
+      thrd_join(loader, NULL);
+    if (scanner_created)
+      thrd_join(scanner, NULL);
     pipeline_context_sender_destroy(context);
     return 1;
   }
 
+  thrd_t progress;
+  bool progress_created = false;
   if (config->show_progress) {
-    if (thrd_create(&progress, progress_thread_fn, context) != thrd_success) {
+    progress_created = (thrd_create(&progress, progress_thread_fn, context) == thrd_success);
+    if (!progress_created) {
       perror("Error creating progress thread.\n");
       /* Non-fatal; continue without progress reporting */
     }
@@ -645,7 +711,7 @@ int send_files_multithreaded(Config* config) {
   thrd_join(loader, NULL);
   thrd_join(sender, &sender_result);
 
-  if (config->show_progress) {
+  if (progress_created) {
     /* Signal progress thread to exit if it hasn't already */
     mtx_lock(&context->mutex_progress);
     context->sender_done = true;

src/client/scanner.c

@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ static void dir_entry_destroy(void* item) {
 
 static DirEntry* dir_entry_create(const char* path, int depth) {
   DirEntry* de = malloc(sizeof(DirEntry));
-  if (de) {
+  if (!de)
-    de->path = str_dup(path);
+    return NULL;
-    de->depth = depth;
+  de->path = str_dup(path);
+  if (!de->path) {
+    free(de);
+    return NULL;
   }
+  de->depth = depth;
   return de;
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +66,18 @@ DirectoryScanner* directory_scanner_create(const char* root_directory, bool use_
   scanner->safe_links = safe_links;
   scanner->copy_unsafe_links = copy_unsafe_links;
   scanner->checksum = checksum;
-  queue_enqueue(scanner->directories, dir_entry_create(root_directory, 0));
+  DirEntry* root = dir_entry_create(root_directory, 0);
+  if (!root) {
+    queue_destroy(scanner->directories);
+    free(scanner);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  if (!queue_enqueue(scanner->directories, root)) {
+    dir_entry_destroy(root);
+    queue_destroy(scanner->directories);
+    free(scanner);
+    return NULL;
+  }
   return scanner;
 }
 
@@ -309,12 +324,12 @@ static int parallel_worker_thread(void* arg) {
 }
 
 ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create(char* root_directory, bool use_metadata,
-                                          unsigned long long chunk_size, char** exclude_patterns,
+                                         unsigned long long chunk_size, char** exclude_patterns,
-                                          int exclude_count, char** include_patterns,
+                                         int exclude_count, char** include_patterns,
-                                          int include_count, unsigned long long max_size,
+                                         int include_count, unsigned long long max_size,
-                                          unsigned long long min_size, int max_depth,
+                                         unsigned long long min_size, int max_depth,
-                                          int num_threads, bool follow_symlinks, bool copy_links,
+                                         int num_threads, bool follow_symlinks, bool copy_links,
-                                          bool safe_links, bool copy_unsafe_links, bool checksum) {
+                                         bool safe_links, bool copy_unsafe_links, bool checksum) {
   ParallelScanner* ps = calloc(1, sizeof(ParallelScanner));
   if (!ps)
     return NULL;
@@ -323,9 +338,28 @@ ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create(char* root_directory, bool use_metadata
     free(ps);
     return NULL;
   }
-  if (mtx_init(&ps->result_mutex, mtx_plain) != thrd_success ||
+  int init = 0;
-      cnd_init(&ps->result_not_empty) != thrd_success ||
+  bool ok = true;
-      cnd_init(&ps->result_not_full) != thrd_success) {
+  if (mtx_init(&ps->result_mutex, mtx_plain) != thrd_success)
+    ok = false;
+  if (ok) {
+    init++;
+    if (cnd_init(&ps->result_not_empty) != thrd_success)
+      ok = false;
+  }
+  if (ok) {
+    // cppcheck-suppress unreadVariable
+    init++;
+    if (cnd_init(&ps->result_not_full) != thrd_success)
+      ok = false;
+  }
+  if (!ok) {
+    if (init >= 3)
+      cnd_destroy(&ps->result_not_full);
+    if (init >= 2)
+      cnd_destroy(&ps->result_not_empty);
+    if (init >= 1)
+      mtx_destroy(&ps->result_mutex);
     queue_destroy(ps->result_queue);
     free(ps);
     return NULL;
@@ -347,11 +381,62 @@ ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create(char* root_directory, bool use_metadata
     char* cur_path = path_cat(root_directory, entry->d_name);
     if (!cur_path)
       continue;
-    struct stat st;
+    struct stat lstats;
-    if (stat(cur_path, &st) != 0) {
+    if (lstat(cur_path, &lstats) != 0) {
       free(cur_path);
       continue;
     }
+    bool is_symlink = S_ISLNK(lstats.st_mode);
+
+    // Skip symlinks unless the user explicitly enabled following/copying them.
+    if (is_symlink && !follow_symlinks && !copy_links && !safe_links && !copy_unsafe_links) {
+      free(cur_path);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // --safe-links: reject symlinks pointing outside the source tree.
+    if (is_symlink && safe_links) {
+      char link_target[4096];
+      ssize_t len = readlink(cur_path, link_target, sizeof(link_target) - 1);
+      if (len < 0) {
+        free(cur_path);
+        continue;
+      }
+      link_target[len] = 0;
+      if (link_target[0] == '/') {
+        free(cur_path);
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // --copy-unsafe-links (without --copy-links): only copy absolute symlinks.
+    if (is_symlink && copy_unsafe_links && !copy_links) {
+      char link_target[4096];
+      ssize_t len = readlink(cur_path, link_target, sizeof(link_target) - 1);
+      if (len < 0) {
+        free(cur_path);
+        continue;
+      }
+      link_target[len] = 0;
+      bool unsafe = (link_target[0] == '/');
+      if (!unsafe) {
+        free(cur_path);
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Determine whether to use lstat or stat results for the entry.
+    struct stat st;
+    bool use_lstat_res = is_symlink && follow_symlinks && !copy_links;
+    if (use_lstat_res) {
+      st = lstats;
+    } else {
+      if (stat(cur_path, &st) != 0) {
+        free(cur_path);
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
     if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
       array_list_add(subdirs, cur_path);
     } else {
@@ -513,6 +598,7 @@ void parallel_scanner_destroy(ParallelScanner* ps) {
     return;
   ps->done = true;
   cnd_signal(&ps->result_not_empty);
+  cnd_broadcast(&ps->result_not_full);
   for (int i = 0; i < ps->num_threads; i++)
     thrd_join(ps->threads[i], NULL);
   free(ps->threads);

src/client/scanner.h

@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ Chunk* directory_scanner_next(DirectoryScanner* scanner);
 void directory_scanner_destroy(DirectoryScanner* scanner);
 
 ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create(char* root_directory, bool use_metadata,
-                                          unsigned long long chunk_size, char** exclude_patterns,
+                                         unsigned long long chunk_size, char** exclude_patterns,
-                                          int exclude_count, char** include_patterns,
+                                         int exclude_count, char** include_patterns,
-                                          int include_count, unsigned long long max_size,
+                                         int include_count, unsigned long long max_size,
-                                          unsigned long long min_size, int max_depth,
+                                         unsigned long long min_size, int max_depth,
-                                          int num_threads, bool follow_symlinks, bool copy_links,
+                                         int num_threads, bool follow_symlinks, bool copy_links,
-                                          bool safe_links, bool copy_unsafe_links, bool checksum);
+                                         bool safe_links, bool copy_unsafe_links, bool checksum);
 Chunk* parallel_scanner_next(ParallelScanner* scanner);
 void parallel_scanner_destroy(ParallelScanner* scanner);
 

src/server/server.c

@@ -135,11 +135,27 @@ void handler(int file_descriptor) {
       return;
     }
     thrd_t receiver, writer;
-    if (thrd_create(&receiver, receive_thread, context) != thrd_success ||
+    bool receiver_created = false;
-        thrd_create(&writer, write_thread, context) != thrd_success) {
+    bool writer_created = false;
+    receiver_created = (thrd_create(&receiver, receive_thread, context) == thrd_success);
+    if (receiver_created)
+      writer_created = (thrd_create(&writer, write_thread, context) == thrd_success);
+    if (!receiver_created || !writer_created) {
       perror("Error creating Threads");
+      if (receiver_created) {
+        mtx_lock(&context->mutex);
+        context->cancelled = true;
+        cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_full);
+        cnd_broadcast(&context->condition_not_empty);
+        mtx_unlock(&context->mutex);
+        close(file_descriptor);
+        thrd_join(receiver, NULL);
+      } else {
+        close(file_descriptor);
+      }
+      if (writer_created)
+        thrd_join(writer, NULL);
       pipeline_context_receiver_destroy(context);
-      close(file_descriptor);
       return;
     }
     thrd_join(receiver, NULL);

src/shared/chunk.c

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #include "metadata.h"
 #include "protocol.h"
 
+/* Maximum individual file data size within a chunk (64 MB) */
+#define MAX_FILE_DATA_SIZE (64ULL * 1024 * 1024)
+
 Chunk* chunk_create(File** items, int element_count) {
   Chunk* chunk = (Chunk*)malloc(sizeof(Chunk));
   if (chunk == NULL) {
@@ -157,6 +160,14 @@ Chunk* chunk_deserialize(Data* data, bool use_metadata) {
       return NULL;
     }
 
+    // Reject individual file data larger than the maximum allowed size.
+    if (file_data_size > MAX_FILE_DATA_SIZE) {
+      log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "File data size %zu exceeds maximum %llu", file_data_size,
+                  (unsigned long long)MAX_FILE_DATA_SIZE);
+      array_list_delete(files);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
     void* file_data = malloc(file_data_size);
     if (file_data == NULL) {
       perror("Could not allocate memory for file data");
@@ -210,6 +221,15 @@ Chunk* receive_chunk_data(int fd, const Config* config) {
       return NULL;
     }
   }
+
+  // Reject chunks larger than the maximum allowed size to prevent OOM.
+  if (data_to_process->size > MAX_CHUNK_SIZE) {
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Chunk size %zu exceeds maximum %llu", data_to_process->size,
+                (unsigned long long)MAX_CHUNK_SIZE);
+    data_destroy(data_to_process);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
   Chunk* chunk = chunk_deserialize(data_to_process, config->use_metadata);
   data_destroy(data_to_process);
   if (chunk == NULL)

src/shared/compression.c

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #include "compression.h"
 #include "data.h"
 #include "log.h"
-#include "stdlib.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
-#include "string.h"
+#include <string.h>
 #include <strings.h>
-#include "zstd.h"
+#include <zstd.h>
 
 #define INITIAL_DECOMPRESS_BUF_SIZE (1024 * 1024)
+#define MAX_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE (100ULL * 1024 * 1024) /* 100 MB hard ceiling */
 
 static const char* SKIP_COMPRESSION_EXTENSIONS[] = {".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif", ".mp4", ".mkv",
                                                     ".zip", ".gz",   ".xz",  ".zst", NULL};
@@ -84,6 +85,13 @@ Data* data_decompress(Data* compressed_data) {
     dst_size = compressed_data->size * 3;
     if (dst_size < INITIAL_DECOMPRESS_BUF_SIZE)
       dst_size = INITIAL_DECOMPRESS_BUF_SIZE;
+    if (dst_size > MAX_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE)
+      dst_size = MAX_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE;
+  }
+  if (dst_size > MAX_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE) {
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Declared decompressed size exceeds %llu bytes",
+                (unsigned long long)MAX_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE);
+    return NULL;
   }
 
   ZSTD_DCtx* dctx = ZSTD_createDCtx();
@@ -113,7 +121,16 @@ Data* data_decompress(Data* compressed_data) {
       return NULL;
     }
     if (ret > 0 && output.pos == output.size) {
+      if (buf_size >= MAX_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE) {
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Decompressed data exceeds %llu bytes",
+                    (unsigned long long)MAX_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE);
+        ZSTD_freeDCtx(dctx);
+        data_destroy(uncompressed_data);
+        return NULL;
+      }
       buf_size *= 2;
+      if (buf_size > MAX_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE)
+        buf_size = MAX_DECOMPRESSED_SIZE;
       void* new_data = realloc(uncompressed_data->data, buf_size);
       if (!new_data) {
         log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to grow decompression buffer");

src/shared/config.c

@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ void config_parse_ssh_dest(Config* config) {
 }
 
 void config_delete(Config* config) {
+  if (config == NULL)
+    return;
   free(config->version);
   free(config->send_directory);
   free(config->receive_root_directory);
@@ -167,6 +169,16 @@ void config_delete(Config* config) {
   free(config);
 }
 
+/* Wire format order (must match config_receive and be updated when PROTOCOL_VERSION bumps):
+ * version, send_directory, receive_root_directory, save_to_disk, use_multithreading,
+ * use_chunk_serialization, use_compression, use_metadata, compression_level, chunk_size,
+ * use_sendfile, use_delete, use_incremental, use_delta, delta_block_size, delta_max_file_size,
+ * backup, backup_dir, follow_symlinks, copy_links, safe_links, copy_unsafe_links,
+ * preserve_hard_links, preserve_acls, preserve_xattrs, preserve_devices, preserve_sparse,
+ * update, inplace, append, append_verify, delete_excluded, delete_after, max_delete, relative,
+ * prune_empty_dirs, temp_dir, partial, partial_dir, suffix, delete_before, checksum,
+ * compress_choice, status
+ */
 bool config_send(int file_descriptor, const Config* config) {
   if (!send_str(file_descriptor, config->version))
     return false;
@@ -264,6 +276,7 @@ bool config_send(int file_descriptor, const Config* config) {
   return true;
 }
 
+/* Wire format order: see the comment above config_send. */
 Config* config_receive(int file_descriptor) {
   Config* config = (Config*)malloc(sizeof(Config));
   if (config == NULL)

src/shared/config.h

@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ typedef struct Config {
   char* compress_choice;
 } Config;
 
-#define PROTOCOL_VERSION "1.3.0"
+/* This version must be bumped whenever config_send / config_receive wire format changes. */
+#define PROTOCOL_VERSION "2.1.0"
 #define DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE (10 * 1024 * 1024)
 
 Config* config_create(void);

src/shared/file.c

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "data.h"
 #include "file.h"
-#include "log.h"
 #include "metadata.h"
 #include "protocol.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -35,7 +34,8 @@ File* file_create(const char* path) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  strcpy(file->path, path);
+  memcpy(file->path, path, path_len);
+  file->path[path_len] = '\0';
   file->data = data_create_reserve(0);
   if (file->data == NULL) {
     free(file->path);
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ bool file_load_data(File* file) {
   size_t bytes_read = file_content_to_buffer(file);
   if (bytes_read != file->data->size) {
     log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Did not read expected amount of bytes from file");
+    free(file->data->data);
+    file->data->data = NULL;
+    file->data->size = 0;
     return false;
   }
   return true;
@@ -142,7 +145,8 @@ bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, File* file, const Config* con
   }
 
   char* resolved_root = NULL;
-  const char* actual_root = (partial_dir && config && config->partial) ? partial_dir : root_directory;
+  const char* actual_root =
+      (partial_dir && config && config->partial) ? partial_dir : root_directory;
   resolved_root = realpath(actual_root, NULL);
   if (resolved_root == NULL) {
     if (mkdir_r(actual_root)) {
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, File* file, const Config* con
       if (backup_path) {
         char* backup_dir_path = str_dup(backup_path);
         if (backup_dir_path) {
-          char* bdir = dirname(backup_dir_path);
+          const char* bdir = dirname(backup_dir_path);
           mkdir_r(bdir);
           free(backup_dir_path);
         }
@@ -222,8 +226,7 @@ bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, File* file, const Config* con
   size_t root_len = strlen(resolved_root);
   if (strncmp(resolved_dir, resolved_root, root_len) != 0 ||
       (resolved_dir[root_len] != '\0' && resolved_dir[root_len] != '/')) {
-    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Path escape detected: %s is outside %s", disk_path,
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Path escape detected: %s is outside %s", disk_path, actual_root);
-                actual_root);
     free(resolved_dir);
     free(resolved_root);
     free(disk_path);
@@ -517,8 +520,8 @@ File* receive_incremental_check(int fd, const Config* config, bool* skipped) {
   return file;
 }
 
-bool to_disk(const char* path, const void* data, unsigned long long data_size,
+bool to_disk(const char* path, const void* data, unsigned long long data_size, bool inplace,
-             bool inplace, bool sparse) {
+             bool sparse) {
   char* tmp_path = NULL;
   char* directory = NULL;
 

src/shared/file.h

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ bool file_send_sendfile(File* file, int file_descriptor, bool use_metadata, int
 size_t file_content_to_buffer(File* file);
 FileMetadata* file_metadata_create(const struct stat* stats);
 void file_metadata_destroy(void* metadata);
-bool to_disk(const char* path, const void* data, unsigned long long data_size,
+bool to_disk(const char* path, const void* data, unsigned long long data_size, bool inplace,
-             bool inplace, bool sparse);
+             bool sparse);
 bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, File* file, const Config* config);
 File* receive_incremental_check(int fd, const Config* config, bool* skipped);
 int receive_manifest(int fd, const Config* config, int* next_status);

src/shared/log.c

@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ void log_set_file(FILE* fp) {
 void log_message(LogLevel log_level, const char* format, ...) {
   if (log_level < current_log_level)
     return;
+  if (log_level < 0 || log_level >= (int)(sizeof(log_level_strings) / sizeof(log_level_strings[0])))
+    return;
   time_t now = time(NULL);
-  const struct tm* t = localtime(&now);
+  struct tm t;
+  if (!localtime_r(&now, &t))
+    return;
 
-  fprintf(stderr, "%04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d [%s]: ", t->tm_year + 1900, t->tm_mon + 1,
+  fprintf(stderr, "%04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d [%s]: ", t.tm_year + 1900, t.tm_mon + 1, t.tm_mday,
-          t->tm_mday, t->tm_hour, t->tm_min, t->tm_sec, log_level_strings[log_level]);
+          t.tm_hour, t.tm_min, t.tm_sec, log_level_strings[log_level]);
 
   va_list args;
   va_start(args, format);
@@ -31,8 +35,8 @@ void log_message(LogLevel log_level, const char* format, ...) {
   fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 
   if (log_fp) {
-    fprintf(log_fp, "%04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d [%s]: ", t->tm_year + 1900, t->tm_mon + 1,
+    fprintf(log_fp, "%04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d [%s]: ", t.tm_year + 1900, t.tm_mon + 1,
-            t->tm_mday, t->tm_hour, t->tm_min, t->tm_sec, log_level_strings[log_level]);
+            t.tm_mday, t.tm_hour, t.tm_min, t.tm_sec, log_level_strings[log_level]);
     va_start(args, format);
     vfprintf(log_fp, format, args);
     va_end(args);

src/shared/multiprocessing.c

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <threads.h>
 
 PipelineContextSender* pipeline_context_sender_create(Config* config, Queue* queue_scanner,
-                                                       Queue* queue_loader) {
+                                                      Queue* queue_loader) {
   PipelineContextSender* context = malloc(sizeof(PipelineContextSender));
   if (context == NULL)
     return NULL;
@@ -26,18 +26,48 @@ PipelineContextSender* pipeline_context_sender_create(Config* config, Queue* que
   context->manifest = NULL;
   context->progress_bytes = 0;
   context->sender_done = false;
-  if (mtx_init(&context->mutex_scanner, mtx_plain) != thrd_success ||
+  context->cancelled = false;
-      cnd_init(&context->condition_not_full_scanner) != thrd_success ||
+  int init = 0;
-      cnd_init(&context->condition_not_empty_scanner) != thrd_success ||
+  if (mtx_init(&context->mutex_scanner, mtx_plain) != thrd_success)
-      mtx_init(&context->mutex_loader, mtx_plain) != thrd_success ||
+    goto fail;
-      cnd_init(&context->condition_not_full_loader) != thrd_success ||
+  init++;
-      mtx_init(&context->mutex_progress, mtx_plain) != thrd_success ||
+  if (cnd_init(&context->condition_not_full_scanner) != thrd_success)
-      cnd_init(&context->condition_not_empty_loader) != thrd_success) {
+    goto fail;
-    perror("Error initializing synchronization objects");
+  init++;
-    free(context);
+  if (cnd_init(&context->condition_not_empty_scanner) != thrd_success)
-    return NULL;
+    goto fail;
-  }
+  init++;
+  if (mtx_init(&context->mutex_loader, mtx_plain) != thrd_success)
+    goto fail;
+  init++;
+  if (cnd_init(&context->condition_not_full_loader) != thrd_success)
+    goto fail;
+  init++;
+  if (cnd_init(&context->condition_not_empty_loader) != thrd_success)
+    goto fail;
+  init++;
+  if (mtx_init(&context->mutex_progress, mtx_plain) != thrd_success)
+    goto fail;
+  // cppcheck-suppress unreadVariable
+  init++;
   return context;
+
+fail:
+  perror("Error initializing synchronization objects");
+  if (init >= 6)
+    cnd_destroy(&context->condition_not_empty_loader);
+  if (init >= 5)
+    cnd_destroy(&context->condition_not_full_loader);
+  if (init >= 4)
+    mtx_destroy(&context->mutex_loader);
+  if (init >= 3)
+    cnd_destroy(&context->condition_not_empty_scanner);
+  if (init >= 2)
+    cnd_destroy(&context->condition_not_full_scanner);
+  if (init >= 1)
+    mtx_destroy(&context->mutex_scanner);
+  free(context);
+  return NULL;
 }
 
 void pipeline_context_sender_destroy(PipelineContextSender* context) {
@@ -58,7 +88,7 @@ void pipeline_context_sender_destroy(PipelineContextSender* context) {
 }
 
 PipelineContextReceiver* pipeline_context_receiver_create(Config* config, Queue* queue,
-                                                           int file_descriptor, SSL* ssl) {
+                                                          int file_descriptor, SSL* ssl) {
   PipelineContextReceiver* context = malloc(sizeof(PipelineContextReceiver));
   if (context == NULL)
     return NULL;
@@ -67,14 +97,30 @@ PipelineContextReceiver* pipeline_context_receiver_create(Config* config, Queue*
   context->file_descriptor = file_descriptor;
   context->ssl = ssl;
   context->receiver_done = false;
-  if (mtx_init(&context->mutex, mtx_plain) != thrd_success ||
+  context->cancelled = false;
-      cnd_init(&context->condition_not_full) != thrd_success ||
+  int init = 0;
-      cnd_init(&context->condition_not_empty) != thrd_success) {
+  if (mtx_init(&context->mutex, mtx_plain) != thrd_success)
-    perror("Error initializing synchronization objects");
+    goto fail;
-    free(context);
+  init++;
-    return NULL;
+  if (cnd_init(&context->condition_not_full) != thrd_success)
-  }
+    goto fail;
+  init++;
+  if (cnd_init(&context->condition_not_empty) != thrd_success)
+    goto fail;
+  // cppcheck-suppress unreadVariable
+  init++;
   return context;
+
+fail:
+  perror("Error initializing synchronization objects");
+  if (init >= 3)
+    cnd_destroy(&context->condition_not_empty);
+  if (init >= 2)
+    cnd_destroy(&context->condition_not_full);
+  if (init >= 1)
+    mtx_destroy(&context->mutex);
+  free(context);
+  return NULL;
 }
 
 void pipeline_context_receiver_destroy(PipelineContextReceiver* context) {
@@ -94,8 +140,13 @@ static bool receive_chunk_enqueue(int file_descriptor, PipelineContextReceiver*
   for (int i = 0; i < chunk->element_count; i++) {
     File* file = chunk->items[i];
     chunk->items[i] = NULL;
-    queue_enqueue_multithreaded(context->queue, file, &context->mutex,
+    if (!queue_enqueue_multithreaded_cancel(context->queue, file, &context->mutex,
-                                &context->condition_not_empty, &context->condition_not_full);
+                                            &context->condition_not_empty,
+                                            &context->condition_not_full, &context->cancelled)) {
+      file_destroy(file);
+      chunk_destroy(chunk);
+      return false;
+    }
   }
   chunk_destroy(chunk);
   return true;
@@ -129,8 +180,12 @@ int receive_thread(void* pipeline_context) {
       if (!skipped) {
         if (file == NULL)
           return thrd_error;
-        queue_enqueue_multithreaded(context->queue, file, &context->mutex,
+        if (!queue_enqueue_multithreaded_cancel(
-                                    &context->condition_not_empty, &context->condition_not_full);
+                context->queue, file, &context->mutex, &context->condition_not_empty,
+                &context->condition_not_full, &context->cancelled)) {
+          file_destroy(file);
+          return thrd_error;
+        }
       }
     } else if (status == STATUS_CHUNK) {
       if (!receive_chunk_enqueue(file_descriptor, context))
@@ -166,8 +221,12 @@ int receive_thread(void* pipeline_context) {
     } else {
       File* file = file_receive(config, file_descriptor);
       if (file) {
-        queue_enqueue_multithreaded(context->queue, file, &context->mutex,
+        if (!queue_enqueue_multithreaded_cancel(
-                                    &context->condition_not_empty, &context->condition_not_full);
+                context->queue, file, &context->mutex, &context->condition_not_empty,
+                &context->condition_not_full, &context->cancelled)) {
+          file_destroy(file);
+          return thrd_error;
+        }
       } else {
         log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to receive file");
         return thrd_error;

src/shared/multiprocessing.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ typedef struct {
   mtx_t mutex_progress;
   unsigned long long progress_bytes;
   bool sender_done;
+  bool cancelled;
 } PipelineContextSender;
 
 typedef struct PipelineContextReceiver {
@@ -37,13 +38,14 @@ typedef struct PipelineContextReceiver {
   cnd_t condition_not_full;
   cnd_t condition_not_empty;
   bool receiver_done;
+  bool cancelled;
 } PipelineContextReceiver;
 
 PipelineContextSender* pipeline_context_sender_create(Config* config, Queue* queue_scanner,
-                                                       Queue* queue_loader);
+                                                      Queue* queue_loader);
 void pipeline_context_sender_destroy(PipelineContextSender* context);
 PipelineContextReceiver* pipeline_context_receiver_create(Config* config, Queue* queue_receiver,
-                                                           int file_descriptor, SSL* ssl);
+                                                          int file_descriptor, SSL* ssl);
 void pipeline_context_receiver_destroy(PipelineContextReceiver* context);
 int receive_thread(void* pipeline_context);
 int write_thread(void* pipeline_context);

src/shared/protocol.c

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <threads.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ static __thread SSL* io_ssl;
 static unsigned long long io_bwlimit = 0;
 static long long bw_tokens = 0;
 static struct timespec bw_last_refill = {0, 0};
+static mtx_t bw_mutex;
+static once_flag bw_mutex_once = ONCE_FLAG_INIT;
 
 static __thread unsigned long long total_allocated_bytes = 0;
 
@@ -28,15 +31,24 @@ void io_set_fds(int read_fd, int write_fd) {
   io_write_fd = write_fd;
 }
 
+static void bw_mutex_init(void) {
+  mtx_init(&bw_mutex, mtx_plain);
+}
+
 void io_set_bwlimit(unsigned long long bytes_per_sec) {
+  call_once(&bw_mutex_once, bw_mutex_init);
+  mtx_lock(&bw_mutex);
   io_bwlimit = bytes_per_sec;
   bw_tokens = (long long)io_bwlimit;
   clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &bw_last_refill);
+  mtx_unlock(&bw_mutex);
 }
 
 static void bw_throttle(size_t bytes_written) {
   if (io_bwlimit == 0)
     return;
+  call_once(&bw_mutex_once, bw_mutex_init);
+  mtx_lock(&bw_mutex);
 
   struct timespec now;
   clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
@@ -61,6 +73,7 @@ static void bw_throttle(size_t bytes_written) {
     bw_tokens = 0;
     clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &bw_last_refill);
   }
+  mtx_unlock(&bw_mutex);
 }
 
 void io_set_ssl(SSL* ssl) {
@@ -177,6 +190,8 @@ static const char* status_to_string(Status status) {
 }
 
 bool send_str(int file_descriptor, const char* data) {
+  if (data == NULL)
+    return false;
   size_t size = strlen(data);
   if (!send_n_data(file_descriptor, &size, sizeof(size_t)))
     return false;

src/shared/protocol.h

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 /* Maximum allowed data payload size for receive_data (100 MB) */
 #define MAX_DATA_PAYLOAD_SIZE (100ULL * 1024 * 1024)
 
+/* Maximum chunk size (64 MB) — prevents unbounded allocation from the wire */
+#define MAX_CHUNK_SIZE (64ULL * 1024 * 1024)
+
 typedef struct ssl_st SSL;
 
 typedef int Status;

src/shared/queue.c

@@ -103,6 +103,22 @@ bool queue_enqueue_multithreaded(Queue* queue, void* item, mtx_t* mutex, cnd_t*
   return ok;
 }
 
+bool queue_enqueue_multithreaded_cancel(Queue* queue, void* item, mtx_t* mutex,
+                                        cnd_t* condition_not_empty, cnd_t* condition_not_full,
+                                        const bool* cancelled) {
+  mtx_lock(mutex);
+  while (queue_is_full(queue) && (cancelled == NULL || !*cancelled))
+    cnd_wait(condition_not_full, mutex);
+  if (cancelled != NULL && *cancelled) {
+    mtx_unlock(mutex);
+    return false;
+  }
+  bool ok = queue_enqueue(queue, item);
+  cnd_signal(condition_not_empty);
+  mtx_unlock(mutex);
+  return ok;
+}
+
 void* queue_dequeue(Queue* queue) {
   if (queue == NULL || queue_is_empty(queue)) {
     perror("ERROR: Could not dequeue from null or empty queue.");

src/shared/queue.h

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ bool queue_is_full(const Queue* queue);
 bool queue_enqueue(Queue* queue, void* item);
 bool queue_enqueue_multithreaded(Queue* queue, void* item, mtx_t* mutex, cnd_t* condition_not_empty,
                                  cnd_t* condition_not_full);
+bool queue_enqueue_multithreaded_cancel(Queue* queue, void* item, mtx_t* mutex,
+                                        cnd_t* condition_not_empty, cnd_t* condition_not_full,
+                                        const bool* cancelled);
 void* queue_dequeue(Queue* queue);
 void* queue_dequeue_multithreaded(Queue* queue, mtx_t* mutex, cnd_t* condition_not_empty,
                                   cnd_t* condition_not_full, const bool* other_thread_done);

src/shared/utils.c

@@ -10,18 +10,21 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 bool mkdir_r(const char* path) {
-  char* path_duplicate = malloc(strlen(path) + 1);
+  size_t path_len = strlen(path);
+  char* path_duplicate = malloc(path_len + 1);
   if (!path_duplicate)
     return false;
-  strcpy(path_duplicate, path);
+  memcpy(path_duplicate, path, path_len + 1);
-  char* path_current = (char*)malloc((strlen(path) + 2) * sizeof(char));
+  size_t capacity = path_len + 2;
+  char* path_current = (char*)malloc(capacity * sizeof(char));
   if (!path_current) {
     free(path_duplicate);
     return false;
   }
   char* path_current_position = path_current;
   if (path[0] == '/') {
-    strcpy(path_current, "/");
+    path_current[0] = '/';
+    path_current[1] = '\0';
     path_current_position += 1;
   } else {
     path_current[0] = '\0';
@@ -31,10 +34,16 @@ bool mkdir_r(const char* path) {
   const char* part = strtok_r(path_duplicate, delimiter, &saveptr);
   bool ok = true;
   while (part != NULL) {
-    strcpy(path_current_position, part);
+    size_t part_len = strlen(part);
-    path_current_position += strlen(part) * sizeof(char);
+    if ((size_t)(path_current_position - path_current) + part_len + 2 > capacity) {
-    strcpy(path_current_position, "/");
+      ok = false;
-    path_current_position += sizeof(char);
+      break;
+    }
+    memcpy(path_current_position, part, part_len);
+    path_current_position += part_len;
+    path_current_position[0] = '/';
+    path_current_position[1] = '\0';
+    path_current_position++;
     struct stat st;
     if (stat(path_current, &st) != 0) {
       if (mkdir(path_current, 0755) != 0) {
@@ -53,15 +62,26 @@ bool mkdir_r(const char* path) {
 char* str_dup(const char* string) {
   if (string == NULL)
     return NULL;
-  char* new_string = (char*)malloc(strlen(string) + 1);
+  size_t str_len = strlen(string);
-  strcpy(new_string, string);
+  char* new_string = (char*)malloc(str_len + 1);
+  if (new_string == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+  memcpy(new_string, string, str_len + 1);
   return new_string;
 }
 
+/* Match a glob pattern against a string. Supported wildcards:
+ *   ?      matches any single character except '/'.
+ *   *      matches any sequence of characters within one path component (no '/').
+ *   **     matches any sequence of characters, including '/' (cross-directory).
+ *   slash-star-star-slash is treated as a cross-directory wildcard when it appears between
+ * literals.
+ */
 bool glob_match(const char* pattern, const char* str) {
   while (*pattern) {
     if (*pattern == '*') {
       if (*(pattern + 1) == '*') {
+        /* globstar: match across directories */
         pattern += 2;
         if (*pattern == '\0')
           return true;
@@ -74,6 +94,7 @@ bool glob_match(const char* pattern, const char* str) {
         }
         return glob_match(pattern, str);
       }
+      /* single *: match within one path component */
       pattern++;
       while (*str && *str != '/') {
         if (glob_match(pattern, str))
@@ -88,6 +109,7 @@ bool glob_match(const char* pattern, const char* str) {
       str++;
     } else {
       if (*pattern != *str) {
+        /* allow literal / ** / rest to match any number of directories */
         if (*pattern == '/' && *(pattern + 1) == '*' && *(pattern + 2) == '*') {
           const char* rest = pattern + 3;
           if (*rest == '/')