# HG changeset patch
# User Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
# Date 1656358203 -7200
# Node ID 949e8978ea43b04bfad6f0c9d551d19c5ec33da6
# Parent  584ebb01e999421bef4458c8e31f399470b4ad70
patch 8.2.5169: nested :source may use NULL pointer

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79481367a457951aabd9501b510fd7e3eb29c3d8
Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date:   Mon Jun 27 20:15:10 2022 +0100

    patch 8.2.5169: nested :source may use NULL pointer

    Problem:    Nested :source may use NULL pointer.
    Solution:   Do not use the NULL pointer.

diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -2387,27 +2387,32 @@ eval0_retarg(
 
     p = skipwhite(arg);
     ret = eval1(&p, rettv, evalarg);
-    expr_end = p;
-    p = skipwhite(p);
-
-    // In Vim9 script a command block is not split at NL characters for
-    // commands using an expression argument.  Skip over a '#' comment to check
-    // for a following NL.  Require white space before the '#'.
-    if (in_vim9script() && p > expr_end && retarg == NULL)
-	while (*p == '#')
-	{
-	    char_u *nl = vim_strchr(p, NL);
-
-	    if (nl == NULL)
-		break;
-	    p = skipwhite(nl + 1);
-	    if (eap != NULL && *p != NUL)
-		eap->nextcmd = p;
-	    check_for_end = FALSE;
-	}
-
-    if (ret != FAIL && check_for_end)
-	end_error = !ends_excmd2(arg, p);
+
+    if (ret != FAIL)
+    {
+	expr_end = p;
+	p = skipwhite(p);
+
+	// In Vim9 script a command block is not split at NL characters for
+	// commands using an expression argument.  Skip over a '#' comment to
+	// check for a following NL.  Require white space before the '#'.
+	if (in_vim9script() && p > expr_end && retarg == NULL)
+	    while (*p == '#')
+	    {
+		char_u *nl = vim_strchr(p, NL);
+
+		if (nl == NULL)
+		    break;
+		p = skipwhite(nl + 1);
+		if (eap != NULL && *p != NUL)
+		    eap->nextcmd = p;
+		check_for_end = FALSE;
+	    }
+
+	if (check_for_end)
+	    end_error = !ends_excmd2(arg, p);
+    }
+
     if (ret == FAIL || end_error)
     {
 	if (ret != FAIL)
@@ -2433,7 +2438,8 @@ eval0_retarg(
 	// Some of the expression may not have been consumed.  Do not check for
 	// a next command to avoid more errors, unless "|" is following, which
 	// could only be a command separator.
-	if (eap != NULL && skipwhite(p)[0] == '|' && skipwhite(p)[1] != '|')
+	if (eap != NULL && p != NULL
+			  &&  skipwhite(p)[0] == '|' && skipwhite(p)[1] != '|')
 	    eap->nextcmd = check_nextcmd(p);
 	return FAIL;
     }
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vimscript.vim b/src/testdir/test_vimscript.vim
--- a/src/testdir/test_vimscript.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vimscript.vim
@@ -7528,6 +7528,25 @@ func Test_for_over_string()
   call assert_equal('', res)
 endfunc
 
+" Test for deeply nested :source command  {{{1
+func Test_deeply_nested_source()
+  let lines =<< trim END
+
+      so
+      sil 0scr
+      delete
+      so
+      0
+  END
+  call writefile(["vim9 silent! @0 \n/"] + lines, 'Xnested.vim')
+
+  " this must not crash
+  let cmd = GetVimCommand() .. " -e -s -S Xnested.vim -c qa!"
+  call system(cmd)
+
+  call delete('Xnested.vim')
+endfunc
+
 "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 " Modelines								    {{{1
 " vim: ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 expandtab tw=80 fdm=marker
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -736,6 +736,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    5169,
+/**/
     5168,
 /**/
     5167,