* path.cc (normalize_posix_path): Fix long-standing problem which

allows to access files via ".." using an invalid POSIX path.
2013-06-12 17:45:42 +00:00
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+What's new:
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+Bug fixes:
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+- Fix long-standing problem which allows to access files via ".." using an
+  invalid POSIX path, for instance, `cd nonexistant/../existing_dir".
+  Fixes: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2013-05/msg00222.html