From 3fb5d7764cfc65ab818375e69f2bf82a6993ad1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vladimir Golovnev <glassez@yandex.ru>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2024 12:27:03 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Don't try to apply Mark-of-the-Web to nonexistent files

Trying to apply it to a nonexistent file is unacceptable, as it may unexpectedly create such a file.

PR #21488.
Closes #21440.
---
 src/base/utils/os.cpp | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/base/utils/os.cpp b/src/base/utils/os.cpp
index 8bfd7d07e..ee542e48e 100644
--- a/src/base/utils/os.cpp
+++ b/src/base/utils/os.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,11 @@ Path Utils::OS::windowsSystemPath()
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 bool Utils::OS::applyMarkOfTheWeb(const Path &file, const QString &url)
 {
+    // Trying to apply this to a non-existent file is unacceptable,
+    // as it may unexpectedly create such a file.
+    if (!file.exists())
+        return false;
+
     Q_ASSERT(url.isEmpty() || url.startsWith(u"http:") || url.startsWith(u"https:"));
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS