fix: apply workaround patch for vcs_info (CVE-2021-45444)
This lib function applies a patch to the VCS_INFO_formats function in zsh versions from v5.0.3 until v5.8, which don't quote % chars in some arguments received. Normally that just means that some % characters in these strings (branch names, directories, etc.) will be incorrectly parsed as formatting sequences. With CVE-2021-45444, however, this means that one of these strings from a malicious source (e.g. a malicious git repository) can trigger command injection and run arbitrary code in the user's machine when visiting such git repository. Zsh 5.8.1 fixes this vulnerability [1], but older vcs_info setups still need a workaround such as this one to patch the vulnerability. [1] https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh/commit/c3ea1e5d52eff8b7b172fa8c1ccc3462b43b2790
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