@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ package symlink

 import (

 	"fmt"

 	"os"

+	"path"

 	"path/filepath"

 	"strings"

 )

+const maxLoopCounter = 100

+

 // FollowSymlink will follow an existing link and scope it to the root

 // path provided.

 func FollowSymlinkInScope(link, root string) (string, error) {

@@ -30,7 +33,14 @@ func FollowSymlinkInScope(link, root string) (string, error) {

 		prev = filepath.Join(prev, p)

 		prev = filepath.Clean(prev)

+		loopCounter := 0

 		for {

+			loopCounter++

+

+			if loopCounter >= maxLoopCounter {

+				return "", fmt.Errorf("loopCounter reached MAX: %v", loopCounter)

+			}

+

 			if !strings.HasPrefix(prev, root) {

 				// Don't resolve symlinks outside of root. For example,

 				// we don't have to check /home in the below.