QGIS cannot open a file if the filepath contains ".target"

[Saudruch]

What is the bug or the crash?

When I try to open any raster (specifically geoTIFF in this case) in QGIS I will get this error message

Invalid Data Source: /home/user/Desktop/folder.test.target/raster.tif is not a valid or recognized data source.

However when I change the path by excluding the ".target" the file will open without a problem.

/home/user/Desktop/folder.test/raster.tif
/home/user/Desktop/folder.test-target/raster.tif

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Download or create any tif file. For example found some sample files here: https://download.osgeo.org/geotiff/samples/made_up/bogota.tif
2. Open it in QGIS.
3. change the file name to target.bogota.tif (or alternatively change the folder name so it contains .target)
4. try to open it again, you should get the error
5. change the file name to something.bogota.tif
6. it should open (so it is not an issue with the "." but specifically with ".target"

Versions

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QGIS version	3.34.11-Prizren	QGIS code revision	2904bce
Qt version	5.15.3
Python version	3.10.12
GDAL/OGR version	3.4.1
PROJ version	8.2.1
EPSG Registry database version	v10.041 (2021-12-03)
GEOS version	3.10.2-CAPI-1.16.0
SQLite version	3.37.2
PDAL version	2.3.0
PostgreSQL client version	14.13 (Ubuntu 14.13-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
SpatiaLite version	5.0.1
QWT version	6.1.4
QScintilla2 version	2.11.6
OS version	Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Active Python plugins
coordinate_capture	0.2
latlontools	3.6.3
BoundingBox	2.1
db_manager	0.1.20
processing	2.12.99
MetaSearch	0.3.6

QGIS version 3.34.11-Prizren QGIS code revision [2904bce](https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commit/2904bcec7c9) Qt version 7.15.3 Python version 3.10.12 GDAL/OGR version 3.4.1 PROJ version 8.2.1 EPSG Registry database version v10.041 (2021-12-03) GEOS version 3.10.2-CAPI-1.16.0 SQLite version 3.37.2 PDAL version 2.3.0 PostgreSQL client version 14.13 (Ubuntu 14.13-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) SpatiaLite version 5.0.1 QWT version 8.1.4 QScintilla2 version 2.11.6 OS version Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS

Active Python plugins
coordinate_capture
0.2
latlontools
3.6.3
BoundingBox
2.1
db_manager
0.1.20
processing
2.12.99
MetaSearch
0.3.6

Supported QGIS version

• I'm running a supported QGIS version according to the roadmap.

New profile

• I tried with a new QGIS profile

Additional context

Tested it on different computers with slightly different QGIS versions. I am running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on one computer and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on another. Also the another computer I tested on it does have only BoundingBox plugin installed so I think it probably isn't plugin issue.

[Saudruch]

I was able to reproduce this on macOS QGIS LTS version

`QGIS version
3.34.6-Prizren
QGIS code revision
623828f58c2
Qt version
5.15.2
Python version
3.9.5
GDAL/OGR version
3.3.2
PROJ version
8.1.1
EPSG Registry database version
v10.028 (2021-07-07)
GEOS version
3.9.1-CAPI-1.14.2
SQLite version
3.35.2
PDAL version
2.3.0
PostgreSQL client version
unknown
SpatiaLite version
5.0.1
QWT version
6.1.6
QScintilla2 version
2.11.5
OS version
macOS 15.0

Active Python plugins
processing
2.12.99
grassprovider
2.12.99
db_manager
0.1.20
MetaSearch
0.3.6`

[agiudiceandrea]

I can also confirm the issue both using QGIS LTR 3.34.11 and QGIS 3.38.3 (from OSGeo4W) when the file path\name contains the ".target" string.

The issue occurs either trying to add the layer via drag&drop:

CRITICAL    Invalid Data Source : C:/path/abc.target.test.tif
WARNING    Unable to load C:/path/abc.target.test.tif is not a valid or recognized data source.

CRITICAL    Invalid Data Source : C:/Users/Andrea/Downloads/abc.target.test/test.tif is not a valid or recognized data source.
WARNING    Unable to load C:/Users/Andrea/Downloads/abc.target.test/test.tif

or using the Data Source Manager -> Raster:
CRITICAL Unsupported Data Source : C:\path\abc.tar/get.test.tif is not a supported raster data source
CRITICAL Unsupported Data Source : C:\path\abc.tar/get\test.tif is not a supported raster data source

(notice the ".tar/get" string instead of ".target" in the error messages")

The layer is not displayed in the QGIS Browser.

It looks like the issue doesn't occur using QGIS 3.39.0-Master bb9a716: not sure if it is due to a fix only merged in master and not backported or to some difference in the libraries used by qgis-dev from OSGeo4W.

The issue actually occurs when the file path\name contains at least one of the following strings: ".tar", ".zip", ".gz", ".tgz".

The issue didn't occur using QGIS 3.22.

[nyalldawson]

This was fixed by #58240

[nyalldawson]

I think we should close this -- it's not an issue with 3.40, and it's not enough to backport just #58240 alone.