Why am I getting "Invalid path for filesystem" when trying to commit in vs2013 using git?

Question

Whenever I try to commit files in Visual studio 2013 using git integration, I keep getting this error:

An error occurred. Detailed message: Invalid path for filesystem

.../node_modules/bower/node_modules/update-notifier/node_modules/latest-version/node_modules/package-json/node_modules/got/node_modules/duplexify/node_modules/end-of-stream/node_modules/once/node_modules/wrappy/LICENSE': The data area passed to a system call is too small.

Using git commandline / git gui works fine, but not when trying to use VS2013 itself.

How can I fix this?

Answer 1

This is known bug in VS2013. It has been fixed, starting from VS2013 update5. If you install VS2013 update5, the bug disappears, and you can use your visual studio to commit & push.