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diff --git a/check/overlay.go b/check/overlay.go
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+package check
+
+import "strings"
+
+const (
+	// SpecialOverlayEscape is the escape string for overlay mount options.
+	SpecialOverlayEscape = `\`
+	// SpecialOverlayOption is the separator string between overlay mount options.
+	SpecialOverlayOption = ","
+	// SpecialOverlayPath is the separator string between overlay paths.
+	SpecialOverlayPath = ":"
+)
+
+// EscapeOverlayDataSegment escapes a string for formatting into the data
+// argument of an overlay mount system call.
+func EscapeOverlayDataSegment(s string) string {
+	if s == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	if f := strings.SplitN(s, "\x00", 2); len(f) > 0 {
+		s = f[0]
+	}
+
+	return strings.NewReplacer(
+		SpecialOverlayEscape, SpecialOverlayEscape+SpecialOverlayEscape,
+		SpecialOverlayOption, SpecialOverlayEscape+SpecialOverlayOption,
+		SpecialOverlayPath, SpecialOverlayEscape+SpecialOverlayPath,
+	).Replace(s)
+}