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From: "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>,
	Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] index-pack, unpack-objects: use size_t for object size
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:26:15 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <dc660106ea8511e6adc44d2b70e9a4ae8b18090e.1777393580.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2102.git.1777393580.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>

When unpacking objects from a packfile, the object size is decoded
from a variable-length encoding. On platforms where unsigned long is
32-bit (such as Windows, even in 64-bit builds), the shift operation
overflows when decoding sizes larger than 4GB. The result is a
truncated size value, causing the unpacked object to be corrupted or
rejected.

Fix this by changing the size variable to size_t, which is 64-bit on
64-bit platforms, and ensuring the shift arithmetic occurs in 64-bit
space.

This was originally authored by LordKiRon <https://github.com/LordKiRon>,
who preferred not to reveal their real name and therefore agreed that I
take over authorship.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 builtin/index-pack.c     | 9 +++++----
 builtin/unpack-objects.c | 5 +++--
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
index ca7784dc2c..cc660582e9 100644
--- a/builtin/index-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static const char index_pack_usage[] =
 
 struct object_entry {
 	struct pack_idx_entry idx;
-	unsigned long size;
+	size_t size;
 	unsigned char hdr_size;
 	signed char type;
 	signed char real_type;
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ static int is_delta_type(enum object_type type)
 	return (type == OBJ_REF_DELTA || type == OBJ_OFS_DELTA);
 }
 
-static void *unpack_entry_data(off_t offset, unsigned long size,
+static void *unpack_entry_data(off_t offset, size_t size,
 			       enum object_type type, struct object_id *oid)
 {
 	static char fixed_buf[8192];
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ static void *unpack_raw_entry(struct object_entry *obj,
 			      struct object_id *oid)
 {
 	unsigned char *p;
-	unsigned long size, c;
+	size_t size;
+	unsigned long c;
 	off_t base_offset;
 	unsigned shift;
 	void *data;
@@ -542,7 +543,7 @@ static void *unpack_raw_entry(struct object_entry *obj,
 		p = fill(1);
 		c = *p;
 		use(1);
-		size += (c & 0x7f) << shift;
+		size += ((size_t)c & 0x7f) << shift;
 		shift += 7;
 	}
 	obj->size = size;
diff --git a/builtin/unpack-objects.c b/builtin/unpack-objects.c
index e01cf6e360..59a36c2481 100644
--- a/builtin/unpack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/unpack-objects.c
@@ -533,7 +533,8 @@ static void unpack_one(unsigned nr)
 {
 	unsigned shift;
 	unsigned char *pack;
-	unsigned long size, c;
+	size_t size;
+	unsigned long c;
 	enum object_type type;
 
 	obj_list[nr].offset = consumed_bytes;
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ static void unpack_one(unsigned nr)
 		pack = fill(1);
 		c = *pack;
 		use(1);
-		size += (c & 0x7f) << shift;
+		size += ((size_t)c & 0x7f) << shift;
 		shift += 7;
 	}
 
-- 
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  reply	other threads:[~2026-04-28 16:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 60+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-28 16:26 [PATCH 0/6] Handle cloning of objects larger than 4GB on Windows Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-04-28 16:26 ` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-04-30 14:13   ` [PATCH 1/6] index-pack, unpack-objects: use size_t for object size Torsten Bögershausen
2026-05-03 14:46     ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-04-28 16:26 ` [PATCH 2/6] git-zlib: handle data streams larger than 4GB Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-04-28 16:26 ` [PATCH 3/6] odb, packfile: use size_t for streaming object sizes Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-04-28 16:26 ` [PATCH 4/6] delta, packfile: use size_t for delta header sizes Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-04-29 13:28   ` Derrick Stolee
2026-05-03 14:49     ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-04-28 16:26 ` [PATCH 5/6] test-tool: add a helper to synthesize large packfiles Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-04-28 16:26 ` [PATCH 6/6] t5608: add regression test for >4GB object clone Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-04-29 13:34   ` Derrick Stolee
2026-05-01  6:38     ` Jeff King
2026-05-01 13:19       ` Derrick Stolee
2026-05-04 17:07         ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-04-29 13:35 ` [PATCH 0/6] Handle cloning of objects larger than 4GB on Windows Derrick Stolee
2026-05-04 17:08 ` [PATCH v2 00/11] " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 17:08   ` [PATCH v2 01/11] index-pack, unpack-objects: use size_t for object size Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-05 19:11     ` Torsten Bögershausen
2026-05-08  7:36       ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-05-08 19:09         ` Torsten Bögershausen
2026-05-10  2:41           ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-10  9:14             ` Torsten Bögershausen
2026-05-04 17:08   ` [PATCH v2 02/11] git-zlib: handle data streams larger than 4GB Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 17:08   ` [PATCH v2 03/11] odb, packfile: use size_t for streaming object sizes Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-05 19:27     ` Torsten Bögershausen
2026-05-08  7:38       ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-05-04 17:08   ` [PATCH v2 04/11] delta, packfile: use size_t for delta header sizes Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 17:08   ` [PATCH v2 05/11] test-tool: add a helper to synthesize large packfiles Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 17:08   ` [PATCH v2 06/11] t5608: add regression test for >4GB object clone Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 17:08   ` [PATCH v2 07/11] test-tool synthesize: use the unsafe hash for speed Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 17:08   ` [PATCH v2 08/11] test-tool synthesize: precompute pack for 4 GiB + 1 Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 18:27     ` Derrick Stolee
2026-05-05 20:54       ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-05-04 17:08   ` [PATCH v2 09/11] test-tool synthesize: add precomputed SHA-256 " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 17:08   ` [PATCH v2 10/11] t5608: mark >4GB tests as EXPENSIVE Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 17:08   ` [PATCH v2 11/11] ci: run expensive tests on push builds to integration branches Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-04 18:35     ` Derrick Stolee
2026-05-05 12:56       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-05 23:07         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-06  8:33           ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-05-07  9:18             ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-07 10:24               ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-05-08  2:50         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-08  8:16   ` [PATCH v3 00/11] Handle cloning of objects larger than 4GB on Windows Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-08  8:16     ` [PATCH v3 01/11] index-pack, unpack-objects: use size_t for object size Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-08  8:16     ` [PATCH v3 02/11] git-zlib: handle data streams larger than 4GB Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-08  8:16     ` [PATCH v3 03/11] odb, packfile: use size_t for streaming object sizes Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-08  8:16     ` [PATCH v3 04/11] delta, packfile: use size_t for delta header sizes Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-08  8:16     ` [PATCH v3 05/11] test-tool: add a helper to synthesize large packfiles Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-08  8:16     ` [PATCH v3 06/11] t5608: add regression test for >4GB object clone Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-08  8:16     ` [PATCH v3 07/11] test-tool synthesize: use the unsafe hash for speed Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-08  8:16     ` [PATCH v3 08/11] test-tool synthesize: precompute pack for 4 GiB + 1 Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-08  8:16     ` [PATCH v3 09/11] test-tool synthesize: add precomputed SHA-256 " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-08  8:16     ` [PATCH v3 10/11] t5608: mark >4GB tests as EXPENSIVE Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-08  8:16     ` [PATCH v3 11/11] ci: run expensive tests on push builds to integration branches Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-05-10 23:51       ` [PATCH] ci: enable EXPENSIVE for contributor builds Junio C Hamano
2026-05-11  7:05         ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-05-11  8:29           ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-11 10:02             ` Patrick Steinhardt

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