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[PATCH v3 2/7] reftable: reject 0 object_id_len

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Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 21, 2022, 18:46 UTC
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From: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@google.com>

The spec says 2 <= object_id_len <= 31. We are lenient and allow 1, but we forbid 0, so we can be sure that we never read a 0-length key.

Signed-off-by: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@google.com>
---
 reftable/reader.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/reftable/reader.c b/reftable/reader.c
index 00906e7a2de..54b4025105c 100644
--- a/reftable/reader.c
+++ b/reftable/reader.c
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ static int parse_footer(struct reftable_reader *r, uint8_t *footer,
 	r->log_offsets.is_present = (first_block_typ == BLOCK_TYPE_LOG ||
 				     r->log_offsets.offset > 0);
 	r->obj_offsets.is_present = r->obj_offsets.offset > 0;
+	if (r->obj_offsets.is_present && !r->object_id_len) {
+		err = REFTABLE_FORMAT_ERROR;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	err = 0;
 done:
 	return err;
-- 
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  1. 0/7 reftable: avoid reading and writing empty keysHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  2. 1/7 Documentation: object_id_len goes up to 31Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  3. 2/7 reftable: reject 0 object_id_lenHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  4. 3/7 reftable: add a test that verifies that writing empty keys failsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  5. 4/7 reftable: avoid writing empty keys at the block layerHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2022
  7. Han-Wen NienhuysJan 17, 2022
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2022
  9. 5/7 reftable: ensure that obj_id_len is >= 2 on writingHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  10. 6/7 reftable: add test for length of disambiguating prefixHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  11. 7/7 reftable: rename writer_stats to reftable_writer_statsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Jan 12, 2022
  12. 0/7 reftable: avoid reading and writing empty keysHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  13. 1/7 Documentation: object_id_len goes up to 31Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  14. 2/7 reftable: reject 0 object_id_lenHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2022
  16. 3/7 reftable: add a test that verifies that writing empty keys failsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  17. 4/7 reftable: avoid writing empty keys at the block layerHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2022
  19. Han-Wen NienhuysFeb 21, 2022
  20. 5/7 reftable: ensure that obj_id_len is >= 2 on writingHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2022
  22. 6/7 reftable: add test for length of disambiguating prefixHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  23. 7/7 reftable: rename writer_stats to reftable_writer_statsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 17, 2022
  24. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2022
  25. 0/7 reftable: avoid reading and writing empty keysHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  26. 2/7 reftable: reject 0 object_id_lenHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  27. 1/7 Documentation: object_id_len goes up to 31Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  28. 4/7 reftable: avoid writing empty keys at the block layerHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  29. 3/7 reftable: add a test that verifies that writing empty keys failsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  30. 5/7 reftable: ensure that obj_id_len is >= 2 on writingHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  31. 6/7 reftable: add test for length of disambiguating prefixHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  32. 7/7 reftable: rename writer_stats to reftable_writer_statsHan-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2022
  33. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022

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