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[PATCH v2 7/8] csum-file: introduce hashfile_checkpoint_init()

From
Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date
Jan 8, 2025, 19:14 UTC
Message-ID
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In 106140a99f (builtin/fast-import: fix segfault with unsafe SHA1 backend, 2024-12-30) and 9218c0bfe1 (bulk-checkin: fix segfault with unsafe SHA1 backend, 2024-12-30), we observed the effects of failing to initialize a hashfile_checkpoint with the same hash function implementation as is used by the hashfile it is used to checkpoint.

While both 106140a99f and 9218c0bfe1 work around the immediate crash, changing the hash function implementation within the hashfile API to, for example, the non-unsafe variant would re-introduce the crash. This is a result of the tight coupling between initializing hashfiles and hashfile_checkpoints.

Introduce and use a new function which ensures that both parts of a hashfile and hashfile_checkpoint pair use the same hash function implementation to avoid such crashes.

A few things worth noting:
  - In the change to builtin/fast-import.c::stream_blob(), we can see
    that by removing the explicit reference to
    'the_hash_algo->unsafe_init_fn()', we are hardened against the
    hashfile API changing away from the_hash_algo (or its unsafe
    variant) in the future.
  - The bulk-checkin code no longer needs to explicitly zero-initialize
    the hashfile_checkpoint, since it is now done as a result of calling
    'hashfile_checkpoint_init()'.
  - Also in the bulk-checkin code, we add an additional call to
    prepare_to_stream() outside of the main loop in order to initialize
    'state->f' so we know which hash function implementation to use when
    calling 'hashfile_checkpoint_init()'.
    This is OK, since subsequent 'prepare_to_stream()' calls are noops.
    However, we only need to call 'prepare_to_stream()' when we have the
    HASH_WRITE_OBJECT bit set in our flags. Without that bit, calling
    'prepare_to_stream()' does not assign 'state->f', so we have nothing
    to initialize.
  - Other uses of the 'checkpoint' in 'deflate_blob_to_pack()' are
    appropriately guarded.
Helped-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Signed-off-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
---
 builtin/fast-import.c | 2 +-
 bulk-checkin.c        | 9 ++++++---
 csum-file.c           | 7 +++++++
 csum-file.h           | 1 +
 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/fast-import.c b/builtin/fast-import.c
index 0f86392761a..4a6c7ab52ac 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-import.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-import.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ static void stream_blob(uintmax_t len, struct object_id *oidout, uintmax_t mark)
 		|| (pack_size + PACK_SIZE_THRESHOLD + len) < pack_size)
 		cycle_packfile();
 
-	the_hash_algo->unsafe_init_fn(&checkpoint.ctx);
+	hashfile_checkpoint_init(pack_file, &checkpoint);
 	hashfile_checkpoint(pack_file, &checkpoint);
 	offset = checkpoint.offset;
 
diff --git a/bulk-checkin.c b/bulk-checkin.c
index 433070a3bda..892176d23d2 100644
--- a/bulk-checkin.c
+++ b/bulk-checkin.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int deflate_blob_to_pack(struct bulk_checkin_packfile *state,
 	git_hash_ctx ctx;
 	unsigned char obuf[16384];
 	unsigned header_len;
-	struct hashfile_checkpoint checkpoint = {0};
+	struct hashfile_checkpoint checkpoint;
 	struct pack_idx_entry *idx = NULL;
 
 	seekback = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
@@ -272,12 +272,15 @@ static int deflate_blob_to_pack(struct bulk_checkin_packfile *state,
 					  OBJ_BLOB, size);
 	the_hash_algo->init_fn(&ctx);
 	the_hash_algo->update_fn(&ctx, obuf, header_len);
-	the_hash_algo->unsafe_init_fn(&checkpoint.ctx);
 
 	/* Note: idx is non-NULL when we are writing */
-	if ((flags & HASH_WRITE_OBJECT) != 0)
+	if ((flags & HASH_WRITE_OBJECT) != 0) {
 		CALLOC_ARRAY(idx, 1);
 
+		prepare_to_stream(state, flags);
+		hashfile_checkpoint_init(state->f, &checkpoint);
+	}
+
 	already_hashed_to = 0;
 
 	while (1) {
diff --git a/csum-file.c b/csum-file.c
index ebffc80ef71..232121f415f 100644
--- a/csum-file.c
+++ b/csum-file.c
@@ -206,6 +206,13 @@ struct hashfile *hashfd_throughput(int fd, const char *name, struct progress *tp
 	return hashfd_internal(fd, name, tp, 8 * 1024);
 }
 
+void hashfile_checkpoint_init(struct hashfile *f,
+			      struct hashfile_checkpoint *checkpoint)
+{
+	memset(checkpoint, 0, sizeof(*checkpoint));
+	f->algop->init_fn(&checkpoint->ctx);
+}
+
 void hashfile_checkpoint(struct hashfile *f, struct hashfile_checkpoint *checkpoint)
 {
 	hashflush(f);
diff --git a/csum-file.h b/csum-file.h
index 2b45f4673a2..b7475f16c20 100644
--- a/csum-file.h
+++ b/csum-file.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct hashfile_checkpoint {
 	git_hash_ctx ctx;
 };
 
+void hashfile_checkpoint_init(struct hashfile *, struct hashfile_checkpoint *);
 void hashfile_checkpoint(struct hashfile *, struct hashfile_checkpoint *);
 int hashfile_truncate(struct hashfile *, struct hashfile_checkpoint *);
 
-- 
2.48.0.rc2.33.gaab3d23ed4c
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Message 27 of 60 in “hash: introduce unsafe_hash_algo(), drop unsafe_ variants”
  1. 0/6 hash: introduce unsafe_hash_algo(), drop unsafe_ variantsTaylor Blau, Nov 20, 2024
  2. 1/6 csum-file: store the hash algorithm as a struct fieldTaylor Blau, Nov 20, 2024
  3. Jeff KingNov 21, 2024
  4. 2/6 csum-file.c: extract algop from hashfile_checksum_valid()Taylor Blau, Nov 20, 2024
  5. 3/6 hash.h: introduce `unsafe_hash_algo()`Taylor Blau, Nov 20, 2024
  6. Jeff KingNov 21, 2024
  7. brian m. carlsonNov 22, 2024
  8. Jeff KingNov 22, 2024
  9. brian m. carlsonNov 22, 2024
  10. Taylor BlauJan 10, 2025
  11. Jeff KingJan 11, 2025
  12. 4/6 csum-file.c: use unsafe_hash_algo()Taylor Blau, Nov 20, 2024
  13. 5/6 t/helper/test-hash.c: use unsafe_hash_algo()Taylor Blau, Nov 20, 2024
  14. 6/6 hash.h: drop unsafe_ function variantsTaylor Blau, Nov 20, 2024
  15. Jeff KingNov 21, 2024
  16. 0/8 hash: introduce unsafe_hash_algo(), drop unsafe_ variantsTaylor Blau, Jan 8, 2025
  17. 1/8 t/helper/test-tool: implement sha1-unsafe helperTaylor Blau, Jan 8, 2025
  18. 2/8 csum-file: store the hash algorithm as a struct fieldTaylor Blau, Jan 8, 2025
  19. Patrick SteinhardtJan 16, 2025
  20. Taylor BlauJan 17, 2025
  21. 3/8 csum-file.c: extract algop from hashfile_checksum_valid()Taylor Blau, Jan 8, 2025
  22. 4/8 hash.h: introduce `unsafe_hash_algo()`Taylor Blau, Jan 8, 2025
  23. Patrick SteinhardtJan 16, 2025
  24. Taylor BlauJan 17, 2025
  25. 5/8 csum-file.c: use unsafe_hash_algo()Taylor Blau, Jan 8, 2025
  26. 6/8 t/helper/test-hash.c: use unsafe_hash_algo()Taylor Blau, Jan 8, 2025
  27. 7/8 csum-file: introduce hashfile_checkpoint_init()Taylor Blau, Jan 8, 2025
  28. Jeff KingJan 10, 2025
  29. Taylor BlauJan 10, 2025
  30. Taylor BlauJan 17, 2025
  31. Jeff KingJan 18, 2025
  32. 8/8 hash.h: drop unsafe_ function variantsTaylor Blau, Jan 8, 2025
  33. Jeff KingJan 10, 2025
  34. Taylor BlauJan 10, 2025
  35. Jeff KingJan 11, 2025
  36. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2025
  37. Taylor BlauJan 11, 2025
  38. 0/8 hash: introduce unsafe_hash_algo(), drop unsafe_ variantsTaylor Blau, Jan 17, 2025
  39. 1/8 t/helper/test-tool: implement sha1-unsafe helperTaylor Blau, Jan 17, 2025
  40. 2/8 csum-file: store the hash algorithm as a struct fieldTaylor Blau, Jan 17, 2025
  41. 3/8 csum-file.c: extract algop from hashfile_checksum_valid()Taylor Blau, Jan 17, 2025
  42. 4/8 hash.h: introduce `unsafe_hash_algo()`Taylor Blau, Jan 17, 2025
  43. 5/8 csum-file.c: use unsafe_hash_algo()Taylor Blau, Jan 17, 2025
  44. 6/8 t/helper/test-hash.c: use unsafe_hash_algo()Taylor Blau, Jan 17, 2025
  45. 7/8 csum-file: introduce hashfile_checkpoint_init()Taylor Blau, Jan 17, 2025
  46. 8/8 hash.h: drop unsafe_ function variantsTaylor Blau, Jan 17, 2025
  47. Jeff KingJan 18, 2025
  48. Jeff KingJan 18, 2025
  49. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2025
  50. 0/8 hash: introduce unsafe_hash_algo(), drop unsafe_ variantsTaylor Blau, Jan 23, 2025
  51. 1/8 t/helper/test-tool: implement sha1-unsafe helperTaylor Blau, Jan 23, 2025
  52. 2/8 csum-file: store the hash algorithm as a struct fieldTaylor Blau, Jan 23, 2025
  53. 3/8 csum-file.c: extract algop from hashfile_checksum_valid()Taylor Blau, Jan 23, 2025
  54. 4/8 hash.h: introduce `unsafe_hash_algo()`Taylor Blau, Jan 23, 2025
  55. 5/8 csum-file.c: use unsafe_hash_algo()Taylor Blau, Jan 23, 2025
  56. 6/8 t/helper/test-hash.c: use unsafe_hash_algo()Taylor Blau, Jan 23, 2025
  57. 7/8 csum-file: introduce hashfile_checkpoint_init()Taylor Blau, Jan 23, 2025
  58. 8/8 hash.h: drop unsafe_ function variantsTaylor Blau, Jan 23, 2025
  59. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2025
  60. Jeff KingJan 23, 2025

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