Validate read() parameters in InputStream and Reader implementations by Copilot · Pull Request #1544 · FasterXML/jackson-core

Copilot · 2026-02-17T08:19:43Z

Adds parameter validation to MergedStream and UTF32Reader per InputStream/Reader contract, matching jackson-databind#5691 approach.

Changes

MergedStream.java

Added null check via Objects.requireNonNull()
Added bounds validation using Objects.checkFromIndexSize() (Java 9 API, compatible with Android SDK 34)
Throws appropriate exceptions for invalid parameters

UTF32Reader.java

Added null check via Objects.requireNonNull()
Moved existing reportBounds() validation before early returns to catch negative lengths
Preserves custom error messages from reportBounds()

Tests

Added MergedStreamTest.parameterValidation() and UTF32ReaderTest.parameterValidation()
Covers null arrays, negative offsets/lengths, out-of-bounds scenarios

Example

MergedStream ms = new MergedStream(...);
ms.read(null, 0, 5);      // NullPointerException
ms.read(buffer, -1, 5);   // IndexOutOfBoundsException
ms.read(buffer, 5, 10);   // IndexOutOfBoundsException (buffer.length=10)

Uses Objects.checkFromIndexSize() since Android SDK baseline was updated to 34 (supports Java 9+ APIs).

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pjfanning · 2026-02-17T08:26:46Z

src/main/java/tools/jackson/core/io/UTF32Reader.java

@copilot revert the use of Objects.checkFromIndexSize here and add back the old check that called reportBounds - keep the new test

Done in e6bb0f6. Reverted to use reportBounds for bounds checking while keeping Objects.requireNonNull for null validation. The test continues to work since ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is a subclass of IndexOutOfBoundsException.

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Copilot · 2026-02-17T08:30:31Z

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pjfanning · 2026-02-17T08:31:10Z

@copilot fix the test issue UTF32ReaderTest.parameterValidation:38 Expected java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException to be thrown, but nothing was thrown. but don't use the Objects.checkFromIndexSize call to fix it

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Copilot · 2026-02-17T08:34:19Z

@copilot fix the test issue UTF32ReaderTest.parameterValidation:38 Expected java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException to be thrown, but nothing was thrown. but don't use the Objects.checkFromIndexSize cal...

Fixed in c21d33d. Moved the parameter validation (using reportBounds) before the early returns for EOF and zero-length checks. This ensures negative length values are caught and throw ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException as expected by the test.

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pjfanning · 2026-02-17T09:15:14Z

@copilot don't try to fix this yet but can you advise on this Android animal-sniffer issue that this PR introduces?

Error:  /home/runner/work/jackson-core/jackson-core/src/main/java/tools/jackson/core/io/MergedStream.java:74: Undefined reference: int java.util.Objects.checkFromIndexSize(int, int, int)
Error:  Failed to execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:animal-sniffer-maven-plugin:1.24:check (default-cli) on project jackson-core: Signature errors found. Verify them and ignore them with the proper annotation if needed. -> [Help 1]

Copilot · 2026-02-17T09:16:39Z

@copilot don't try to fix this yet but can you advise on this Android animal-sniffer issue that this PR introduces?
Error:  /home/runner/work/jackson-core/jackson-core/src/main/java/tools/jackso...

The issue is that Objects.checkFromIndexSize() was added in Java 9, but Android SDK 26 corresponds to Java 8 APIs.

Options to fix:

Replace with manual check (similar to UTF32Reader's approach):

if (off < 0 || len < 0 || off > b.length - len) {
    throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(...);
}

Use existing validation method if jackson-core has one
Add @IgnoreJRERequirement annotation from animal-sniffer (if the method is guaranteed to only run on Java 9+ at runtime)

I'd recommend option 1 for consistency with UTF32Reader (which uses reportBounds with similar logic). The jackson-databind PR likely has the same issue and may need the same fix.

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pjfanning · 2026-02-17T15:47:10Z

@copilot rebase and revert fd31120 - the Android support has been updated on 3.x branch

to match jackson-databind

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Copilot · 2026-02-17T15:51:05Z

@copilot rebase and revert fd31120 - the Android support has been updated on 3.x branch

Done in 60e8ead. Rebased onto 3.x (picking up Android SDK 34 update) and reverted the manual bounds checking back to Objects.checkFromIndexSize() in MergedStream.

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cowtowncoder · 2026-02-17T16:52:16Z

Marking as 3.2 (only) since requires #1545 (PR #1547) targeted for 3.2.

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Add parameter validation to MergedStream and UTF32Reader read methods

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Copilot AI changed the title ~~[WIP] Check InputStream and Reader implementations for read input validation~~ Validate read() parameters in InputStream and Reader implementations Feb 17, 2026

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Fix parameter validation order in UTF32Reader to catch negative length

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Improve bounds checking to avoid potential overflow issues

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Change the jackson-core supported Android version in Jackson 3.2 FasterXML/jackson-future-ideas#102

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Update Android SDK and plugin versions in pom.xml

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Revert to Objects.checkFromIndexSize now that Android SDK 34 is baseline

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Merge branch '3.x' into copilot/check-inputstream-reader-implementations

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