off_t base_offset;
base_offset = get_delta_base(p, w_curs, &curpos, *type, obj_offset);
+ if (!base_offset) {
+ error("failed to validate delta base reference "
+ "at offset %"PRIuMAX" from %s",
+ (uintmax_t)curpos, p->pack_name);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ unuse_pack(w_curs);
base = cache_or_unpack_entry(p, base_offset, &base_size, type, 0);
- if (!base)
- die("failed to read delta base object"
- " at %"PRIuMAX" from %s",
- (uintmax_t)base_offset, p->pack_name);
+ if (!base) {
+ /*
+ * We're probably in deep shit, but let's try to fetch
+ * the required base anyway from another pack or loose.
+ * This is costly but should happen only in the presence
+ * of a corrupted pack, and is better than failing outright.
+ */
+ struct revindex_entry *revidx = find_pack_revindex(p, base_offset);
+ const unsigned char *base_sha1 =
+ nth_packed_object_sha1(p, revidx->nr);
+ error("failed to read delta base object %s"
+ " at offset %"PRIuMAX" from %s",
+ sha1_to_hex(base_sha1), (uintmax_t)base_offset,
+ p->pack_name);
+ mark_bad_packed_object(p, base_sha1);
+ base = read_sha1_file(base_sha1, type, &base_size);
+ if (!base)
+ return NULL;
+ }
delta_data = unpack_compressed_entry(p, w_curs, curpos, delta_size);
- if (!delta_data)
- die("failed to unpack compressed delta"
- " at %"PRIuMAX" from %s",
- (uintmax_t)curpos, p->pack_name);
+ if (!delta_data) {
+ error("failed to unpack compressed delta "
+ "at offset %"PRIuMAX" from %s",
+ (uintmax_t)curpos, p->pack_name);
+ free(base);
+ return NULL;
+ }
result = patch_delta(base, base_size,
delta_data, delta_size,
sizep);