[Native Image] Corrupt GZIP trailer

[dennishendriksen]

Describe the Issue

I'm running into an issue with GraalVM CE 25.0.1 that is hard to reproduce.

import java.io.*;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream;

public class GzipTestApp {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    try (InputStream inputStream = new GZIPInputStream(new FileInputStream(Path.of(args[0]).toFile()), Integer.parseInt(args[1]))) {
      while(inputStream.read() != -1){};
    }
  }
}

When I compile and run this class with a valid bgzip file and buffer size (e.g. 32768) all is fine.

When I create a native image with default options of this file I intermittently get an exception, example:

./gziptestapp file.gz 2048
Exception in thread "main" java.util.zip.ZipException: Corrupt GZIP trailer
        at java.base@25/java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.readTrailer(GZIPInputStream.java:259)
        at java.base@25/java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.read(GZIPInputStream.java:153)
        at java.base@25/java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream.read(InflaterInputStream.java:156)
        at GzipTestApp.main(GzipTestApp.java:8)

I've encountered this issue with various valid files. The files were not being modified.

Going down the rabit hole let me to this 2012 report which has the similarity when the symptom appears, it appears for hours at a time. And once it stops appearing it cannot be reproduced with any file. The report mentions that "This issue only happens when the GZIPInputStream methods are inlined by the JIT compiler into the com/cognos/cm/util/GzipInflater.inflate method", could something like this explain why the error only occurs with native image and not with 'normal' java?

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Operating System and Version

Linux nibbler 5.14.0-570.52.1.el9_6.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Oct 15 13:59:22 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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Expected Behavior

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Actual Behavior

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Additional Context

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Run-Time Log Output and Error Messages

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[dougxc]

Do you know how many bytes have been read when the exception is thrown? Hopefully adding code to reveal that does not suppress the bug.

[dennishendriksen]

Unfortunately not, I'll report back once the issue occurs again.