Crash in FirebaseInitProvider: Caused by java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

[isamotiuc]

[READ] Step 1: Are you in the right place?

Yes, this issue is a crash.

[REQUIRED] Step 2: Describe your environment

• Android Studio version: 2023.2.1
• Firebase Component: firebase-perf, firebase-core, firebase-common, firebase-initprovider
• Component version:
  • Firebase BOM: 33.12.0 (upgraded from 33.1.0)
  • firebase-perf: [version resolved by BOM]
  • Other relevant libraries: androidx.lifecycle 2.8.7

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[REQUIRED] Step 3: Describe the problem

Steps to reproduce:

After upgrading firebase-bom from 33.1.0 to 33.12.0, I started receiving crash reports from users. The crash occurs during the initialization of FirebaseInitProvider, specifically in the Firebase Performance SDK, and appears to be related to DexCache and reflection.

Important: I have not been able to reproduce this crash on my own test devices or emulators. The issue has only been observed via crash reports from users in production.

How to reproduce:

1. Update firebase-bom to 33.12.0 in your build.gradle.
2. Build and run the app.
3. Some users experience a crash during startup (before any activity is shown), but it does not reproduce consistently or on all devices.

Stack trace (from user crash reports):

          Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: length=34652; index=-32275
       at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:6765)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:6357)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6297)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1800(ActivityThread.java:221)
       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1860)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:158)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7224)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1230)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1120)

   Caused by java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: length=34652; index=-32275
       at java.lang.DexCache.getResolvedType(DexCache.java)
       at java.lang.Class.getDexCacheType(Class.java:472)
       at java.lang.Class.getInterfaces(Class.java:1029)
       at java.lang.reflect.Proxy.getMethodsRecursive(Proxy.java:298)
       at java.lang.reflect.Proxy.getMethods(Proxy.java:288)
       at java.lang.reflect.Proxy.getProxyClass(Proxy.java:165)
       at java.lang.reflect.Proxy.newProxyInstance(Proxy.java:228)
       at libcore.reflect.AnnotationFactory.createAnnotation(AnnotationFactory.java:95)
       at libcore.reflect.AnnotationAccess.toAnnotationInstance(AnnotationAccess.java:666)
       at libcore.reflect.AnnotationAccess.toAnnotationInstance(AnnotationAccess.java:641)
       at libcore.reflect.AnnotationAccess.getDeclaredAnnotation(AnnotationAccess.java:170)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.getAnnotation(Method.java:300)
       at androidx.lifecycle.ClassesInfoCache.hasLifecycleMethods(ClassesInfoCache.java:56)
       at androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycling.resolveObserverCallbackType(Lifecycling.jvm.kt:132)
       at androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycling.getObserverConstructorType(Lifecycling.jvm.kt:116)
       at androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycling.lifecycleEventObserver(Lifecycling.java:51)
       at androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleRegistry$ObserverWithState.<init>(LifecycleRegistry.java:313)
       at androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleRegistry.addObserver(LifecycleRegistry.jvm.kt:182)
       at com.google.firebase.perf.metrics.AppStartTrace.registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(AppStartTrace.java:215)
       at com.google.firebase.perf.FirebasePerfEarly.<init>(FirebasePerfEarly.java:50)
       at com.google.firebase.perf.FirebasePerfRegistrar.lambda$getComponents$0(FirebasePerfRegistrar.java:75)
       at com.google.firebase.tracing.ComponentMonitor.lambda$processRegistrar$0(ComponentMonitor.java:38)
       at com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRuntime.lambda$discoverComponents$0(ComponentRuntime.java:160)
       at com.google.firebase.components.Lazy.get(Lazy.java:53)
       at com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRuntime.doInitializeEagerComponents(ComponentRuntime.java:322)
       at com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRuntime.initializeEagerComponents(ComponentRuntime.java:312)
       at com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp.initializeAllApis(FirebaseApp.java:607)
       at com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp.initializeApp(FirebaseApp.java:300)
       at com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp.initializeApp(FirebaseApp.java:264)
       at com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp.initializeApp(FirebaseApp.java:249)
       at com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider.onCreate(FirebaseInitProvider.java:69)
       at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:1789)
       at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:1764)
       at com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider.attachInfo(FirebaseInitProvider.java:61)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:6762)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:6357)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6297)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1800(ActivityThread.java:221)
       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1860)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:158)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7224)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1230)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1120)

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[lehcar09]

Hi @isamotiuc, thank you for reaching out. I'm wondering if the issue is due to a race condition or specific device. Does this issue only occur on specific devices or versions?

Can you share your gradle dependencies, and are you using custom R8 rules? Thanks in advance!

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[isamotiuc]

The issue was related to R8, not to Firebase. It happened only on Android 6.