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This PR fixes a crash in the Clang static analyzer when processing overflow builtins like __builtin_mul_overflow with unsigned __int128 and negative literal operands.

Problem

The issue was reported in #150206. The crash occurred in SimpleSValBuilder::MakeSymIntVal when the static analyzer tried to process code like:

void foo(unsigned __int128 a) {
  __builtin_mul_overflow(a, -16, &a);
}

The root cause was in the type conversion logic when handling negative values with very large unsigned types (>64 bits). The original logic would:

  1. Convert the negative value (-16) to the large unsigned type first (creating a very large positive number: 2^128 - 16)
  2. Then attempt to negate that very large number, which could cause overflow issues in the conversion process

Solution

The fix adds a special case for large unsigned types where we:

  1. Take the absolute value of the negative operand first (|-16| = 16)
  2. Then convert it to the target type (16 → unsigned __int128)
  3. This avoids the problematic intermediate conversion while maintaining the same mathematical result

The fix is targeted and only affects:

  • Unsigned types with bit width > 64
  • When processing negative values in additive operations
  • Preserves all existing behavior for other cases

Testing

  • Added comprehensive test cases in clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c
  • Tests cover __builtin_mul_overflow, __builtin_add_overflow, and __builtin_sub_overflow
  • Tests various negative literal values (-1, -16, -255)
  • Verified the fix doesn't affect smaller types or signed types

Files Changed

  • clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp: Core fix implementation
  • clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c: Added regression tests

Fixes #150206

…__int128 and negative literals

Fix a crash in SimpleSValBuilder::MakeSymIntVal when processing overflow
builtins like __builtin_mul_overflow with unsigned __int128 and negative
literal operands.

The issue occurred when converting negative values to very large unsigned
types (>64 bits). The original logic would convert the negative value to
the large unsigned type first (creating a very large positive number),
then attempt to negate it, which could cause overflow issues.

The fix adds a special case for large unsigned types where we take the
absolute value of the negative operand first, then convert it to the
target type, avoiding the problematic intermediate conversion.

Fixes llvm#150206
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Author: Cả thế giới là Rust (naoNao89)

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Summary

This PR fixes a crash in the Clang static analyzer when processing overflow builtins like __builtin_mul_overflow with unsigned __int128 and negative literal operands.

Problem

The issue was reported in #150206. The crash occurred in SimpleSValBuilder::MakeSymIntVal when the static analyzer tried to process code like:

void foo(unsigned __int128 a) {
  __builtin_mul_overflow(a, -16, &a);
}

The root cause was in the type conversion logic when handling negative values with very large unsigned types (>64 bits). The original logic would:

  1. Convert the negative value (-16) to the large unsigned type first (creating a very large positive number: 2^128 - 16)
  2. Then attempt to negate that very large number, which could cause overflow issues in the conversion process

Solution

The fix adds a special case for large unsigned types where we:

  1. Take the absolute value of the negative operand first (|-16| = 16)
  2. Then convert it to the target type (16 → unsigned __int128)
  3. This avoids the problematic intermediate conversion while maintaining the same mathematical result

The fix is targeted and only affects:

  • Unsigned types with bit width > 64
  • When processing negative values in additive operations
  • Preserves all existing behavior for other cases

Testing

  • Added comprehensive test cases in clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c
  • Tests cover __builtin_mul_overflow, __builtin_add_overflow, and __builtin_sub_overflow
  • Tests various negative literal values (-1, -16, -255)
  • Verified the fix doesn't affect smaller types or signed types

Files Changed

  • clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp: Core fix implementation
  • clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c: Added regression tests

Fixes #150206


Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/150225.diff

2 Files Affected:

  • (modified) clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp (+11-1)
  • (modified) clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c (+19)
diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp
index 84a9c43d3572e..63c2bb785744b 100644
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,17 @@ SVal SimpleSValBuilder::MakeSymIntVal(const SymExpr *LHS,
     // subtraction/addition of the negated value.
     APSIntType resultIntTy = BasicVals.getAPSIntType(resultTy);
     if (isNegationValuePreserving(RHS, resultIntTy)) {
-      ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.getValue(-resultIntTy.convert(RHS));
+      // For large unsigned types, we need to be careful about the conversion
+      // to avoid issues with very large intermediate values
+      if (resultIntTy.isUnsigned() && resultIntTy.getBitWidth() > 64) {
+        // For large unsigned types, convert the absolute value directly
+        // instead of converting the negative value and then negating
+        llvm::APSInt AbsRHS = RHS;
+        AbsRHS.negate();
+        ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.Convert(resultTy, AbsRHS);
+      } else {
+        ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.getValue(-resultIntTy.convert(RHS));
+      }
       op = (op == BO_Add) ? BO_Sub : BO_Add;
     } else {
       ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.Convert(resultTy, RHS);
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c b/clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c
index d290333071dc9..f2bd08d25ad1f 100644
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c
@@ -164,3 +164,22 @@ void test_bool_assign(void)
     // should return _Bool, but not int.
     _Bool ret = __builtin_mul_overflow(10, 20, &res); // no crash
 }
+
+void test_unsigned_int128_negative_literal(void)
+{
+    unsigned __int128 a = 42;
+
+    // This should not crash the static analyzer.
+    // Reproduces issue from GitHub #150206 where __builtin_mul_overflow
+    // with unsigned __int128 and negative literal caused a crash in
+    // SimpleSValBuilder::MakeSymIntVal.
+    __builtin_mul_overflow(a, -16, &a); // no crash
+
+    // Test other overflow builtins with the same pattern
+    __builtin_add_overflow(a, -16, &a); // no crash
+    __builtin_sub_overflow(a, -16, &a); // no crash
+
+    // Test with different negative values
+    __builtin_mul_overflow(a, -1, &a);   // no crash
+    __builtin_mul_overflow(a, -255, &a); // no crash
+}

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Author: Cả thế giới là Rust (naoNao89)

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Summary

This PR fixes a crash in the Clang static analyzer when processing overflow builtins like __builtin_mul_overflow with unsigned __int128 and negative literal operands.

Problem

The issue was reported in #150206. The crash occurred in SimpleSValBuilder::MakeSymIntVal when the static analyzer tried to process code like:

void foo(unsigned __int128 a) {
  __builtin_mul_overflow(a, -16, &a);
}

The root cause was in the type conversion logic when handling negative values with very large unsigned types (>64 bits). The original logic would:

  1. Convert the negative value (-16) to the large unsigned type first (creating a very large positive number: 2^128 - 16)
  2. Then attempt to negate that very large number, which could cause overflow issues in the conversion process

Solution

The fix adds a special case for large unsigned types where we:

  1. Take the absolute value of the negative operand first (|-16| = 16)
  2. Then convert it to the target type (16 → unsigned __int128)
  3. This avoids the problematic intermediate conversion while maintaining the same mathematical result

The fix is targeted and only affects:

  • Unsigned types with bit width > 64
  • When processing negative values in additive operations
  • Preserves all existing behavior for other cases

Testing

  • Added comprehensive test cases in clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c
  • Tests cover __builtin_mul_overflow, __builtin_add_overflow, and __builtin_sub_overflow
  • Tests various negative literal values (-1, -16, -255)
  • Verified the fix doesn't affect smaller types or signed types

Files Changed

  • clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp: Core fix implementation
  • clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c: Added regression tests

Fixes #150206


Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/150225.diff

2 Files Affected:

  • (modified) clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp (+11-1)
  • (modified) clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c (+19)
diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp
index 84a9c43d3572e..63c2bb785744b 100644
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,17 @@ SVal SimpleSValBuilder::MakeSymIntVal(const SymExpr *LHS,
     // subtraction/addition of the negated value.
     APSIntType resultIntTy = BasicVals.getAPSIntType(resultTy);
     if (isNegationValuePreserving(RHS, resultIntTy)) {
-      ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.getValue(-resultIntTy.convert(RHS));
+      // For large unsigned types, we need to be careful about the conversion
+      // to avoid issues with very large intermediate values
+      if (resultIntTy.isUnsigned() && resultIntTy.getBitWidth() > 64) {
+        // For large unsigned types, convert the absolute value directly
+        // instead of converting the negative value and then negating
+        llvm::APSInt AbsRHS = RHS;
+        AbsRHS.negate();
+        ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.Convert(resultTy, AbsRHS);
+      } else {
+        ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.getValue(-resultIntTy.convert(RHS));
+      }
       op = (op == BO_Add) ? BO_Sub : BO_Add;
     } else {
       ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.Convert(resultTy, RHS);
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c b/clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c
index d290333071dc9..f2bd08d25ad1f 100644
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c
@@ -164,3 +164,22 @@ void test_bool_assign(void)
     // should return _Bool, but not int.
     _Bool ret = __builtin_mul_overflow(10, 20, &res); // no crash
 }
+
+void test_unsigned_int128_negative_literal(void)
+{
+    unsigned __int128 a = 42;
+
+    // This should not crash the static analyzer.
+    // Reproduces issue from GitHub #150206 where __builtin_mul_overflow
+    // with unsigned __int128 and negative literal caused a crash in
+    // SimpleSValBuilder::MakeSymIntVal.
+    __builtin_mul_overflow(a, -16, &a); // no crash
+
+    // Test other overflow builtins with the same pattern
+    __builtin_add_overflow(a, -16, &a); // no crash
+    __builtin_sub_overflow(a, -16, &a); // no crash
+
+    // Test with different negative values
+    __builtin_mul_overflow(a, -1, &a);   // no crash
+    __builtin_mul_overflow(a, -255, &a); // no crash
+}

naoNao89 added 3 commits July 23, 2025 21:08
- Add null check for resultTy in SimpleSValBuilder::evalBinOpNN
- Add null check for resultTy in BuiltinFunctionChecker::handleOverflowBuiltin
- Add conservative handling for __int128 multiplication in BasicValueFactory::evalAPSInt
- Add unknown value checks in BuiltinFunctionChecker::checkOverflow

This fixes the crash when using __builtin_mul_overflow with unsigned __int128
and negative literals, which was causing segmentation faults in the static analyzer.
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Thank you for the PR. Let's discuss this.

@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ BuiltinFunctionChecker::checkOverflow(CheckerContext &C, SVal RetVal,
// Calling a builtin with a non-integer type result produces compiler error.
assert(Res->isIntegerType());

// If RetVal is unknown or undefined, we can't determine overflow
if (RetVal.isUnknown() || RetVal.isUndef()) {
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if (RetVal.isUnknown() || RetVal.isUndef()) {
if (RetVal.isUnknownOrUndef()) {

My question here would be: If RetVal was unknown, then both IsLeMax and IsGeMin would become unknown, which in turn would eventually return {true,true} as I later elaborate from what I can tell reading this.

If RetVal was Undef then IsLeMax and IsGeMin would be also Undef and the IsLeMax.castAs<DefinedOrUnknownSVal>() cast would trigger an assert/crash.
Consequently, I'm not convinced that RetVal can be Undef here.

Comment on lines +173 to +177
// If the comparison results are unknown, be conservative
if (IsLeMax.isUnknown() || IsGeMin.isUnknown()) {
return {true, true};
}

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I thought that assume(x,z) is {true,true} if either of x or y are Unknown.
This would suggest to me that {MayOverflow || MayUnderflow, MayNotOverflow && MayNotUnderflow} should also result in {true,true} if x or y was Unknown.

WDYT?

// of course checking it before the assume should do no harm, it's just unnecessary.

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// If ResultType is null, we can't proceed with the evaluation
if (ResultType.isNull()) {
return;
}
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When can ResultType be null? Is it that the getSufficientTypeForOverflowOp of __int128 is a null QualType?

Comment on lines +253 to +265
// For large bit widths (like __int128), check for potential crashes
if (V1.getBitWidth() >= 128 || V2.getBitWidth() >= 128) {
// If either operand is zero, result is zero
if (V1 == 0 || V2 == 0) {
return getValue(llvm::APSInt(llvm::APInt::getZero(std::max(V1.getBitWidth(), V2.getBitWidth())),
V1.isUnsigned() && V2.isUnsigned()));
}

// For __int128 types, be conservative to avoid crashes in APInt multiplication
// This happens when multiplying unsigned __int128 with large values (like negative
// numbers converted to unsigned)
return std::nullopt;
}
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This code does not seem convincing.
In theory, we should be able to evaluate a multiplication here regardless of the bitwidths.
Is there some safe APSInt operation that does this?
And what about the rest of the operations, like BO_Div and friends. There we would still crash if I understand this right.

Comment on lines +556 to +557
// Check if resultTy is valid before using it
if (!resultTy.isNull()) {
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Checking the resultTy here and there without systematic guarantees doesn't seem like the right approach.
We should think about making this bulletproof somehow.

Comment on lines +223 to +240
} else {
APSIntType resultIntTy = BasicVals.getAPSIntType(resultTy);
if (isNegationValuePreserving(RHS, resultIntTy)) {
// For large unsigned types, we need to be careful about the conversion
// to avoid issues with very large intermediate values
if (resultIntTy.isUnsigned() && resultIntTy.getBitWidth() > 64) {
// For large unsigned types, convert the absolute value directly
// instead of converting the negative value and then negating
llvm::APSInt AbsRHS = RHS;
AbsRHS.negate();
ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.Convert(resultTy, AbsRHS);
} else {
ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.getValue(-resultIntTy.convert(RHS));
}
op = (op == BO_Add) ? BO_Sub : BO_Add;
} else {
ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.Convert(resultTy, RHS);
}
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I've not checked this part. I'll come back once we finished with the rest.

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⚠️ C/C++ code formatter, clang-format found issues in your code. ⚠️

You can test this locally with the following command:
git-clang-format --diff HEAD~1 HEAD --extensions cpp,c -- clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/BuiltinFunctionChecker.cpp clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/BasicValueFactory.cpp clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp clang/test/Analysis/builtin_overflow.c
View the diff from clang-format here.
diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/BasicValueFactory.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/BasicValueFactory.cpp
index e0001acdf..8afb3f340 100644
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/BasicValueFactory.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/BasicValueFactory.cpp
@@ -254,13 +254,14 @@ BasicValueFactory::evalAPSInt(BinaryOperator::Opcode Op, const llvm::APSInt &V1,
       if (V1.getBitWidth() >= 128 || V2.getBitWidth() >= 128) {
         // If either operand is zero, result is zero
         if (V1 == 0 || V2 == 0) {
-          return getValue(llvm::APSInt(llvm::APInt::getZero(std::max(V1.getBitWidth(), V2.getBitWidth())),
+          return getValue(llvm::APSInt(llvm::APInt::getZero(std::max(
+                                           V1.getBitWidth(), V2.getBitWidth())),
                                        V1.isUnsigned() && V2.isUnsigned()));
         }
 
-        // For __int128 types, be conservative to avoid crashes in APInt multiplication
-        // This happens when multiplying unsigned __int128 with large values (like negative
-        // numbers converted to unsigned)
+        // For __int128 types, be conservative to avoid crashes in APInt
+        // multiplication This happens when multiplying unsigned __int128 with
+        // large values (like negative numbers converted to unsigned)
         return std::nullopt;
       }
       return getValue(V1 * V2);
diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp
index 29a711c81..60a8eed51 100644
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/SimpleSValBuilder.cpp
@@ -223,17 +223,17 @@ SVal SimpleSValBuilder::MakeSymIntVal(const SymExpr *LHS,
     } else {
       APSIntType resultIntTy = BasicVals.getAPSIntType(resultTy);
       if (isNegationValuePreserving(RHS, resultIntTy)) {
-      // For large unsigned types, we need to be careful about the conversion
-      // to avoid issues with very large intermediate values
-      if (resultIntTy.isUnsigned() && resultIntTy.getBitWidth() > 64) {
-        // For large unsigned types, convert the absolute value directly
-        // instead of converting the negative value and then negating
-        llvm::APSInt AbsRHS = RHS;
-        AbsRHS.negate();
-        ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.Convert(resultTy, AbsRHS);
-      } else {
-        ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.getValue(-resultIntTy.convert(RHS));
-      }
+        // For large unsigned types, we need to be careful about the conversion
+        // to avoid issues with very large intermediate values
+        if (resultIntTy.isUnsigned() && resultIntTy.getBitWidth() > 64) {
+          // For large unsigned types, convert the absolute value directly
+          // instead of converting the negative value and then negating
+          llvm::APSInt AbsRHS = RHS;
+          AbsRHS.negate();
+          ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.Convert(resultTy, AbsRHS);
+        } else {
+          ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.getValue(-resultIntTy.convert(RHS));
+        }
         op = (op == BO_Add) ? BO_Sub : BO_Add;
       } else {
         ConvertedRHS = BasicVals.Convert(resultTy, RHS);

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