2 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/libs/androidfw/include/androidfw/Chunk.h b/libs/androidfw/include/androidfw/Chunk.h
index e87b94087450..89b588e2b2e9 100644
--- a/libs/androidfw/include/androidfw/Chunk.h
+++ b/libs/androidfw/include/androidfw/Chunk.h
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ class Chunk {
   // Returns the size of the header. Caller need not worry about endianness.
   inline size_t header_size() const { return dtohs(device_chunk_->headerSize); }
 
-  template <typename T>
+  template <typename T, size_t MinSize = sizeof(T)>
   inline const T* header() const {
-    if (header_size() >= sizeof(T)) {
+    if (header_size() >= MinSize) {
       return reinterpret_cast<const T*>(device_chunk_);
     }
     return nullptr;
diff --git a/libs/androidfw/include/androidfw/ResourceTypes.h b/libs/androidfw/include/androidfw/ResourceTypes.h
index d982a353b013..306ff9a7c42c 100644
--- a/libs/androidfw/include/androidfw/ResourceTypes.h
+++ b/libs/androidfw/include/androidfw/ResourceTypes.h
@@ -1391,11 +1391,20 @@ struct ResTable_type
 
     // Offset from header where ResTable_entry data starts.
     uint32_t entriesStart;
-    
-    // Configuration this collection of entries is designed for.
+
+    // Configuration this collection of entries is designed for. This must always be last.
     ResTable_config config;
 };
 
+// The minimum size required to read any version of ResTable_type.
+constexpr size_t kResTableTypeMinSize =
+    sizeof(ResTable_type) - sizeof(ResTable_config) + sizeof(ResTable_config::size);
+
+// Assert that the ResTable_config is always the last field. This poses a problem for extending
+// ResTable_type in the future, as ResTable_config is variable (over different releases).
+static_assert(sizeof(ResTable_type) == offsetof(ResTable_type, config) + sizeof(ResTable_config),
+              "ResTable_config must be last field in ResTable_type");
+
 /**
  * An entry in a ResTable_type with the flag `FLAG_SPARSE` set.
  */