[BUG] Apktool failes to rebuild Google Chrome

[talliberman]

Information

1. Apktool Version (apktool -version) - 2.7.1 (from git)
2. Operating System (Mac, Linux, Windows) -Linux
3. APK From? (Playstore, ROM, Other) - ApkMirror

Stacktrace/Logcat

I: Using Apktool 2.7.1-120611-SNAPSHOT
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali folder into classes.dex...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:52: error: Resource entry APKTOOL_DUPLICATE_attr_0x7f05002d already has bag item @null.
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:51: Originally defined here.
W: 
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:63: error: Resource entry APKTOOL_DUPLICATE_attr_0x7f050035 already has bag item @null.

Steps to Reproduce

1. apktool d base.apk
2. apktool b base

APK

If this APK can be freely shared, please upload/attach a link to it.
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/chrome-beta/chrome-beta-111-0-5563-30-release/chrome-beta-111-0-5563-30-10-android-apk-download/

Questions to ask before submission

1. Have you tried apktool d, apktool b without changing anything? yes
2. If you are trying to install a modified apk, did you resign it? no modifications
3. Are you using the latest apktool version? yes

How to reproduce the issue

We assume the following APKM file is located in /tmp/chrome_beta/com.chrome.beta_111.0.5563.30.apkm:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/chrome-beta/chrome-beta-111-0-5563-30-release/chrome-beta-111-0-5563-30-10-android-apk-download/

# Run ubuntu docker
$ sudo docker run --rm -ti --entrypoint /bin/bash ubuntu
$ apt update
$ apt -y install git vim default-jdk unzip wget
$ git clone https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool.git
$ cd Apktool/

$ git log -n 1
commit 120611879c44ca214ead40d59c34acfbc4b09001 (HEAD -> master, origin/master, origin/HEAD)
Author: Igor Eisberg <8811086+IgorEisberg@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Sun Feb 19 13:57:03 2023 +0200

    fix: accept empty resources.arsc (#2998)
    
    * fix: accept empty resources.arsc
    
    * fix: accept empty resources.arsc (fix isFrameworkApk=true)


# Required because of unicode error in compilation
$ find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i /Ryszard/d
$ rm -rf brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/

$ ./gradlew build shadowJar

$ cd /tmp/chrome_beta

$ unzip com.chrome.beta_111.0.5563.30.apkm

$ java -jar /Apktool/brut.apktool/apktool-cli/build/libs/apktool-cli-all.jar -version
2.7.1-120611-SNAPSHOT

$ java -jar /Apktool/brut.apktool/apktool-cli/build/libs/apktool-cli-all.jar d base.apk 
I: Using Apktool 2.7.1-120611-SNAPSHOT on base.apk
I: Loading resource table...
I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...
I: Loading resource table from file: /root/.local/share/apktool/framework/1.apk
I: Regular manifest package...
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Decoding values */* XMLs...
I: Baksmaling classes.dex...
I: Copying assets and libs...
I: Copying unknown files...
I: Copying original files...

$ java -jar /Apktool/brut.apktool/apktool-cli/build/libs/apktool-cli-all.jar b base
I: Using Apktool 2.7.1-120611-SNAPSHOT
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali folder into classes.dex...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:52: error: Resource entry APKTOOL_DUPLICATE_attr_0x7f05002d already has bag item @null.
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:51: Originally defined here.
W: 
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:63: error: Resource entry APKTOOL_DUPLICATE_attr_0x7f050035 already has bag item @null.
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:62: Originally defined here.
W: 
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:73: error: Resource entry APKTOOL_DUPLICATE_attr_0x7f050038 already has bag item @null.
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:72: Originally defined here.
W: 
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:84: error: Resource entry APKTOOL_DUPLICATE_attr_0x7f05003d already has bag item @null.
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:83: Originally defined here.
W: 
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:89: error: Resource entry APKTOOL_DUPLICATE_attr_0x7f05003f already has bag item @null.
W: /tmp/chrome_beta/base/res/values/attrs.xml:88: Originally defined here.
...

[iBotPeaches]

Thanks for the report. I've been tracking this duplicate null issue in here - #2836

Closing for duplicate.