fix(napi): fix use-after-free in property names and external buffer lifetime (#26450)

## Summary

- **PROPERTY_NAME_FROM_UTF8 use-after-free:** The macro used
`StringImpl::createWithoutCopying` for ASCII strings, which left
dangling pointers in JSC's atom string table when the caller freed the
input buffer (e.g. napi-rs `CString`). Fixed by using
`Identifier::fromString` which copies only when inserting into the atom
table, but never retains a reference to the caller's buffer.

- **napi_create_external_buffer data lifetime:** `finalize_cb` was
attached via `addFinalizer` (tied to GC of the `JSUint8Array` view)
instead of the `ArrayBuffer` destructor. Extracting `.buffer` and
letting the Buffer get GC'd would free the backing data while the
`ArrayBuffer` still referenced it. Fixed by attaching the destructor to
the `ArrayBuffer` via `createFromBytes`, using an armed
`NapiExternalBufferDestructor` to safely handle the
`JSUint8Array::create` error path.

Closes #26446
Closes #26423

## Test plan

- [x] Added regression test `test_napi_get_named_property_copied_string`
-- strdup/free cycles with GC to reproduce the atom table dangling
pointer
- [x] Added regression test `test_external_buffer_data_lifetime` --
extracts ArrayBuffer, drops Buffer, GCs, verifies data is intact
- [x] Both tests pass with `bun bd test` and match Node.js output via
`checkSameOutput`
- [x] Verified `test_external_buffer_data_lifetime` fails without the
fix (data corrupted) and passes on Node.js
- [x] Verified impit reproducer from #26423 works correctly with the fix

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Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Dylan Conway
2026-01-25 20:11:52 -08:00
committed by GitHub
parent f87fa27fac
commit a553fda32b
4 changed files with 239 additions and 28 deletions

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@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
#include <algorithm>
#include <array>
#include <cinttypes>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
@@ -1855,6 +1857,147 @@ static napi_value napi_get_typeof(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info) {
return result;
}
// Regression test: napi_create_external_buffer must tie the finalize callback
// to the ArrayBuffer's destructor, not addFinalizer on the JSUint8Array.
// With addFinalizer, extracting .buffer (the ArrayBuffer) and then letting the
// Buffer get GC'd would call finalize_cb and free the data while the ArrayBuffer
// still references it.
static napi_value test_external_buffer_data_lifetime(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info) {
napi_env env = info.Env();
// Allocate data with a known pattern.
const size_t data_size = 4;
uint8_t* ext_data = (uint8_t*)malloc(data_size);
ext_data[0] = 0xDE; ext_data[1] = 0xAD; ext_data[2] = 0xBE; ext_data[3] = 0xEF;
napi_ref ab_ref = nullptr;
// Create the buffer inside a handle scope we'll close before GC,
// so the JSUint8Array handle becomes eligible for collection.
napi_handle_scope *hs = new napi_handle_scope;
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_open_handle_scope(env, hs));
// Allocate on the heap so conservative stack scanning can't find it.
napi_value *buffer = new napi_value;
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_create_external_buffer(env, data_size, ext_data,
+[](napi_env, void* data, void*) {
// Poison the data then free — detectable as use-after-free if
// the ArrayBuffer still tries to read through this pointer.
memset(data, 0x00, 4);
free(data);
}, nullptr, buffer));
// Extract the underlying ArrayBuffer and prevent it from being GC'd.
napi_value *arraybuffer = new napi_value;
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_get_typedarray_info(env, *buffer, nullptr, nullptr,
nullptr, arraybuffer, nullptr));
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_create_reference(env, *arraybuffer, 1, &ab_ref));
// Drop heap pointers before closing the scope so the stack scanner
// can't keep the Buffer alive.
delete arraybuffer;
delete buffer;
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_close_handle_scope(env, *hs));
delete hs;
// GC: with the old bug (addFinalizer), collecting the JSUint8Array would
// call finalize_cb and poison the data even though the ArrayBuffer is alive.
run_gc(info);
run_gc(info);
// Read data through the ArrayBuffer — should still be 0xDEADBEEF.
napi_value ab_value;
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_get_reference_value(env, ab_ref, &ab_value));
void* ab_data;
size_t ab_len;
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_get_arraybuffer_info(env, ab_value, &ab_data, &ab_len));
uint8_t* bytes = (uint8_t*)ab_data;
if (ab_len >= data_size &&
bytes[0] == 0xDE && bytes[1] == 0xAD &&
bytes[2] == 0xBE && bytes[3] == 0xEF) {
printf("PASS: external buffer data intact through ArrayBuffer after GC\n");
} else {
printf("FAIL: external buffer data was corrupted (finalize_cb ran too early)\n");
}
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_delete_reference(env, ab_ref));
return ok(env);
}
// Regression test: PROPERTY_NAME_FROM_UTF8 must copy string data.
// Previously it used StringImpl::createWithoutCopying for ASCII strings,
// which could leave dangling pointers in JSC's atom string table.
//
// This replicates the pattern from napi-rs / impit that caused a crash:
// napi-rs creates a CString (heap-allocated) for each property name,
// passes it to napi_get_named_property, then frees the CString.
// With createWithoutCopying, the atom table retains a reference to the
// freed CString memory. On the next lookup of the same property name,
// Identifier::fromString compares against the stale atom -> use-after-free.
static napi_value test_napi_get_named_property_copied_string(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info) {
napi_env env = info.Env();
napi_value global;
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_get_global(env, &global));
// Simulate what impit does: look up properties on JS objects using
// heap-allocated keys (like napi-rs CString), then free them.
// The property names here match what impit uses in its response handling.
const char *property_names[] = {
"ReadableStream", "Response", "arrayBuffer", "then", "eval",
"enqueue", "bind", "close",
};
const int num_names = sizeof(property_names) / sizeof(property_names[0]);
// First round: each strdup'd key goes through PROPERTY_NAME_FROM_UTF8 then
// is freed. With createWithoutCopying, the atom table entries now have
// dangling data pointers.
for (int i = 0; i < num_names; i++) {
char *key = strdup(property_names[i]);
napi_value result;
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_get_named_property(env, global, key, &result));
free(key);
}
// Trigger GC - this is critical. In the impit crash, GC occurs between
// the first and second lookups due to many object allocations (ReadableStream
// chunks, Response objects, promises). GC may cause the atom table to
// drop or recreate atoms, exposing the dangling pointers.
run_gc(info);
// Churn through more strdup/free cycles to increase the chance that
// malloc reuses memory from the freed keys above.
for (int round = 0; round < 30; round++) {
for (int i = 0; i < num_names; i++) {
char *key = strdup(property_names[i]);
napi_value result;
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_get_named_property(env, global, key, &result));
free(key);
}
if (round % 10 == 0) {
run_gc(info);
}
}
run_gc(info);
// Second round: look up the same property names again.
// With the bug, Identifier::fromString finds stale atoms in the table
// and reads their freed backing memory -> ASAN heap-use-after-free.
for (int i = 0; i < num_names; i++) {
char *key = strdup(property_names[i]);
napi_value result;
NODE_API_CALL(env, napi_get_named_property(env, global, key, &result));
free(key);
}
printf("PASS\n");
return ok(env);
}
void register_standalone_tests(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
REGISTER_FUNCTION(env, exports, test_issue_7685);
REGISTER_FUNCTION(env, exports, test_issue_11949);
@@ -1888,6 +2031,8 @@ void register_standalone_tests(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
REGISTER_FUNCTION(env, exports, test_napi_create_external_buffer_empty);
REGISTER_FUNCTION(env, exports, test_napi_empty_buffer_info);
REGISTER_FUNCTION(env, exports, napi_get_typeof);
REGISTER_FUNCTION(env, exports, test_external_buffer_data_lifetime);
REGISTER_FUNCTION(env, exports, test_napi_get_named_property_copied_string);
}
} // namespace napitests

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@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ describe.concurrent("napi", () => {
expect(result).not.toContain("FAIL");
});
it("finalize_cb is tied to the ArrayBuffer lifetime, not the Buffer view", async () => {
const result = await checkSameOutput("test_external_buffer_data_lifetime", []);
expect(result).toContain("PASS: external buffer data intact through ArrayBuffer after GC");
expect(result).not.toContain("FAIL");
});
it("empty buffer returns null pointer and 0 length from napi_get_buffer_info and napi_get_typedarray_info", async () => {
const result = await checkSameOutput("test_napi_empty_buffer_info", []);
expect(result).toContain("PASS: napi_get_buffer_info returns null pointer and 0 length for empty buffer");
@@ -553,6 +559,34 @@ describe.concurrent("napi", () => {
await checkSameOutput("test_napi_numeric_string_keys", []);
});
it("napi_get_named_property copies utf8 string data", async () => {
// Must spawn bun directly (not via checkSameOutput/main.js) because the
// bug only reproduces when global property names like "Response" haven't
// been pre-atomized. Loading through main.js → module.js pre-initializes
// globals, masking the use-after-free in the atom string table.
const addonPath = join(__dirname, "napi-app", "build", "Debug", "napitests.node");
await using proc = spawn({
cmd: [
bunExe(),
"-e",
`const addon = require(${JSON.stringify(addonPath)}); addon.test_napi_get_named_property_copied_string(() => { Bun.gc(true); });`,
],
env: bunEnv,
stdout: "pipe",
stderr: "pipe",
});
const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([
new Response(proc.stdout).text(),
new Response(proc.stderr).text(),
proc.exited,
]);
expect(stderr).toBe("");
expect(stdout).toInclude("PASS");
expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
});
it("behaves as expected when performing operations with default values", async () => {
await checkSameOutput("test_napi_get_default_values", []);
});