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>

src/bun.js/bindings/headers.h

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class JSString;
 class JSCell;
 class JSMap;
 class JSPromise;
-class CatchScope;
+class TopExceptionScope;
 class VM;
 class ThrowScope;
 class CallFrame;

src/bun.js/bindings/napi.cpp

@@ -585,6 +585,21 @@ extern "C" napi_status napi_has_own_property(napi_env env, napi_value object,
     NAPI_RETURN_SUCCESS(env);
 }
 
+// For ASCII input (the common case), avoids UTF-8 decoding overhead by going
+// directly through Identifier::fromString(VM&, span<Latin1>), which uses the
+// span for a hash lookup in the atom string table without creating an
+// intermediate WTF::String. If the atom already exists, no copy occurs at all.
+// If the atom does not exist and gets inserted into the table, the characters
+// are cloned because we cannot guarantee the lifetime of the input span.
+JSC::Identifier identifierFromUtf8(JSC::VM& vm, const char* utf8Name)
+{
+    size_t utf8Len = strlen(utf8Name);
+    std::span<const Latin1Character> utf8Span { reinterpret_cast<const Latin1Character*>(utf8Name), utf8Len };
+    return WTF::charactersAreAllASCII(utf8Span)
+        ? JSC::Identifier::fromString(vm, utf8Span)
+        : JSC::Identifier::fromString(vm, WTF::String::fromUTF8(utf8Span));
+}
+
 extern "C" napi_status napi_set_named_property(napi_env env, napi_value object,
     const char* utf8name,
     napi_value value)
@@ -605,8 +620,7 @@ extern "C" napi_status napi_set_named_property(napi_env env, napi_value object,
     JSC::EnsureStillAliveScope ensureAlive(jsValue);
     JSC::EnsureStillAliveScope ensureAlive2(target);
 
-    auto nameStr = WTF::String::fromUTF8({ utf8name, strlen(utf8name) });
+    auto name = identifierFromUtf8(vm, utf8name);
-    auto name = JSC::PropertyName(JSC::Identifier::fromString(vm, WTF::move(nameStr)));
     PutPropertySlot slot(target, false);
 
     target->putInline(globalObject, name, jsValue, slot);
@@ -666,17 +680,6 @@ extern "C" napi_status napi_is_typedarray(napi_env env, napi_value value, bool*
     NAPI_RETURN_SUCCESS(env);
 }
 
-// This is more efficient than using WTF::String::FromUTF8
-// it doesn't copy the string
-// but it's only safe to use if we are not setting a property
-// because we can't guarantee the lifetime of it
-#define PROPERTY_NAME_FROM_UTF8(identifierName)                                                                                      \
-    size_t utf8Len = strlen(utf8Name);                                                                                               \
-    WTF::String&& nameString = WTF::charactersAreAllASCII(std::span { reinterpret_cast<const Latin1Character*>(utf8Name), utf8Len }) \
-        ? WTF::String(WTF::StringImpl::createWithoutCopying({ utf8Name, utf8Len }))                                                  \
-        : WTF::String::fromUTF8(utf8Name);                                                                                           \
-    const JSC::PropertyName identifierName = JSC::Identifier::fromString(vm, nameString);
-
 extern "C" napi_status napi_has_named_property(napi_env env, napi_value object,
     const char* utf8Name,
     bool* result)
@@ -692,10 +695,10 @@ extern "C" napi_status napi_has_named_property(napi_env env, napi_value object,
     JSObject* target = toJS(object).toObject(globalObject);
     NAPI_RETURN_IF_EXCEPTION(env);
 
-    PROPERTY_NAME_FROM_UTF8(name);
+    JSC::Identifier propertyName = identifierFromUtf8(vm, utf8Name);
 
     PropertySlot slot(target, PropertySlot::InternalMethodType::HasProperty);
-    *result = target->getPropertySlot(globalObject, name, slot);
+    *result = target->getPropertySlot(globalObject, propertyName, slot);
     NAPI_RETURN_SUCCESS_UNLESS_EXCEPTION(env);
 }
 extern "C" napi_status napi_get_named_property(napi_env env, napi_value object,
@@ -713,9 +716,9 @@ extern "C" napi_status napi_get_named_property(napi_env env, napi_value object,
     JSObject* target = toJS(object).toObject(globalObject);
     NAPI_RETURN_IF_EXCEPTION(env);
 
-    PROPERTY_NAME_FROM_UTF8(name);
+    JSC::Identifier propertyName = identifierFromUtf8(vm, utf8Name);
 
-    *result = toNapi(target->get(globalObject, name), globalObject);
+    *result = toNapi(target->get(globalObject, propertyName), globalObject);
     NAPI_RETURN_SUCCESS_UNLESS_EXCEPTION(env);
 }
 
@@ -2014,6 +2017,35 @@ extern "C" napi_status napi_create_buffer(napi_env env, size_t length,
     NAPI_RETURN_SUCCESS(env);
 }
 
+// SharedTask subclass with an armed flag so that the destructor can be
+// armed only after JSUint8Array::create succeeds.  If creation throws,
+// the destructor runs disarmed and skips finalize_cb.
+class NapiExternalBufferDestructor final : public SharedTask<void(void*)> {
+public:
+    NapiExternalBufferDestructor(WTF::Ref<NapiEnv>&& env, napi_finalize cb, void* hint)
+        : m_env(WTF::move(env))
+        , m_cb(cb)
+        , m_hint(hint)
+    {
+    }
+
+    void run(void* data) override
+    {
+        if (m_armed) {
+            NAPI_LOG("external buffer finalizer");
+            m_env->doFinalizer(m_cb, data, m_hint);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void arm() { m_armed = true; }
+
+private:
+    WTF::Ref<NapiEnv> m_env;
+    napi_finalize m_cb;
+    void* m_hint;
+    bool m_armed { false };
+};
+
 extern "C" napi_status napi_create_external_buffer(napi_env env, size_t length,
     void* data,
     napi_finalize finalize_cb,
@@ -2044,19 +2076,19 @@ extern "C" napi_status napi_create_external_buffer(napi_env env, size_t length,
         NAPI_RETURN_SUCCESS(env);
     }
 
-    auto arrayBuffer = ArrayBuffer::createFromBytes({ reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data), length }, createSharedTask<void(void*)>([](void*) {
+    // Uses NapiExternalBufferDestructor instead of createSharedTask because
-        // do nothing
+    // JSUint8Array::create can throw, and we must not call finalize_cb on failure.
-    }));
+    Ref<NapiExternalBufferDestructor> destructor = adoptRef(*new NapiExternalBufferDestructor(WTF::Ref<NapiEnv>(*env), finalize_cb, finalize_hint));
+    // Get pointer before using WTF::move
+    auto* destructorPtr = destructor.ptr();
+    auto arrayBuffer = ArrayBuffer::createFromBytes({ reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data), length }, WTF::move(destructor));
 
     auto* buffer = JSC::JSUint8Array::create(globalObject, subclassStructure, WTF::move(arrayBuffer), 0, length);
     NAPI_RETURN_IF_EXCEPTION(env);
 
-    // setup finalizer after creating the array. if it throws callers of napi_create_external_buffer are expected
+    // Arm only after successful creation: if create threw, the destructor
-    // to free input
+    // runs disarmed and skips finalize_cb (caller retains ownership).
-    vm.heap.addFinalizer(buffer, [env = WTF::Ref<NapiEnv>(*env), finalize_cb, data, finalize_hint](JSCell* cell) -> void {
+    destructorPtr->arm();
-        NAPI_LOG("external buffer finalizer");
-        env->doFinalizer(finalize_cb, data, finalize_hint);
-    });
 
     *result = toNapi(buffer, globalObject);
     NAPI_RETURN_SUCCESS(env);
@@ -2071,7 +2103,7 @@ extern "C" napi_status napi_create_external_arraybuffer(napi_env env, void* exte
     Zig::GlobalObject* globalObject = toJS(env);
     JSC::VM& vm = JSC::getVM(globalObject);
 
-    auto arrayBuffer = ArrayBuffer::createFromBytes({ reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(external_data), byte_length }, createSharedTask<void(void*)>([env, finalize_hint, finalize_cb](void* p) {
+    auto arrayBuffer = ArrayBuffer::createFromBytes({ reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(external_data), byte_length }, createSharedTask<void(void*)>([env = WTF::Ref<NapiEnv>(*env), finalize_hint, finalize_cb](void* p) {
         NAPI_LOG("external ArrayBuffer finalizer");
         env->doFinalizer(finalize_cb, p, finalize_hint);
     }));

test/napi/napi-app/standalone_tests.cpp

@@ -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

test/napi/napi.test.ts

@@ -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", []);
   });