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…droid A seccomp policy built on SECCOMP_RET_TRAP, such as Android's per-app policy, answers a blocked syscall with SIGSYS instead of an errno. Bun has ENOSYS fallbacks for close_range, pidfd_open, openat2, copy_file_range and clone3, but the process died before any of them could run. On Termux, `bun create astro` died this way inside `bun add` while linking bins. Install a SIGSYS handler in bun_initialize_process, before the first close_range call, that sets the syscall return register to -ENOSYS for SYS_SECCOMP traps and resumes. A SIGSYS sent with kill(2) is re-raised with the previous disposition. Drop SIGSYS from the spawnSync signal forwarding list so the handler stays installed while a script runs, and keep it installed in the vfork child until right before execve so the child's close_range call can fall back as well. SIGSYS is also left unblocked around vfork, since a trap on a blocked signal kills the process. The test builds a small seccomp helper and runs bun under policies that trap close_range, pidfd_open and openat2.
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In `@src/jsc/bindings/bun-spawn.cpp`:
- Around line 468-470: Move the childmask sigprocmask restoration from before
closeRangeOrLoop to immediately before the SIGSYS handler reset and execve
sequence, ensuring close_range fallback runs with SIGSYS unblocked while execve
preserves the caller’s original mask.
In `@src/jsc/bindings/c-bindings.cpp`:
- Around line 306-319: Make installSeccompTrapHandler idempotent by detecting
whether the SIGSYS action is already onSeccompTrap before calling sigaction;
return without reinstalling when it is, so sigsys_action_before_seccomp_shim
always retains the pre-shim action and kill(2)-delivered SIGSYS follows the
existing termination path.
- Around line 298-302: Update the x86_64 register access in the signal-context
handling code around REG_RAX so it is available on glibc without relying on an
unset global _GNU_SOURCE definition. Add the required feature-test setup before
system headers or use libc-specific accessors, while preserving compatible
register access for musl and bionic and keeping the non-x86_64 branch unchanged.
In `@test/cli/run/seccomp-trap.c`:
- Around line 83-88: Update the token parsing in the argv[1] syscall-list loop
to validate strtoul input via an end-pointer and errno, rejecting empty,
non-numeric, negative, and out-of-range tokens with the usage return code (2).
Preserve valid syscall-number parsing and the existing MAX_TRAPPED limit.
In `@test/cli/run/seccomp-trap.test.ts`:
- Around line 101-104: Update the assertion after runTrapped to include the
process stderr (and stdout if available) alongside exitCode and signalCode,
asserting the captured output before the exit-status fields; keep the existing
filesystem assertions unchanged.
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The child took over the caller's mask before it called close_range. A caller that blocks SIGSYS made a trapped close_range fatal in the child. Restore the mask right before execve instead, which keeps it for the new image. Make the handler install idempotent, reject syscall numbers that do not parse in the test helper, and add a test that blocks SIGSYS on the spawning thread.
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src/jsc/bindings/c-bindings.cpp:998-1000— Same-class sibling:process.on('SIGSYS', ...)reachesinstallForwardSignalHandlerin BunProcess.cpp (SIGSYS passes the Linux guard at line 1581) and doessigaction(SIGSYS, {sa_handler=forwardSignal, SA_RESTART}, nullptr), overwritingonSeccompTrap; the removal path then leavesSIG_DFLand the next trap kills the process. Consider addingSIGSYSto the line-1581 Linux exclusion list (or chaining toonSeccompTrapwhensi_code == SYS_SECCOMP) — nit: requires user code to listen for SIGSYS under a trap policy.Extended reasoning...
What this is
The PR establishes the invariant "the SIGSYS shim installed by
bun_initialize_processmust stay in place" and fixes one site that violated it:FOR_EACH_POSIX_SIGNALin c-bindings.cpp (the spawnSync forwarding list), with the explicit rationale "on Linux the handler installed by bun_initialize_process must stay in place while the child runs". There is a sibling site sharing the same pattern that was not addressed:process.on('SIGSYS', ...)inBunProcess.cpp.Code path
- User code under a
SECCOMP_RET_TRAPpolicy (Android/Termux — the environment this PR targets) callsprocess.on('SIGSYS', () => {}). onDidChangeListenerslooks up SIGSYS insignalNameToNumberMap(line 1138 — it's there).- The Linux guard at BunProcess.cpp:1581 only excludes
SIGKILL,SIGSTOP, andg_wtfConfig.sigThreadSuspendResume. SIGSYS falls through. installForwardSignalHandler(SIGSYS)at line 1601 →sigaction(SIGSYS, {sa_handler: forwardSignal, sa_flags: SA_RESTART}, nullptr)at line 1512. NoSA_SIGINFO, no chaining —onSeccompTrapis gone.- Any subsequent trapped syscall Bun issues internally (
pidfd_openinBun.spawn,copy_file_rangein fs,openat2/fchmodat2in bin linking,close_rangein the vfork child) is delivered toforwardSignal, which just callsBun__onPosixSignaland returns without touching the ucontext.
Why the failure is subtle rather than a clean crash
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SECCOMP_RET_TRAPthe kernel callssyscall_rollback()before delivering SIGSYS, restoring the return register to the syscall number (rax←orig_raxon x86_64,x0←orig_x0on arm64). Without the shim rewriting it to-ENOSYS, the caller reads a positive value and treats the trapped call as success:pidfd_open"returns" fd 434,openat2"returns" fd 437,copy_file_range"returns" 326 bytes copied. The ENOSYS fallbacks never run and downstream code operates on garbage fds/byte-counts.Removal path is worse
When the last SIGSYS listener is removed, BunProcess.cpp:1621 does
signal(SIGSYS, SIG_DFL)and reads backforwardSignalas the current handler (the shim was already overwritten at add time), so the restore branch doesn't fire andSIG_DFLstays. The next trapped syscall then kills the process with "Bad system call" — the exact symptom the PR set out to fix.Step-by-step proof
Under Android's seccomp policy (or the test helper with
pidfd_opentrapped):process.on('SIGSYS', () => {}); // → installForwardSignalHandler(SIGSYS) overwrites onSeccompTrap const p = Bun.spawn(['echo', 'hi']); // pidfd_open(pid) traps → forwardSignal runs, returns // rax == 434 (__NR_pidfd_open) → treated as valid pidfd // Bun polls fd 434, which isn't a pidfd → misbehavior process.removeAllListeners('SIGSYS'); // → signal(SIGSYS, SIG_DFL); oldHandler == forwardSignal, so SIG_DFL stays Bun.spawn(['echo', 'hi']); // pidfd_open traps → SIG_DFL → process killed, exit 159
Related same-class site (weaker)
on_before_reload_process_posix(c-bindings.cpp:~388) also resets every caught disposition including SIGSYS during--watchreload. Its exclusion list already carves outSIGSEGV/SIGBUS/sigThreadSuspendResumebecause "resetting them here races other threads fatally" — the same rationale applies to SIGSYS if a background thread hits a trapped syscall in the window before execve. Less impactful since execve reinstalls the shim in the new image.Why this is in scope
REVIEW.md: "Fix the whole class in the same PR — Grep for every sibling site sharing the pattern." The PR identified and fixed one SIGSYS-clobbering site (spawnSync forwarding, right here at c-bindings.cpp:998-1013) but not this sibling.
Fix
Minimal: add
&& signalNumber != SIGSYSto the Linux guard at BunProcess.cpp:1581 (matching what was done forsigThreadSuspendResume), and optionally add SIGSYS to the reload-reset exclusion list. More complete: giveforwardSignalfor SIGSYS anSA_SIGINFOvariant that chains toonSeccompTrapwhensi_code == SYS_SECCOMPand only queues a JS event otherwise.Severity: nit
Requires user code to explicitly
process.on('SIGSYS', ...)while running under a trap policy — an uncommon combination. Node.js has no shim to preserve either, so this is not a compat regression. The PR still fixes the headline #30766/#39060 crashes. Worth a follow-up or a one-line addition, but shouldn't block merge. - User code under a
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86-93: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winReject signed and range-error syscall tokens.
strtoul("-0", ...)returns0, so this helper can silently trapread. Reset and checkerrno, and reject tokens that start with-.As per coding guidelines, “Validate numeric and string representations at every boundary, handling NaN, infinities, negatives, range overflow, encoding differences, lone surrogates, and byte/code-unit distinctions.”
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In `@src/jsc/bindings/bun-spawn.cpp`:
- Around line 467-472: Check the return value of sigprocmask in the child setup
path and return childFailed() immediately when restoring childmask fails; only
reset SIGSYS via sigaction and proceed to execve after successful mask
restoration.
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In `@test/cli/run/seccomp-trap.c`:
- Around line 86-93: Update the syscall-token validation in the seccomp-trap
parser around strtoul: reset errno before conversion, reject tokens whose first
character is '-', and reject ERANGE or other conversion errors in addition to
the existing syntax and UINT32_MAX checks. Keep valid unsigned decimal tokens
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process.on("SIGSYS") installed the JS forwarding handler over the seccomp
handler. After that a trapped syscall returned its own syscall number as a
result (the kernel rolls the registers back before it delivers the trap),
and once the listener was removed the next trap killed the process.
signal-exit registers such a listener, so this is the common case for CLIs.
The seccomp handler now stays installed and forwards a kill(2)-sent SIGSYS
to JS itself while a listener exists. It no longer keeps a saved previous
action: a kill(2)-sent SIGSYS without a listener resets to SIG_DFL and
re-raises, like onExitSignal does. The watch-mode reload also leaves SIGSYS
for execve to reset.
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Not changed. REG_RAX is available because clang++ predefines _GNU_SOURCE for C++ on every Linux target this builds for (CodeRabbit withdrew the finding). The unchecked sigprocmask was unchecked before and cannot fail with these arguments (withdrawn as well). The removal of SIGSYS from the spawnSync forwarding list stays unconditional: on every platform the kernel raises SIGSYS for the receiving process's own syscall, so a relay to the script never had a use. The PR body describes the current state. 7 of the 8 tests in test/cli/run/seccomp-trap.test.ts fail on the release binary. All 8 pass on this branch. |
process.on("SIGSYS") used to install a handler with SA_RESTART. Now that it
routes through the SIGSYS handler, keep that flag so a kill(2)-sent SIGSYS
restarts interrupted syscalls as before. A seccomp trap skips the syscall,
so the flag does not change that path.
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Closed #30769 (the close_range probe) as covered by this PR. Its regression test passes on this branch at d6171ce, which does not contain its c-bindings.cpp change. #39084 (skip openat2 and fchmodat2 on Android) is part of the install fold in #39403 and lands or closes through it. It changes |
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I reviewed this PR and didn't find any bugs in the current revision — the two earlier findings (process.on('SIGSYS') displacing the handler, and the missing SA_RESTART) are both addressed. Because this installs a process-wide SIGSYS handler that rewrites ucontext_t registers and reworks signal disposition across the vfork child, spawnSync forwarding, process.on, and the reload path, a human look is still worthwhile.
What was reviewed:
- The
onSIGSYShandler's async-signal-safety and thesi_code == SYS_SECCOMPgate for the register write vs. the kill(2)/re-raise path. - The four sites that could displace or race the handler: spawnSync forwarding list,
process.on('SIGSYS')install/uninstall, the vfork child reset loop, andon_before_reload_process_posix— all now leave it in place on Linux. - The vfork child's
sigdelset(SIGSYS)onblockalland the mask-restore ordering afterclose_range; the parent'soldmaskrestore is unaffected because SIGSYS was never in the mask being set. - The non-x86_64/ARM64 stub returning
falsesoinstallForwardSignalHandlerfalls through to the old path there.
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Overview
This PR installs a Linux SIGSYS handler in bun_initialize_process (c-bindings.cpp) that converts SECCOMP_RET_TRAP traps into an ENOSYS return by writing -ENOSYS to rax/x0 in the delivered ucontext_t, so existing ENOSYS fallbacks (close_range, openat2, fchmodat2, pidfd_open, …) run under Android's seccomp policy. It then audits every place that would remove or race that handler: SIGSYS is dropped from the spawnSync FOR_EACH_POSIX_SIGNAL forwarding list; process.on('SIGSYS') in BunProcess.cpp now routes through Bun__forwardSIGSYSToJS so the trap handler stays installed and forwards kill(2)-sent SIGSYS to JS itself; the vfork child in bun-spawn.cpp keeps the handler through close_range (skipped in the reset loop, SIGSYS deleted from blockall, caller mask restored after close_range, explicit reset just before execve); and the watch-mode reload reset skips SIGSYS. A new C helper (test/cli/run/seccomp-trap.c) installs a real SECCOMP_RET_TRAP filter and eight tests exercise startup, spawn/spawnSync (including with SIGSYS blocked on the caller), bun install bin linking, --no-orphans, kill-still-terminates, and the process.on('SIGSYS') add/remove cycle.
Security risks
The handler is only reachable via a signal the kernel already delivers to the process; it does not parse untrusted input. It writes a fixed constant into the thread's own return register only when si_code == SYS_SECCOMP, which per seccomp(2) is the documented use of SECCOMP_RET_TRAP. PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS in the test helper is standard. No auth, crypto, or permission surface is touched. The behavioral change on non-Linux is limited to no longer relaying an externally-sent SIGSYS from bun run to the script, which the description justifies (SIGSYS is thread-directed for the receiving process's own syscall). I don't see a security concern introduced here.
Level of scrutiny
High. This is production-critical process-startup and vfork-child code: a process-wide signal handler that manipulates register state, ordering constraints between sigprocmask, sigaction, close_range and execve in a shared-memory vfork child, and a change to how process.on('SIGSYS') is wired on Linux. The mechanism is well-documented and the test coverage is unusually thorough (each guard was verified by removing it and watching a specific test fail), but the surface area — signal semantics across glibc/musl/bionic on x86_64 and aarch64, plus the incidental macOS/FreeBSD change to the forwarding list — warrants a maintainer's sign-off rather than an automated approval.
Other factors
Two prior automated findings on this PR were fixed (5a50e2a for the process.on displacement, d6171ce for SA_RESTART). All CodeRabbit and comment-cop threads are resolved, and the author left detailed responses on each. The PR description enumerates the behavioral deltas (inherited SIG_IGN for SIGSYS is no longer honored on Linux; SIGSYS forwarding removed on macOS/FreeBSD too) and explains why the handler is C++ against platform headers rather than Rust. Given the depth of the change to signal handling and spawn, deferring to a human reviewer is the right call.
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Reviewed the full diff (c-bindings.cpp, bun-spawn.cpp, BunProcess.cpp, seccomp-trap.c/.test.ts). No defects found — details below, plus one more real-device data point and two non-blocking nits. What I verified
Device evidence: reproduces on a 4.9 kernel tooConfirmed the same kill on a Vivo Y11 (Snapdragon 439, Android 11/API 30, Two non-blocking nits
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Problem
Bad system call(SIGSYS, exit 159):bun create astro,bun installwith bins (Android LD_PRELOAD workaround forbun installSIGSYScrashes caused byopenat2andfchmodat2#39060), startup of the android build (Android aarch64 binary killed by SIGSYS (seccomp) on close_range syscall #30766). Android's seccomp policy traps syscalls outside its allowlist (SECCOMP_RET_TRAP). Known trapped calls:close_range,openat2(src/install/bin.rs:1416),fchmodat2(sys::lchmod).Fix
bun_initialize_processinstalls a SIGSYS handler before its ownclose_rangecall. Forsi_code == SYS_SECCOMPit sets the return register (raxorx0) to-ENOSYSand returns. The trapped call fails with ENOSYS and the fallback runs. A SIGSYS sent withkill(2)goes to aprocess.on("SIGSYS")listener when one exists, else the handler resets toSIG_DFLand re-raises.SECCOMP_RET_TRAP. One handler covers every call site, including the fallbacks inside glibc, musl and bionic.spawnSyncforwarding list,process.on("SIGSYS")(BunProcess.cpp now routes the listener through the handler) and the watch-mode reload reset. The vfork child keeps it until just beforeexecveand takes the caller's mask only afterclose_range: a trap on a blocked SIGSYS kills the process.test/cli/run/seccomp-trap.test.ts(7 of 8 tests fail before). Also ran the spawn, spawnSync, terminal, process, no-orphans, crash handler and seccomp tests.Background
SECCOMP_RET_ERRNO, Docker's default) or trap it (SECCOMP_RET_TRAP, Android). A trap skips the call, rolls the registers back and sends SIGSYS to the calling thread. By default SIGSYS kills the process. A handler that does not write the return register makes the call return its own syscall number.SA_SIGINFOhandler gets the thread's registers (ucontext_t) and may change them. The thread resumes with those registers. Libc and rustix read a negative return register as an errno.Fixes #30766
Fixes #39060
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siglongjmpprobe forclose_range) and install: don't issue openat2/fchmodat2 on Android (seccomp SIGSYS) #39084 (runtime Android detection foropenat2andfchmodat2) each fix one call site. This change covers both of them, pluspidfd_open,copy_file_range,clone3,epoll_pwait2,openat2in directory routes, and the libc-internal fallbacks (glibc and musl implementfchmodat(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)by tryingfchmodat2first, then emulating). Related tracking issues: Bun on Termux #8685, Bun not running in termux #5085, bun for Android #2413.close_rangeinbun_initialize_process(c-bindings.cpp) and in the spawn child (bun-spawn.cpp),openat2(RESOLVE_BENEATH)in bin linking,fchmodat2insys::lchmodwhen the bin target is chmodded.bun createrunsbun add, andbunxre-raises the child's signal, which is why the parent appears to die.test/cli/run/seccomp-trap.c, which installs a trap policy for the given syscall numbers and execs Bun. Cases: startup withclose_rangetrapped, spawnSync child withclose_rangetrapped (once plainly, once with SIGSYS blocked on the spawning thread throughsigprocmaskfrombun:ffi),Bun.spawnwithpidfd_opentrapped,bun installof a local package withbin: bin/cli.jswithopenat2andfchmodat2trapped (asserts the link and the 755 mode, which goes throughlchmod->fchmodat-> glibc emulation),bun run --no-orphanswithpidfd_opentrapped,kill -SYSstill terminating, andprocess.on("SIGSYS")followed by spawns, a kill that reaches the listener, listener removal and a final kill.bun run --no-orphanstest dies, the forwarding handler runs for thepidfd_opentrap inwait_linux_signalfdand kills the script. Child reset loop: the spawnSync test reportssignalCode: "SIGSYS"for the child. Mask order: the blocked-SIGSYS test reports the same.process.on(signal-exit registers a SIGSYS listener, so most CLIs hit this): the trappedpidfd_openreturned 434 (its own syscall number), Bun used it as a pidfd and the debug build aborted onclose(434) = EBADF.SA_RESTART, like the forwarding handlersprocess.oninstalls for other signals, so a kill(2)-sent SIGSYS with a listener restarts interrupted syscalls as before. A trap skips the syscall, so the flag does not affect that path.execvekeeps the old guarantee that children start with SIGSYS atSIG_DFL, also on targets where the handler is not built.pidfd_open,copy_file_range,openat2_in_root,epoll_pwait2) trap once.libccrate'sucontext_tforaarch64-linux-androidlacks the 120 bytes of padding bionic puts beforeuc_mcontext, so a Rust version would write to the wrong offset on the android build.REG_RAXneeds_GNU_SOURCE, which clang++ predefines for C++ on every Linux target this builds for (gnu, musl, android).SECCOMP_RET_KILL*policies (systemd's defaultSystemCallFilter=action) behave as before: kill actions never run a handler.bun runnow terminates it instead of being relayed to the script. The kernel raises SIGSYS only for the receiving process's own syscall, so relaying it had no use. A SIGSYS disposition ofSIG_IGNinherited from the parent process is no longer honored on Linux either: the handler takes over at startup.no-orphans.test.tsuid/gid case (this container has no CAP_KILL), thespawn_waiter_thread.test.tsCPU-time bound (debug build) and theprocess.test.jsUSERcheck.no test proof · iteration 0 · Platform-specific test(s) that do not run on this machine. Deferring to CI, which covers all platforms: test/cli/run/seccomp-trap.test.ts