server.fetch: copy a Headers argument instead of adopting the wrapper's pointer

[Jarred-Sumner]

Bug

On main and in 1.4.1, server.fetch(url, { headers: new Headers({...}) }) followed by a GC segfaults. A debug build reports UBSAN "member call on null pointer of type HTTPHeaderMap::UncommonHeader"; a release build crashes with a segfault at address 0x0.

using server = Bun.serve({ port: 0, fetch: req => new Response(req.headers.get("x-i") ?? "none") });
const headers = new Headers({ "x-i": "1" });
await server.fetch(`http://${server.hostname}:${server.port}/`, { headers });
Bun.gc(true);
headers.get("x-i"); // crash

Cause

src/runtime/server/server_body.rs did HeadersRef::adopt(FetchHeaders::cast_(value)) — adopting the FetchHeaders* owned by the JS Headers wrapper without taking a reference. The wrapper's finalizer and the constructed Request's HeadersRef::drop then both release the same object.

Fix

Deep-copy the headers via clone_this, the same way new Request(url, { headers }) and Response init handle a Headers argument. The HeadersInit (plain object / array) arm now uses HeadersRef::create_from_js.

This change also lives in #40202; this PR lands it on its own.

Test

Added to test/js/bun/http/bun-server.test.ts:

• server.fetch(url, { headers: Headers }) copies the headers; the Headers object stays usable across GC — segfaults with 1.4.1 (USE_SYSTEM_BUN=1), passes with this change.
• server.upgrade(req, { headers }) with a Headers object and with a plain object, across GC.

bun-server.test.ts, serve.test.ts and bun-serve-routes pass with a debug build.

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Walkthrough

fetch() now clones existing Headers objects before creating a Request. A GC-stress test verifies that caller-owned headers remain usable across 200 requests.

Changes

Headers lifetime preservation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Clone Headers in fetch() src/runtime/server/server_body.rs, test/js/bun/http/bun-server.test.ts	fetch() clones existing Headers references before the new Request adopts them. Plain header objects still use create_from_js. The test verifies header values and caller-owned headers after garbage collection.

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This localized change copies request headers instead of sharing ownership, preserving header usability across garbage collection; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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[claude]

LGTM — thanks for dropping the server.upgrade test; the remaining case exercises the fixed path.

What was reviewed:

• Refcount ownership: clone_this + HeadersRef::adopt matches the established pattern in Request.rs:1164-1167 and Response.rs:1282; the non-Headers fallback via HeadersRef::create_from_js matches Response.rs:1282 and fetch.rs.
• Exception handling: both new arms propagate via ?, so a throwing HeadersInit still surfaces.
• Test: retains Headers instances across Bun.gc(true) and reads them back after the transient Requests are collectible — this is the exact double-deref repro and would segfault on the unfixed build.

Extended reasoning...

Overview

This PR fixes a use-after-free / double-deref in server.fetch(url, { headers }) when headers is a JS Headers instance. The old code called HeadersRef::adopt on the FetchHeaders* already owned by the JS wrapper, so both the wrapper's finalizer and the constructed Request's HeadersRef::Drop would each deref the single +1. The fix deep-copies via clone_this(ctx) so the Request gets its own independent +1, and routes the plain-object/array HeadersInit case through HeadersRef::create_from_js. One test is added to bun-server.test.ts.

Since my previous review, commit 1d39429 removed the server.upgrade test I flagged as vacuous (that path never adopted the wrapper's ref and was untouched by this diff). The remaining test is the one that actually reproduces the fixed bug.

Security risks

None. This is a memory-safety correctness fix on an internal request-construction path; no auth, crypto, or permission logic is touched. The change strictly moves from an unsound ownership transfer to a deep copy that matches how new Request(url, { headers }) and Response init already behave.

Level of scrutiny

Moderate — native refcount handling warrants care, but the fix is a two-arm rewrite that copies the exact idiom used at src/runtime/webcore/Request.rs:1164-1167 (Headers-instance → clone_this → adopt) and src/runtime/webcore/Response.rs:1282 (non-instance → HeadersRef::create_from_js). Both new arms propagate JS exceptions via ?, and HeadersRef's Drop handles the +1 from clone_this on all exit paths. There is no novel ownership reasoning here.

Other factors

The test follows the leak/UAF-regression shape REVIEW.md asks for: it retains half the Headers instances, forces GC mid-loop and again at the end, then reads every retained header back — on the unfixed build the wrapper's FetchHeaders has already been deref'd by the collected Request, so .get("x-i") crashes. It uses port: 0, using for the server, and lives alongside the existing server.fetch cases in bun-server.test.ts. No outstanding human CHANGES_REQUESTED reviews; the only open third-party thread is a bot comment.

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^{Updated 3:54 AM PT - Aug 29th, 2026}

❌ @Jarred-Sumner, your commit 1d39429 has 1 failures in Build #108296 (All Failures):

• test/js/web/url/url.test.ts - code 1: TypeError: Invalid URL on 🍎 any x64

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