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….Memory A bounds-checked WebAssembly.Memory reallocates on grow() and frees the old block. ArrayBuffer::detach ignores the pin count for a wasm buffer by design, so the pin fs.read takes does not hold the bytes. The pool thread then hands the kernel a pointer into freed memory, and the read lands in whatever took the block. Report the wasm-memory flag through Bun__ArrayBuffer. When fs.read parses an async call over such a buffer, point the borrow at a private copy of the view's bytes. The JS thread returns what the job wrote with PinnedArrayBuffer::write_back, which re-reads the view's extent so a grow or a resize in between cannot make it write out of bounds.
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StatusReproduced on released 1.4.3, 1 of 1, no JSC flag: const fd = fs.openSync(fifo, fs.constants.O_RDWR); // an empty fifo: the pool
// thread waits in read(2)
const pool = []; // claim every fast-memory
for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) // slot, so the next memory
pool.push(new WebAssembly.Memory({ initial: 1, maximum: 4 })); // is bounds-checked
const mem = new WebAssembly.Memory({ initial: 1, maximum: 4 });
const view = new Uint8Array(mem.buffer);
const { promise, resolve } = Promise.withResolvers();
fs.read(fd, view, 0, 4096, null, (err, n) => resolve({ err, n }));
mem.grow(1); // frees the borrowed block
const victims = []; // hand it to other memories
for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
const v = new WebAssembly.Memory({ initial: 1, maximum: 4 });
new Uint8Array(v.buffer).fill(0x2e);
victims.push(v);
}
fs.writeSync(fd, Buffer.alloc(4096, 0x41));
await promise;
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Review. Two concerns landed on the first revision, both about the scratch contract, both |
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…n take &mut args The `&self` method borrows the whole task, which conflicts with the `&mut self.args` the write-back needs. Windows only: the libuv request is the one completion path that uses it.
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In `@src/jsc/array_buffer.rs`:
- Around line 778-779: The scratch-buffer contract must preserve only the
requested range and completed byte count. In src/jsc/array_buffer.rs lines
778-779, update the restore logic around the relevant syscall-buffer handling
symbol to copy back only the range actually written, including the requested
offset and returned length. In src/runtime/node/node_fs.rs lines 3775-3781,
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write_back updates only the extent fields instead of replacing the whole descriptor, so it no longer needs a note about keeping the pin flag.
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The scratch held the whole view and the write-back copied all of it. A destination that spans a wasm heap, as an Emscripten HEAPU8 does, then cost an allocation and two copies of the whole heap per read, and the write-back reverted any JS write made elsewhere in the view while the read was pending. Take the scratch after the range is validated, size it to the requested length, and let the job write from index 0. The JS thread copies back only the bytes the read returned, at the caller's offset.
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Both concerns from my earlier review are addressed in 81f2948 — copy_out_for_write now allocates only the requested length (not the whole view), and write_back copies only bytes_written back at the original offset, with the third test covering the short-read tail and a concurrent JS write outside the range. I re-reviewed and found no further issues; given this is a memory-safety fix touching FFI struct layout and cross-thread buffer lifetime, a human look is still worthwhile.
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Bun__ArrayBufferfield order matches on both sides (Rust#[repr(C)]andheaders-handwritten.h), and every constructor site setswasm_memory(bothasArrayBufferbranches,ObjectTypefallback,JSC__ArrayBuffer__asBunArrayBuffer,Default,EMPTY).- Sync
readSyncis unaffected — the scratch path is gated onReadBuffer::PinnedBuffer, which is only built whenwill_be_async. - The async task slices with
args.offset/args.length; onScratchthe offset is reset to 0 and the pinnedlen/byte_lenbecomelength, so the pool thread writes exactly the scratch andwrite_backclamps tomin(bytesRead, scratch.len(), live.byte_len − offset)before copying.
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Overview
This PR fixes a use-after-free where async fs.read into a view over a non-shared WebAssembly.Memory hands the pool thread a pointer that a concurrent grow() can free (JSC's ArrayBuffer::detach deliberately ignores the pin count for wasm memory). The fix threads a wasm_memory flag through the Bun__ArrayBuffer FFI struct (Rust + C++ mirror), and PinnedArrayBuffer gains copy_out_for_write (allocate length-sized zeroed scratch, redirect the borrow to it) and write_back (JS-thread copy of only the bytes actually read back into the live view at the original offset, re-reading the view's extent so a grow/detach/shrink is honored). args::Read wires this into both async completion paths and drops its own offset when scratch is used. Three POSIX-only fifo tests exercise the moved block, the unmapped-address (Malloc=1) case, and short-read + concurrent-JS-write preservation.
Security risks
The bug being fixed is itself a memory-safety hazard (kernel writing into freed/unmapped pages, or into another wasm memory that reused the block). The fix removes that. New surface: a heap allocation sized by user-provided length, but that value was already validated against the view's byte_len before this point, and OOM is routed through throw_out_of_memory rather than panicking. write_back clamps against the live view's current extent with saturating_sub, so a detach or shrink cannot cause an out-of-bounds copy. The C++ isWasmMemoryStorage guards on hasArrayBuffer() so it never materializes a buffer as a side effect.
Level of scrutiny
High. This is native memory-safety code at a JS/pool-thread boundary, changes an FFI struct layout that must agree byte-for-byte on both sides, and alters pointer-lifetime handling for a JS-visible buffer. The PR description also names fs.readv and several read-side callers as sharing the same hazard and left for a follow-up (#42192), which a maintainer should confirm is the intended scope.
Other factors
My two prior inline findings (full-view scratch allocation; whole-scratch write-back clobbering concurrent JS writes) were both addressed by commit 81f2948, and the third test now asserts exactly those properties. I confirmed the sync path never enters the scratch branch (PinnedBuffer is only constructed when will_be_async), that every Bun__ArrayBuffer init site populates the new field, and that the async slice arithmetic (offset reset to 0, len/byte_len set to length) lines up with what the pool thread hands to read(2). The bug hunt ran to a dry streak with no new findings.
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`fs.readv` and `fs.writev` pin each element's ArrayBuffer and hand the pool thread the iovec they built from it. A pin does not hold a wasm memory: `grow()` on a bounds-checked one allocates a new block, copies into it, and frees the old one, and `ArrayBuffer::detach` ignores the pin count. So `readv` writes the file's bytes wherever that range went and reports success, and `writev` sends whatever took the range to the sink. `Bun__JSArray__collectBufferSpans` now reports such an element, and `VectorArrayBuffer` points its iovec at a copy. The read direction hands the bytes back through `FsArgument::write_back`, this PR's second consumer after `args::Read`, reading each range from the JS value again. `writev` never reaches it: `ret::Writev` is `ret::Write`, which reports no bytes. Stacked on #42203, which introduces that hook. Without it this declared a second `write_back` at the same two completion sites, which conflicted.
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fs.readinto a view over aWebAssembly.Memorymakes the kernel write the file bytes into freed memory. On release 1.4.3 the payload lands inside anotherWebAssembly.Memory(a byte oracle finds it 1 of 1), and withMalloc=1the read reportsEFAULT.Read::from_jstakesPinnedArrayBuffer::rootand hands the pool thread that pointer. A pin does not hold wasm memory:grow()on a bounds-checked memory allocates a new block, copies into it, drops the last ref on the oldBufferMemoryHandle, and callsArrayBuffer::detach(VM&), which ignores the pin count ("We allow detaching wasm memory ArrayBuffers even though they are locked", WebKitArrayBuffer.cpp).Gigacage::freeVirtualPagesthen unmaps the block.Fix
Bun__ArrayBuffernow reportswasm_memory, read from the buffer the view already has, so the check adds two loads and never materializes one.PinnedArrayBuffer::copy_out_for_writegives the job scratch space instead. It runs after the range is validated and holds the requested length and nothing more, so the cost follows the read and not the size of the view. The job writes from index 0, which is whyRead::from_jsdrops its own offset for that case.PinnedArrayBuffer::write_backcopies the bytes the read returned into the view at the caller's offset, and nothing else, so a short read and a JS write elsewhere in the view both survive. It runs on the JS thread before the result reaches JS, through a new no-opFsArgument::write_backthat onlyargs::Readoverrides.test/js/node/fs/fs.test.ts, three new tests, all three fail on the released binary. Also all oftest/js/node/fs/,test/js/node/zlib/zlib.test.js,test/js/node/buffer.test.js,test/js/bun/util/zstd.test.ts,test/js/bun/wasm/, andbun run rust:check-all(12 targets).Background
PinnedArrayBufferis the borrow helper for a JS buffer whose bytes an async job touches after the call returns. It pins theJSC::ArrayBufferand GC-roots the cell.ArrayBuffer::pin()clearsisDetachable(). That makestransfer()copy instead of detach, so the bytes stay put. It does not own the storage, and wasm memory is the documented exception to the detach rule.WebAssembly.Memoryhands out an ArrayBuffer over the block the memory owns. A fast (signal-handling) memory reserves a large address range and maps more of it ongrow(), so the base pointer never moves. A bounds-checked memory has no reservation, sogrow()moves the block and frees the old one.mem.toResizableBuffer()gives a view that tracks the memory instead of detaching on a grow. That is what makes the fix observable from JS: the bytes the read produced have to appear in the grown memory.Notes
Reproduction (released 1.4.3). The read target is a fifo with no data in it, so the pool thread waits in
read(2)until the grow has already happened:The eight memories before it exhaust the fast-memory pool, which is what makes the ninth bounds-checked. The tests use
BUN_JSC_useWasmFastMemory=0instead, so they do not depend onmaxNumWasmFastMemories.Why
Malloc=1in the second test: with the Gigacage on,Gigacage::freeVirtualPagesparks the block on a cage free list and it stays mapped, so the stale write silently corrupts whatever takes it. With the Gigacage off the block is unmapped and the kernel answersEFAULT, which is the assertion that reads as a memory-safety check.Why a copy and not a clamp. The shell's
> ${buf}redirect can re-read the live extent before each write because it writes on the JS thread.fs.readwrites from the pool thread, which cannot touch a JS value, so the only place to resolve the destination again is after the job is done.Cost. The scratch is the read's own length, so a 64 KiB read costs a 64 KiB allocation and one copy back, whatever the size of the memory behind the view. An ArrayBuffer does not say whether its memory is fast or bounds-checked, so every non-shared wasm destination pays this, including a fast memory that would not have moved.
Not covered, and still live:
fs.readv/FileHandle.readv. Those pin throughBun__JSArray__collectBufferSpans, which is a separate mechanism with one span per element.cryptoKDFs,node:zlib,Bun.file,node:httppending writes). Copy WebAssembly.Memory bytes for native borrows that outlive the call #42192 covers it. That PR also adds awasm_memoryfield toBun__ArrayBuffer, so whichever of the two lands first leaves the other a small rebase inbindings.cppandarray_buffer.rs. This change deliberately does not touchcopy_if_resizableor any read-side caller.Behaviour outside wasm is unchanged. A resizable non-shared
ArrayBufferkeeps its reservation when it shrinks, so the kernel write there getsEFAULTagainst an address that is still reserved, and this change leaves that path alone.Self-reviewed: a review of the first revision raised two concerns about the scratch contract, both fixed in
81f2948. The scratch held the whole view, which cost an allocation and two copies of a whole wasm heap for a destination such as an EmscriptenHEAPU8, and the write-back restored all of it, which reverted a JS write made elsewhere in the view while the read was pending. The third test covers both, plus a short read.Test runs with the debug build. Green:
test/js/node/fs/fs.test.ts(568),test/js/node/zlib/zlib.test.jswithtest/js/node/buffer.test.jsandtest/js/bun/util/zstd.test.ts(1162),test/js/bun/wasm/withtest/js/web/fetch/body-stream.test.ts(9091). Red before and after this change, for the container and not for the diff:should not leak memory with already aborted signalsintest/js/node/fs/abort-signal-leak-read-write-file.test.ts. Its fixture runs 100 000 rounds offs.promises.readFileandwriteFileagainst a 300 s budget. Here it takes 3.3 s on a release binary and 351 s on this debug and ASAN build, a factor of 107. It uses neitherfs.readnor the write scratch.