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fix(process): match Node property descriptors - #44556

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This makes commonly overridden process properties expose Node-compatible data descriptors, fixing descriptor-preserving replacements such as:

const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(process, "argv");
Object.defineProperty(process, "argv", { ...descriptor, value: ["node", "fixture.js"] });

argv and execArgv become lazy data properties. Native argument readers consult the public property instead of a separate cache, so replacements and throwing getters are observed consistently. The inspector validates the replacement before treating it as an array. ppid and title retain their live native behavior through native data properties. platform, arch, version, versions, pid, and release gain Node's read-only flag and remain configurable.

Ports the argv portion of #44356 and the relevant metadata attributes from #34229; thanks @robobun. Those PRs remain open. The environment-map changes from #44356 are outside this patch, and no WebKit change is required.

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  • A dependency-free Node v24.19.0 oracle compares all 12 requested process properties plus execArgv, including descriptor shape, writable/configurable/enumerable flags, replacement and restoration. The exact upstream candidate passes all checks; exact unpatched upstream base aa8307619d8dccbda113a5a4aa1885e0cef7eaba differs on ten properties.
  • All 15 added regressions pass on an exact Linux build of this branch. Twelve fail on that exact unpatched upstream base, including the stale native argv reader (three already pass). Strict assignment is evaluated by a strict Function constructor; the argv fixture runs as a script to use Node's script argument offset.
  • Three pinned OpenClaw browser-extension consumer files pass 43/43 on Node 24 and the patched fork, versus 15 passes and 28 failures on c999. Runs use isolated HOME/state/TMPDIR and umask 022.
  • Surrounding process, argument-parser, and worker suites pass 476 tests with five existing skips on the exact upstream candidate.
  • Scoped P2 branch review is clean.

The fork counterpart is openclaw#102.

Expose data descriptors for metadata and lazy argument arrays, preserve native title and parent PID behavior, and route native argument readers through the public properties.

Ports the argv portion of oven-sh#44356 and metadata attributes from oven-sh#34229.
Exercise readonly writes with a strict Function constructor and native argv readers from a script rather than eval, preserving the Node 24 oracle assertions.

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The process property table now uses property builders for argv and execArgv, changes descriptors for selected properties, and removes cached argv fields and setters. Consumers and tests now cover property replacement, descriptor behavior, and handling of invalid or throwing argv values.

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Process property semantics and argv consumers

Layer / File(s) Summary
Process property definitions and descriptors
src/jsc/bindings/BunProcess.cpp, src/jsc/bindings/BunProcess.h, test/js/node/process/process.test.js
The process property table changes descriptors and uses builders for argv and execArgv. The Process class no longer stores cached argv values or declares their setters. Tests check property descriptors and assignment behavior.
argv consumers and exception handling
src/jsc/bindings/BunProcess.cpp, src/jsc/bindings/InspectorLifecycleAgent.cpp, test/js/node/process/process.test.js
Exported getters retrieve argv properties. getModuleGraph checks for exceptions and handles non-array argv values. A subprocess test checks how parseArgs and Bun.argv handle reassigned argv values and throwing getters.

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Priority: ➖ Normal

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to ca38b

The process behavior has no established blocking defect, but the new descriptor tests add avoidable serial startup time. The change is mergeable with that test improvement as a follow-up.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to ca38b

The change improves compatibility and adds validation where argument values enter native inspection code. No introduced security vulnerability was established. Risk remains low rather than minimal because initialization-failure recovery and externally reachable inspection configurations were not fully verified.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The demonstrated influence requires application code capable of modifying its process properties. It affects argument parsing and an existing inspector response for that runtime. Worker-specific construction sources support VM-local ownership, but the available evidence does not establish the maximum externally reachable inspector scope.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

  • inferred — The inspected replacement-value path does not establish a new privilege escalation or unchecked native-array attack. Application-defined getters gain visibility through existing consumers, but the inspector now validates arrays and the Rust parser already validates its argument values. External exploitation remains conditional on inspector authority and exposure that were not established.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The inspector handler owns containment at the JavaScript-to-protocol boundary: it dynamically checks argv, checks property reads and conversions, and converts ordinary exceptions into protocol errors. Its existing exception policy preserves termination rather than clearing it indiscriminately.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • inferred — Removing the private argument caches reduces divergent state ownership between application-visible properties and native readers. Observed exception propagation and restoration assertions support ordinary failure containment; they do not prove atomic installation or retry behavior after initial lazy-construction failure.
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describe("process property descriptors", () => {

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Run the descriptor tests concurrently.

Each matrix case and the native-setter test mutate only their own child process. The exitCode test is read-only, and the file has no setup or teardown hooks. describe.concurrent can overlap the 13 child-process launches and reduce serial startup time.

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-describe("process property descriptors", () => {
+describe.concurrent("process property descriptors", () => {
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