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18 changes: 17 additions & 1 deletion src/bun.js/webcore/streams.zig
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -829,11 +829,27 @@ pub fn HTTPServerWritable(comptime ssl: bool) type {
this.finalize();
return false;
}

// Buffer is empty — data was sent to uWS directly via the
// fast path in write(). Resolve any pending flush promise
// so the JS consumer can resume reading.
if (this.buffer.len == 0) {
this.flushPromise() catch {};
if (this.done) {
if (this.res) |res| {
res.clearOnWritable();
}
this.signal.close(null);
this.finalize();
return false;
}
return true;
}
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🟣 This is a pre-existing issue: in onWritable, the chunk.len == 0 && done == true sub-path (lines 856-862) calls finalize() without first calling res.clearOnWritable(), then returns true, leaving the uWS drain callback registered with a stale pointer after HTTPServerWritable is freed. Since finalize() gates all socket cleanup including res.clearOnWritable() behind if (!this.done), the callback persists on HTTP/1.1 keep-alive connections and can fire for a subsequent request, causing use-after-free. Fix: add an explicit res.clearOnWritable() call and change return true to return false in that branch, exactly as this PR already does for the analogous buffer.len == 0 case at lines 836-847.

Extended reasoning...

What the bug is and how it manifests

The onWritable drain callback has two adjacent zero-data paths. The PR correctly handles the new case (buffer.len == 0, lines 836-847) by calling res.clearOnWritable() before finalize() and returning false when done == true. However, the immediately adjacent pre-existing path (lines 856-862) handles the case where buffer.len > 0 but chunk.len == 0 (i.e., readableSlice()[to_write..] is empty because uWS has already acknowledged all buffered data). When done == true in this path, the code calls finalize() then return true. This leaves the uWS drain callback registered with a stale HTTPServerWritable pointer.

The specific code path that triggers it

The trigger sequence: (1) A response is buffered via the tryEnd slow path, registering onWritable. (2) uWS fires onWritable with write_offset >= buffer.len - 1, making readableSlice()[to_write..] empty. (3) done == true is already set. (4) finalize() at line 1283 gates ALL cleanup including res.clearOnWritable() behind if (!this.done). Since done is already true, the entire body is skipped. Line 861 returns true with the callback still registered.

Why existing code does not prevent it

finalize() is idempotent via its if (!this.done) guard, but this creates the unintended side effect that when done is already true at call time, res.clearOnWritable() is never invoked. The aborted path (lines 826-831) avoids this because aborted is only set while done is still false, so finalize() executes fully there.

Why this is pre-existing and addressing the refutation

This defect existed before this PR in the tryEnd-registered onWritable path. The refutation argues done==true AND buffer.len>0 is practically unreachable since markDone() is only called when readable.len==0. This is a valid practical concern. However, the structural defect is real: the code calls finalize() as a complete no-op and returns true without clearing the callback. This is demonstrably wrong by comparison with the pattern the PR itself establishes for the analogous buffer.len == 0 case at lines 839-844, which explicitly calls res.clearOnWritable() and returns false.

Impact

On HTTP/1.1 keep-alive connections, after HTTPServerWritable is freed, the uWS callback slot on the reused socket still points to the freed object. When the next request triggers a drain event, uWS fires the stale callback through the freed pointer, causing use-after-free (crash or memory corruption).

How to fix it

In the chunk.len == 0 && done == true branch (around line 857-861), call res.clearOnWritable() before finalize() and change return true to return false:

if (chunk.len == 0) {
    if (this.done) {
        if (this.res) |res| { res.clearOnWritable(); }  // ADD
        this.signal.close(null);
        this.flushPromise() catch {};
        this.finalize();
        return false;  // CHANGE true -> false
    }
}

Step-by-step proof

  1. Response buffered via tryEnd slow path; onWritable registered; buffer.len > 0.
  2. done set to true before socket fully drains.
  3. uWS fires onWritable(write_offset, res) with write_offset >= buffer.len - 1.
  4. chunk = readableSlice()[buffer.len-1..] = empty slice (chunk.len == 0).
  5. Line 857: this.done == true.
  6. Line 860: finalize() is a complete no-op (guarded by if (!this.done)).
  7. Line 861: return true with callback still registered.
  8. HTTPServerWritable freed by GC.
  9. Next keep-alive request triggers drain event; uWS invokes stale callback; use-after-free.

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🟡 The comment on the buffer.len == 0 guard in onWritable (lines 833-835) incorrectly attributes the condition to data sent via the fast-write path in write(), but sendWithoutAutoFlusher calls res.clearOnWritable() unconditionally before every non-tryEnd write and never registers res.onWritable, so the fast-write path cannot produce a registered drain callback. The guard is actually reachable via a second drain event on the tryEnd failure path, and the comment should describe that scenario instead.

Extended reasoning...

What the comment says vs. what the code actually does

The guard at lines 833-847 of onWritable is preceded by a comment claiming the buffer.len == 0 case arises because data was sent to uWS directly via the fast path in write(). Looking at the actual code, sendWithoutAutoFlusher (lines 793-809) unconditionally calls res.clearOnWritable() at line 795 before every non-tryEnd write, and never calls res.onWritable() afterward. The only place res.onWritable() is registered is at line 788, inside the tryEnd failure branch. Therefore the fast-write path cannot produce a state where onWritable fires at all, let alone with buffer.len == 0.

The guard is reachable - but via a different path

The refutation verifier makes a valid point that the buffer.len == 0 guard is NOT dead code. It IS reachable, just not via the reason the comment describes. The actual reachable scenario is a second drain event on the tryEnd failure path: (1) tryEnd fails and onWritable is registered with buffer.len > 0; (2) the first drain event fires, handleWrote is called as data is sent until readableSlice().len == 0, and return true keeps the callback registered; (3) before JS can respond to signal.ready() and call write() (which would invoke clearOnWritable()), the socket drains again; (4) the second drain fires onWritable with buffer.len == 0, hitting this guard.

Why the misleading comment matters

The comment implies the fast-write path registers onWritable, which is factually incorrect. A developer reviewing this code would be confused - they might look for a registration that does not exist, or conclude the guard is wrong. More importantly, the comment obscures an architectural gap: the res.write() backpressure path (where res.write() returns .backpressure) genuinely has no drain notification back to JS, and the misleading comment makes it appear that case is handled here when it is not.

Step-by-step proof of the actual reachable scenario

  1. endFromJS is called with readable.len > 0 - the tryEnd slow path is taken.
  2. res.tryEnd() returns false - onWritable is registered at line 788 with buffer.len > 0.
  3. First drain: onWritable fires, send(chunk) writes all buffered data, handleWrote updates offset until readableSlice().len == 0; flushPromise() is called; return true keeps the callback registered.
  4. JS receives signal.ready() asynchronously, not yet processed.
  5. Socket drains again before the JS event loop runs - uWS fires onWritable a second time.
  6. this.buffer.len == 0 - the guard at line 836 triggers. This is the actual reachable scenario.

How to fix

Replace the comment at lines 833-835 with an accurate description: the empty-buffer case occurs when a second drain fires after the tryEnd path has fully consumed all buffered data. The guard logic itself is correct and necessary (it prevents a u52 underflow in the buffer.len - 1 computation on line 853); only the comment is wrong.


var total_written: u64 = 0;

// do not write more than available
// if we do, it will cause this to be delayed until the next call, each time
// TODO: should we break it in smaller chunks?
const to_write = @min(@as(Blob.SizeType, @truncate(write_offset)), @as(Blob.SizeType, this.buffer.len - 1));
const chunk = this.readableSlice()[to_write..];
// if we have nothing to write, we are done
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65 changes: 65 additions & 0 deletions test/regression/issue/28035.test.ts
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import { expect, test } from "bun:test";

// Verify streaming through fetch().body.pipeThrough(TransformStream)
// delivers all data correctly with the backpressure-aware readStreamIntoSink.
// Without the fix, readStreamIntoSink consumed upstream data in a tight loop
// without checking sink.write() return values, causing OOM with slow consumers.
// The actual backpressure behavior requires a slow remote consumer to trigger
// TCP-level backpressure, which cannot be reliably tested on localhost.
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🟡 The file-level comment at lines 3–8 claims the fix makes readStreamIntoSink "backpressure-aware" by "checking sink.write() return values," but in the final PR state backpressureCheck() does not exist in Sink.zig and readStreamIntoSink (lines 914–931 of ReadableStreamInternals.ts) still calls sink.write() without inspecting the return value. The comment should accurately describe what the test actually verifies—correct byte delivery through a TransformStream proxy—and note that backpressure propagation to the JS read loop remains a follow-up item.

Extended reasoning...

The test file opens with a 6-line comment (lines 3–8) that makes two specific implementation claims: (1) readStreamIntoSink is now "backpressure-aware", and (2) the fix works by "checking sink.write() return values." Both claims are factually incorrect in the final PR state.

What the comment says vs. what the code actually does. A grep of the entire src/bun.js/webcore/ directory finds zero occurrences of backpressureCheck — the function described in earlier PR iterations was fully reverted. ReadableStreamInternals.ts lines 914–916 write the initial readMany() batch with sink.write(values[i]) and discard the return value; line 931 does the same in the while(true) loop. The only place in the same file that checks sink.write() return values is assignStreamIntoResumableSink (line 835), a different function entirely. So the tight-loop behavior the comment attributes to the unfixed state is exactly what the fixed state still does.

Addressing the refutation. One verifier argued that "backpressure-aware" refers to the system as a whole via the onWritable mechanism in streams.zig. But the comment is not system-level prose — it specifically says readStreamIntoSink is backpressure-aware and attributes the fix mechanism to checking sink.write() return values. Neither of those things is true. Furthermore, the series of follow-up fixes visible in the PR timeline (commits 4e4c30d, 82fb7f3, 5044451) show that earlier attempts to wire up backpressureCheck and JS-side guards were repeatedly lost during rebases, and the final squashed diff includes none of them.

What the test actually verifies. The remaining test confirms end-to-end byte delivery: three concurrent fetch requests through a TransformStream proxy each receive exactly TOTAL_CHUNKS * 25000 bytes, and the first/last chunk sequence numbers are correct. This is a valid and useful data-integrity regression test. It has nothing to do with backpressure signalling — there is no slow-consumer simulation, no pausing of socket reads, and no assertion about how many chunks were produced under congestion.

Why this matters. A developer reading this comment to understand whether issue #28035 (OOM with slow consumers) is fixed would conclude that it is, and would not open a follow-up issue or look for the missing implementation. The comment essentially hides a known gap in the fix by attributing correctness to code that was reverted.

How to fix. Replace lines 3–8 with an accurate description: the test verifies that streaming through fetch().body.pipeThrough(TransformStream) delivers all bytes correctly and in order, and note that backpressure propagation to readStreamIntoSink (preventing OOM with slow consumers) is a follow-up item tracked in issue #28035.

// https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/28035
test("TransformStream proxy delivers all data", async () => {
const TOTAL_CHUNKS = 500;

await using upstream = Bun.serve({
port: 0,
idleTimeout: 255,
fetch() {
let i = 0;
return new Response(
new ReadableStream({
pull(controller) {
if (i >= TOTAL_CHUNKS) {
controller.close();
return;
}
const chunk = Buffer.alloc(25000, 65);
chunk.writeUInt32BE(i, 0);
controller.enqueue(chunk);
i++;
},
}),
);
},
});

await using proxy = Bun.serve({
port: 0,
idleTimeout: 255,
async fetch() {
const res = await fetch(`http://localhost:${upstream.port}/`);
const transform = new TransformStream({
transform(chunk, ctrl) {
ctrl.enqueue(chunk);
},
});
return new Response(res.body!.pipeThrough(transform));
},
});

// Make multiple concurrent requests to stress the pipeline
const responses = await Promise.all([
fetch(`http://localhost:${proxy.port}/`),
fetch(`http://localhost:${proxy.port}/`),
fetch(`http://localhost:${proxy.port}/`),
]);

for (const response of responses) {
const body = await response.bytes();
expect(body.length).toBe(TOTAL_CHUNKS * 25000);

// Verify chunk ordering
const view = new DataView(body.buffer, body.byteOffset, body.byteLength);
expect(view.getUint32(0)).toBe(0);
expect(view.getUint32((TOTAL_CHUNKS - 1) * 25000)).toBe(TOTAL_CHUNKS - 1);
}
});
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