DecoderStringTable: bounds-check records against the blob; release atom refs in release builds - #508
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…om references in every build The string-table blob lives in an executable users sometimes edit and carries no checksum, so an ordinal's offset and length are validated against the blob before reading characters (two compares per first lookup). The destructor gave back its atom references only under ASSERT_ENABLED; the table is per VM, so every Worker that exited leaked a StringImpl per decoded string in release builds.
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In `@Source/JavaScriptCore/runtime/CachedTypes.cpp`:
- Around line 329-339: Update the offset validation in the record-decoding path
to require offset be at least sizeof(uint32_t) * (1 + m_count), preventing
records from starting within the count-and-offset table; preserve the existing
alignment and bounds checks.
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| const uint32_t* offsets = std::bit_cast<const uint32_t*>(m_bytes.data() + sizeof(uint32_t)); | ||
| size_t offset = offsets[ordinal]; | ||
| RELEASE_ASSERT(!(offset % 4) && offset <= m_bytes.size() && m_bytes.size() - offset >= 2 * sizeof(uint32_t), offset, m_bytes.size()); | ||
| const uint32_t* header = std::bit_cast<const uint32_t*>(m_bytes.data() + offset); | ||
| Record result; | ||
| result.length = header[0] & 0x7fffffffu; | ||
| result.is8Bit = header[0] >> 31; | ||
| result.hash = header[1]; | ||
| result.characters = std::bit_cast<const uint8_t*>(header + 2); | ||
| size_t byteLength = static_cast<size_t>(result.length) * (result.is8Bit ? sizeof(Latin1Character) : sizeof(char16_t)); | ||
| RELEASE_ASSERT(byteLength <= m_bytes.size() - offset - 2 * sizeof(uint32_t), ordinal, result.length, m_bytes.size()); |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Reject offsets that overlap the offset table.
At Line 331, an aligned offset can point into the count-and-offset prefix. A malformed blob can then pass validation and decode offset-table bytes as a string record.
Require each record offset to start at or after sizeof(uint32_t) * (1 + m_count).
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const uint32_t* offsets = std::bit_cast<const uint32_t*>(m_bytes.data() + sizeof(uint32_t));
size_t offset = offsets[ordinal];
- RELEASE_ASSERT(!(offset % 4) && offset <= m_bytes.size() && m_bytes.size() - offset >= 2 * sizeof(uint32_t), offset, m_bytes.size());
+ size_t recordsBegin = sizeof(uint32_t) * (1 + static_cast<size_t>(m_count));
+ RELEASE_ASSERT(!(offset % 4) && offset >= recordsBegin && offset <= m_bytes.size() && m_bytes.size() - offset >= 2 * sizeof(uint32_t), offset, m_bytes.size());📝 Committable suggestion
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| const uint32_t* offsets = std::bit_cast<const uint32_t*>(m_bytes.data() + sizeof(uint32_t)); | |
| size_t offset = offsets[ordinal]; | |
| RELEASE_ASSERT(!(offset % 4) && offset <= m_bytes.size() && m_bytes.size() - offset >= 2 * sizeof(uint32_t), offset, m_bytes.size()); | |
| const uint32_t* header = std::bit_cast<const uint32_t*>(m_bytes.data() + offset); | |
| Record result; | |
| result.length = header[0] & 0x7fffffffu; | |
| result.is8Bit = header[0] >> 31; | |
| result.hash = header[1]; | |
| result.characters = std::bit_cast<const uint8_t*>(header + 2); | |
| size_t byteLength = static_cast<size_t>(result.length) * (result.is8Bit ? sizeof(Latin1Character) : sizeof(char16_t)); | |
| RELEASE_ASSERT(byteLength <= m_bytes.size() - offset - 2 * sizeof(uint32_t), ordinal, result.length, m_bytes.size()); | |
| const uint32_t* offsets = std::bit_cast<const uint32_t*>(m_bytes.data() + sizeof(uint32_t)); | |
| size_t offset = offsets[ordinal]; | |
| size_t recordsBegin = sizeof(uint32_t) * (1 + static_cast<size_t>(m_count)); | |
| RELEASE_ASSERT(!(offset % 4) && offset >= recordsBegin && offset <= m_bytes.size() && m_bytes.size() - offset >= 2 * sizeof(uint32_t), offset, m_bytes.size()); | |
| const uint32_t* header = std::bit_cast<const uint32_t*>(m_bytes.data() + offset); | |
| Record result; | |
| result.length = header[0] & 0x7fffffffu; | |
| result.is8Bit = header[0] >> 31; | |
| result.hash = header[1]; | |
| result.characters = std::bit_cast<const uint8_t*>(header + 2); | |
| size_t byteLength = static_cast<size_t>(result.length) * (result.is8Bit ? sizeof(Latin1Character) : sizeof(char16_t)); | |
| RELEASE_ASSERT(byteLength <= m_bytes.size() - offset - 2 * sizeof(uint32_t), ordinal, result.length, m_bytes.size()); |
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In `@Source/JavaScriptCore/runtime/CachedTypes.cpp` around lines 329 - 339, Update
the offset validation in the record-decoding path to require offset be at least
sizeof(uint32_t) * (1 + m_count), preventing records from starting within the
count-and-offset table; preserve the existing alignment and bounds checks.
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LGTM — focused hardening + leak fix that strictly tightens the prior code.
What was reviewed:
- Bounds arithmetic in
record(): offset/alignment/header/byteLength checks chain so no subtraction underflows;lengthis masked to 31 bits and widened tosize_tbefore the ×2, so no overflow on 64-bit. - Constructor: alignment assert added; offsets-fit check rewritten as division (equivalent, overflow-proof), and the earlier
>= sizeof(uint32_t)assert prevents underflow. - Destructor: deref loop is safe when
m_count == 0(m_atomsstays null, loop body never runs); ref taken inatomForis now balanced in release builds. atomFor/plainStringForrefactor intorecord()+atomize<T>()preserves the length-≥48 alias-vs-copy split and the memoization/ref semantics.
Extended reasoning...
Overview
Follow-up to the just-landed shared external string table (5803c87) in the Bun bytecode cache path. Two substantive changes in DecoderStringTable:
- Bounds validation: previously
atomFor/plainStringFordereferencedoffsets[ordinal]and read a length from the blob with no range checks. Now factored intorecord(ordinal), whichRELEASE_ASSERTs alignment, that the 8-byte header fits, and that the character bytes fit — all againstm_bytes.size(). The constructor also now asserts the blob base is 4-aligned and that the offsets array itself fits. - Leak fix: the destructor's deref loop was gated on
ASSERT_ENABLED, so release builds leaked oneStringImplref per memoized ordinal per Worker teardown. The guard is removed.
The rest is a behavior-preserving refactor: the 8-bit/16-bit branches and the length >= 48 copy-vs-alias threshold move into a templated atomize() helper and the shared record() accessor.
Security risks
The blob is embedder-supplied (a bun build --compile executable segment) and treated as untrusted-ish — the PR is adding the missing bounds checks, not relaxing anything. I walked the arithmetic: each subtraction is guarded by the immediately prior assert so nothing underflows, and the character-byte-length computation widens to size_t before multiplying by 1 or 2 with a 31-bit length, so it can't wrap on 64-bit targets (Bun's only targets). Failure mode on a corrupted blob is a RELEASE_ASSERT crash, matching the existing per-block CRC policy elsewhere in this file.
The one candidate the finder raised — that the stored hash word isn't validated — was verified as a non-issue: it's a lookup hint into the per-thread atom table, and a bad hash in a self-edited executable is a self-DoS at worst, not an OOB read.
Level of scrutiny
Moderate. It's real logic in JSC runtime, but it's a small, self-contained hardening of Bun-specific code that landed one commit ago, with no behavior change on the well-formed path. The refactor is mechanical and the new checks are additive.
Other factors
atomForswitching fromRefPtr+releaseNonNull()toRefis equivalent; the manualatom->ref()for the rawm_atoms[ordinal]slot is preserved, and the destructor now balances it in every build.- Destructor loop with
m_atoms == nullptris safe becausem_count == 0in that case. - No test changes, but the change is defensive asserts + removing an
#if; the happy path is exercised by whatever already exercises the string table.
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… a constant's plain StringImpl too — so every chunk shares it; atomFor promotes or replaces it
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I reviewed this PR and didn't find any bugs. Because it reworks manual ref-counting on StringImpl/AtomStringImpl (including the promote-or-replace path in atomFor) and adds bounds validation on semi-trusted blob data in a core JSC runtime path, a human look would still be worthwhile.
What was reviewed:
- Ref-count balance across all four
atomFor/plainStringForpaths (empty slot, atom in slot, plain StringImpl promoted in place, plain StringImpl replaced) — each leaves the slot at +1 and returns +1 to the caller. record()bounds checks: offset alignment, header fits,byteLengthcomputation (no overflow with 31-bit length × 2 on size_t), characters fit within the blob.- Constructor's rewritten count check avoids the multiply-then-compare form; destructor deref now runs in release.
Extended reasoning...
Overview
This PR is a follow-up to the shared external string table work (5803c87). It touches DecoderStringTable in Source/JavaScriptCore/runtime/CachedTypes.{h,cpp}:
- Factors record decoding into
record(ordinal)withRELEASE_ASSERTbounds checks on offset alignment, header size, and character byte length against the mmapped blob. - Changes the memoization slot type from
AtomStringImpl**toStringImpl**so a slot can hold either an atom (identifier path) or a plainStringImpl(string-constant path).atomFornow promotes a cached plain string to an atom viaAtomStringImpl::add(slot), replacing the slot if a different atom already existed. plainStringFornow memoizes into the slot (previously it only read a cached atom but never wrote).- The destructor now derefs cached entries unconditionally instead of only under
ASSERT_ENABLED, fixing a per-Worker leak in release builds.
Security risks
The blob is embedded in a bun build --compile executable and is described as something users hex-edit, so it's semi-trusted input. The stated goal is "never read outside it", and the new asserts achieve that: offset is checked to be aligned and leave room for the 8-byte header, and byteLength is checked against the remaining span. The byteLength computation (length masked to 31 bits × 1 or 2) cannot overflow size_t. CodeRabbit noted that an offset can still point into the offset-table prefix; that's an in-bounds read of garbage rather than an OOB, so it doesn't defeat the stated threat model, but it's a reasonable defense-in-depth suggestion the author may want to weigh.
The larger risk surface is the manual ref-counting rewrite. I traced each path: fresh slot → ref() before storing raw pointer; atom-in-slot → Ref constructor takes +1; plain-in-slot promoted in place → slot already holds +1 and the returned Ref holds a separate +1 from add(); plain-in-slot replaced → atom->ref() for the new slot, std::exchange(...)->deref() releases the old. All paths balance. A miscount here would be a UAF or leak in the VM's string interning, so it warrants a second pair of eyes.
Level of scrutiny
High. This is JavaScriptCore runtime code on the bytecode-cache decode path, with hand-rolled ref-counting on StringImpl and validation of external binary data. Mistakes here manifest as use-after-free, leaks, or crashes across every Bun process that loads cached bytecode. It is not a mechanical or config-level change.
Other factors
- No prior human review on the PR; only CodeRabbit's minor in-bounds-overlap note, which the author hasn't responded to yet.
- The change also introduces new behaviour (
plainStringFornow populates the slot, andatomForhandles the plain→atom upgrade), which is a semantic addition beyond the two fixes named in the title. - No test changes accompany the ref-counting rework or the new bounds asserts.
Main moved WEBKIT_VERSION to c148a12d (the bytecode cache work up to oven-sh/WebKit#508). oven-sh/WebKit#268 is rebased onto that commit, so its preview carries everything main's pin has plus the two async context fixes.
Main moved WEBKIT_VERSION to c148a12d (the bytecode cache work up to oven-sh/WebKit#508). oven-sh/WebKit#268 is rebased onto that commit, so its preview carries everything main's pin has plus the two async context fixes.
Main moved WEBKIT_VERSION to c148a12d (the bytecode cache work up to oven-sh/WebKit#508). oven-sh/WebKit#268 is rebased onto that commit, so its preview carries everything main's pin has plus the two async context fixes.
Main moved WEBKIT_VERSION to c148a12d (the bytecode cache work up to oven-sh/WebKit#508). oven-sh/WebKit#268 is rebased onto that commit, so its preview carries everything main's pin has plus the two async context fixes.
Main moved WEBKIT_VERSION to c148a12d (the bytecode cache work up to oven-sh/WebKit#508). oven-sh/WebKit#268 is rebased onto that commit, so its preview carries everything main's pin has plus the two async context fixes.
Main moved WEBKIT_VERSION to c148a12d (the bytecode cache work up to oven-sh/WebKit#508). oven-sh/WebKit#268 is rebased onto that commit, so its preview carries everything main's pin has plus the two async context fixes.
Main moved WEBKIT_VERSION to c148a12d (the bytecode cache work up to oven-sh/WebKit#508). oven-sh/WebKit#268 is rebased onto that commit, so its preview carries everything main's pin has plus the two async context fixes.
Main moved WEBKIT_VERSION to c148a12d (the bytecode cache work up to oven-sh/WebKit#508). oven-sh/WebKit#268 is rebased onto that commit, so its preview carries everything main's pin has plus the two async context fixes.
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Follow-up to 5803c87 (shared external string table):
atomFor/plainStringFortrustedoffsets[ordinal]and the record length from the blob. The blob comes from abun build --compileexecutable (the thing users hex-edit that motivated the per-block CRCs) and has no checksum of its own, so validate offset/length against the blob before touching characters — factored intorecord(ordinal); constructor also checks the offsets array fits and the blob is 4-aligned.~DecoderStringTabledereffed its memoized atoms only underASSERT_ENABLED. Bun creates one table per VM (atoms are per-thread), so each Worker that exits leaked one StringImpl per decoded string in release. Deref unconditionally.No behaviour change otherwise (identifiers atomize + memoize; string constants stay plain unless an atom already exists).