install: skip non-absolute $BUN_INSTALL when locating global dirs - #32515
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WalkthroughEnvironment-derived paths now require absolute values in global directory and binary resolution, ChangesAbsolute-path enforcement for environment-derived directories
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In `@src/install/PackageManager.rs`:
- Around line 1828-1831: The filter for absolute paths is applied after the
or_else chain, causing a relative XDG_CONFIG_HOME to be selected and then
discarded without trying the HOME fallback. Move the filter to apply before the
or_else call so that XDG_CONFIG_HOME is only selected if it is both present and
absolute, allowing HOME to be tried as a fallback if XDG_CONFIG_HOME is relative
or absent. Apply the is_absolute filter directly to the XDG_CONFIG_HOME.get()
result before chaining or_else with the HOME fallback.
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LGTM — the per-candidate filter fix from the earlier round is in, and the remaining inline note is a pre-existing sibling site (good follow-up, not a blocker).
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Overview
This PR fixes Sentry BUN-2V31, a Windows panic in _joinAbsStringBufWindows triggered when $BUN_INSTALL (or $XDG_CACHE_HOME/$HOME) is empty or relative. The change adds a small get_abs helper that filters env-var values to absolute paths before they are handed to join_abs_string_buf as a base, falling through to the next candidate in the chain when a value is unusable. It touches four files: PackageManagerOptions.rs (the two open_global_* functions and the new helper), PackageManager.rs (the .npmrc lookup), repository.rs (the .gitconfig lookup), and adds three integration tests in bun-pm.test.ts.
Security risks
None. The change is purely defensive input validation on environment variables that were already being read; it strictly narrows the set of values that reach join_abs_string_buf, replacing a crash/mangled-path with a fall-through to the next candidate. No new file paths are constructed from untrusted input, no auth/crypto/permission code is touched.
Level of scrutiny
Low–moderate. The diff is ~30 lines of mechanical .filter(|p| is_absolute(p)) guards plus a well-commented helper and a parameterized regression test. The behavior change is intentional and conservative: previously these inputs crashed (Windows ReleaseSafe assert) or produced garbage paths like /elative-dir/install/global; now they fall through to $HOME. The PR description includes a clear repro, root-cause analysis, and before/after test output.
Other factors
- My earlier inline comment (filter applied after
.or_elseinstead of per-candidate at the.npmrcsite) was addressed in 927652d; the diff now matches theget_abs(X).or_else(|| get_abs(Y))pattern used elsewhere. - The one new inline finding flags a pre-existing third site (
get_home_config_pathinarguments.rs/Arguments.zig) with the same root cause. That file is not in this diff, the Rust release path there usesdebug_assert!(no panic), and it's clearly a follow-up rather than a regression introduced here — worth doing, but not a reason to hold this fix. - New tests cover empty, relative, and absolute
$BUN_INSTALLend-to-end viabun pm bin -g, withHOME/USERPROFILEredirected into a temp dir and the higher-priority overrides explicitly cleared. - No CODEOWNERS for
src/install/.
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LGTM — both earlier comments were addressed; the remaining inline notes are a non-blocking follow-up and a test-hermeticity nit.
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Overview
This PR fixes Sentry crash BUN-2V31 (~100+ Windows events): open_global_dir/open_global_bin_dir passed raw $BUN_INSTALL/$XDG_CACHE_HOME/$HOME as the base to join_abs_string_buf, which asserts absoluteness on Windows and produces a mangled rooted path on POSIX. The fix introduces a tiny get_abs helper (.filter(|p| is_absolute(p))) and applies it per-candidate at every site that hands these env vars to join_abs_string_buf as a base — PackageManagerOptions.rs (global dir + global bin dir), PackageManager.rs (.npmrc lookup), repository.rs (.gitconfig lookup), and bunfig/arguments.rs (get_home_config_path). $BUN_INSTALL_GLOBAL_DIR/$BUN_INSTALL_BIN (which go straight to make_open_path, not the absolute-join) now use get_not_empty(). New bun-pm.test.ts cases cover empty, relative, and absolute $BUN_INSTALL.
Security risks
None. This is input-validation hardening: malformed env-var values are now rejected and the chain falls through to the next well-defined candidate ($HOME), instead of constructing a corrupted path or asserting. No new attacker-controlled inputs, no auth/crypto/permissions changes.
Level of scrutiny
Low–medium. The change is small, mechanical, and applies one pattern uniformly. The only behavioral change for valid configs is none; for invalid configs (empty/relative env vars) it replaces a crash/garbage path with a sane fallback. The PR description's rationale for not resolving relative $BUN_INSTALL against cwd (cwd changes between open_global_dir and open_global_bin_dir) is sound. Both substantive issues raised in earlier review rounds (post-chain vs per-candidate .filter on the .npmrc site; the missed get_home_config_path sibling) were fixed in 927652d and a721e78 respectively.
Other factors
The two new inline comments do not block: (1) fetch_cache_directory_path uses FileSystem::abs() rather than join_abs_string_buf, so it neither crashes nor mangles — it's a consistency follow-up, explicitly outside this PR's stated scope; (2) the missing delete spawnEnv.XDG_CONFIG_HOME is a test-hermeticity nit that only matters on a dev machine with a global .bunfig.toml setting globalBinDir/globalDir, not on CI. No CODEOWNERS cover the touched paths. Tests pass per the PR description (3/3 new, 21/21 suite, Windows cargo check clean).
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LGTM — all prior feedback addressed; targeted crash fix with regression tests.
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Overview
This PR fixes Sentry crash BUN-2V31 (~100+ events, Windows-only panic in _joinAbsStringBufWindows) by filtering non-absolute env-var values before they are handed to join_abs_string_buf as the base path. Touches four Rust sites that follow the same $BUN_INSTALL → $XDG_* → $HOME fallback pattern (PackageManagerOptions.rs open_global_dir/open_global_bin_dir, PackageManager.rs .npmrc lookup, bunfig/arguments.rs get_home_config_path, repository.rs .gitconfig lookup), plus three new integration tests in bun-pm.test.ts.
Security risks
None. The change strictly narrows which env-var values are accepted as path bases (only absolute paths pass; empty/relative fall through to the next candidate). No new filesystem writes, no auth/crypto/permission changes, and the fallback chain is the same one that already existed.
Level of scrutiny
Moderate-but-bounded. bun install -g directory resolution is user-facing, but the diff is mechanical: a single get_abs helper / inline .filter(|p| is_absolute(p)) applied per-candidate before each join_abs_string_buf call, plus get_not_empty() for the two vars that go straight to make_open_path. For users with valid (absolute) env vars — the normal case — behavior is byte-identical. The only behavioral change is for already-broken inputs (empty/relative), which now fall through instead of crashing/mangling.
Other factors
- I previously left three rounds of inline comments on this PR; all were addressed (per-candidate filter ordering in 927652d, the missed
get_home_config_pathsibling in a721e78, and testXDG_CONFIG_HOMEisolation in b04bd66). The one item the author declined (fetch_cache_directory_path) was explicitly raised as a pre-existing out-of-scope follow-up and uses a different code path (FileSystem::abs, notjoin_abs_string_buf) — I agree with deferring it. - The bug-hunting system found no new issues on the current revision.
- New tests cover empty, relative, and absolute
$BUN_INSTALLwith before/after evidence in the PR description;cargo checkfor the Windows target is reported clean. - No CODEOWNERS for the touched paths.
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LGTM — all prior feedback addressed; focused crash fix with regression tests.
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Overview
This PR fixes Sentry crash BUN-2V31 (Panic: Internal assertion failure in _joinAbsStringBufWindows, ~100+ events, 100% Windows) by filtering non-absolute env-var values before they are passed as the cwd base to join_abs_string_buf. It touches four Rust call sites (PackageManagerOptions.rs global dir/bin resolution, PackageManager.rs .npmrc lookup, bunfig/arguments.rs global .bunfig.toml lookup, repository.rs .gitconfig lookup) plus three new integration tests in bun-pm.test.ts. The change is purely additive filtering: valid absolute env vars behave identically; empty/relative values now fall through to the next candidate in the chain instead of asserting (Windows) or producing a mangled rooted path (POSIX).
Security risks
None. This is input hardening — it narrows the set of accepted env-var values to absolute paths, which is strictly safer than the previous behavior. No auth, crypto, permissions, or untrusted-input parsing is involved.
Level of scrutiny
Moderate. This is package-manager directory resolution (determines where bun add -g writes), so wrong behavior could write to unexpected locations. However, the change is mechanical (.filter(|p| is_absolute(p)) on each candidate) and the fall-through chain is unchanged for the well-formed case. The PR went through three review rounds and the author addressed every actionable comment: per-candidate filtering on the .npmrc site (927652d), the missed get_home_config_path sibling (a721e78), and XDG_CONFIG_HOME test isolation (b04bd66). The one item declined (fetch_cache_directory_path) was explicitly a 🟣 pre-existing follow-up outside the join_abs_string_buf-as-base scope, and the author's reasoning is sound.
Other factors
No CODEOWNERS coverage on these paths. The bug hunting system found no issues on this revision. New tests cover empty, relative, and absolute $BUN_INSTALL with a regression guard, and cargo check for the Windows target was reported clean. All inline comments on the PR are resolved.
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This bug came up again in another session. It still reproduces on bun 1.4.0 and on main at 6e906e4. Repro on Linux: The branch now conflicts with main in |
open_global_dir and open_global_bin_dir passed the raw value of $BUN_INSTALL / $XDG_CACHE_HOME / $HOME as the cwd argument to join_abs_string_buf. That function requires an absolute base: on Windows it asserts (Sentry BUN-2V31, ~100 events in _joinAbsStringBufWindows via PackageManager.init), and on POSIX a relative base yields a rooted path with the first byte dropped (BUN_INSTALL='' created /nstall/global). These env vars are user input and can be empty or relative (e.g. BUN_INSTALL=~/.bun copied to a Windows shell where ~ is not expanded). Filter to absolute values so the lookup falls through to the next candidate instead of crashing or opening a bogus path. Resolving against the process cwd was considered but rejected because cwd changes between open_global_dir and open_global_bin_dir. Apply the same filter at the two other sites that hand these env vars to join_abs_string_buf as a base (.npmrc and .gitconfig lookup).
Same pattern as the other join_abs_string_buf call sites in this PR: a relative or empty env var value passed as the base to join_abs_string_buf_z asserts on Windows and yields a mangled path on POSIX. Filter per-candidate so a bad XDG_CONFIG_HOME falls through to HOME instead of returning a bogus path or skipping the global .bunfig.toml entirely.
A host XDG_CONFIG_HOME pointing at a .bunfig.toml with [install].globalDir or globalBinDir would override the env-var chain the test exercises. Clear it alongside the other overrides so the test is hermetic.
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327-338: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAdd regression cases for the remaining environment fallbacks.
The existing table covers
BUN_INSTALLthroughopen_global_bin_dir. Add hermetic cases forXDG_CACHE_HOMEandHOMEin both global-directory functions. Cover empty, relative, absolute, and all-invalid candidates. Add equivalent invalid-value cases for.bunfig.toml,.npmrc, and.gitconfiglookups. Assert fallback selection, skipped config loading, and no malformed paths. Run affected tests withbun bd test.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@test/cli/install/bun-pm.test.ts`:
- Around line 979-982: Strengthen the assertion in the install test around the
stderr and exitCode expectation to require stderr to be exactly empty rather
than merely excluding the substring “error:”. Preserve the existing zero
exit-code assertion.
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In `@src/install/PackageManager/PackageManagerOptions.rs`:
- Around line 327-338: Add hermetic regression cases covering XDG_CACHE_HOME and
HOME fallbacks in both global-directory functions, including empty, relative,
absolute, and all-invalid values; verify fallback selection and absence of
malformed paths. Add equivalent invalid-value cases for .bunfig.toml, .npmrc,
and .gitconfig lookups, asserting those configs are skipped when appropriate.
Extend the existing table-based coverage around open_global_bin_dir without
changing production behavior.
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Same class as the other sites: a non-absolute $HOME passed as the base to join_abs_string asserts on Windows and mangles on POSIX. Filtered out, a ~/-prefixed argument falls through to the looks_like_path arm and resolves against original_cwd. Also trim two comments flagged by comment-cop.
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LGTM — all prior feedback addressed (per-candidate is_absolute filter, pm_diff_command.rs sibling, comment trims, stderr: "" assertion, XDG_CONFIG_HOME test isolation).
What was reviewed:
- The five
join_abs_string_buf-base sites now filter each env-var candidate to absolute before.or_else, so a relative$XDG_*still falls through to$HOME. BUN_INSTALL_GLOBAL_DIR/BUN_INSTALL_BINswitched toget_not_empty()— those go throughDir::cwd().make_open_path(), so relative stays valid there.repository.rsusesPath::is_absolutewherePathis thebun_pathsalias — same helper as the other sites.- New
global dir:tests are hermetic (all four override vars cleared) and assert exact stdout/stderr; verified fail-on-main in the PR evidence.
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Overview
Targeted fix for Sentry BUN-2V31 (~100+ Windows crashes in _joinAbsStringBufWindows): open_global_dir/open_global_bin_dir and four sibling sites passed raw $BUN_INSTALL/$XDG_*/$HOME values as the cwd base to join_abs_string_buf, which asserts absolute on Windows and mangles the first byte on POSIX. The fix adds a per-candidate .filter(|p| bun_paths::is_absolute(p)) so non-absolute values fall through to the next candidate in the chain, plus .get() → .get_not_empty() for the two vars (BUN_INSTALL_GLOBAL_DIR/BUN_INSTALL_BIN) that route through make_open_path instead. Six files touched: five one-line filter additions in Rust and three new subprocess tests in bun-pm.test.ts.
Security risks
None. The change is strictly restrictive — it rejects env-var values that were previously accepted (and crashed on / produced mangled paths), falling through to the next well-known candidate. No new inputs are accepted, no paths are constructed that weren't before.
Level of scrutiny
Low-medium. Package-manager global-dir resolution is user-facing but the change is mechanically uniform (.filter(is_absolute) at each site) and the failure mode it fixes is a crash/mangled-path, so any regression would be loud. The PR has been through four review iterations with two automated reviewers plus my own two prior passes; every finding (per-candidate filter ordering, missed get_home_config_path/pm_diff_command siblings, test env isolation, comment length, stderr assertion strength) was applied. The gate evidence shows the new tests fail on main and pass with the fix on both debug-ASAN and release.
Other factors
All review threads are resolved. The one intentionally-excluded sibling (fetch_cache_directory_path) was declined with a stated reason (routes through FileSystem::abs() with the env var as a part, not a base — no assert, pre-existing, separate concern), which satisfies REVIEW.md's "if a site is intentionally excluded, say so". The get_abs comment is now one line referencing BUN-2V31; no new comment-cop flags fired after cb7368a. Tests follow harness conventions (tempDir, bunEnv spread, concurrent pipe drain, combined {stderr, exitCode} assertion, realpathSync for tmpdir-symlink tolerance).
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A broader fix for this family is in #39781. It changes the primitive so that a non-absolute base resolves against the working directory, and updates these five sites plus the others that pass an environment value as the base (temp directory, compile target cache, pm diff, and more). It resolves a relative value instead of skipping it, which matches what git does with a relative HOME. If #39781 lands, this one can be closed. |
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Closing in favor of #39781. It resolves a relative value against the working directory at every site that passes an environment value as the base of an absolute join. That includes the five sites this PR changes ( The two changes differ on purpose for a relative value. This PR ignores Checked on a build of #39781 at eccea8f. Its own tests pass. Of the three |
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Crash
Sentry BUN-2V31:
Panic: Internal assertion failurein_joinAbsStringBufWindows, ~100+ lifetime events, 100% Windows, all viaPackageManagerCommand(e.g.bun why,bun add -g). Present since at least 1.3.11.Repro
Windows (crash):
POSIX also affected, just not a crash. Before this change on Linux:
(note the dropped first byte; the POSIX path through
_join_abs_string_bufwrites a leading/overbuf[0]and then normalizestemp_buf[1..])Cause
open_global_dirandopen_global_bin_dirpass the raw value of$BUN_INSTALL/$XDG_CACHE_HOME/$HOMEas thecwdargument tojoin_abs_string_buf. That function requires an absolute base: on Windows it assertsis_absolute_windows(cwd)(Windows release builds are ReleaseSafe sobun.assertpanics), and on POSIX a relative base yields the mangled rooted path above.env_var::BUN_INSTALL.get()does not filter empty strings, so the assertion fires whenever$BUN_INSTALLis empty, relative (~/.buncopied to a Windows shell where~is not expanded), or a drive-relative path likeC:bun.Fix
Filter the env-var values that feed
join_abs_string_bufto absolute paths only; anything else falls through to the next candidate in the chain ($BUN_INSTALL→$XDG_CACHE_HOME→$HOME). Resolving a relative$BUN_INSTALLagainst the process cwd was considered but rejected because the processfchdirs into the global dir betweenopen_global_dirandopen_global_bin_dir, so a relative value would resolve to two different places.The same per-candidate filter is applied at the four other sites that hand these env vars to
join_abs_string_bufas a base:.npmrclookup inPackageManager::init($XDG_CONFIG_HOME/$HOME).gitconfiglookup inrepository.rs($HOME).bunfig.tomllookup inbunfig/arguments.rs($XDG_CONFIG_HOME/$HOME)~/expansion inbun pm diffarguments ($HOME)$BUN_INSTALL_GLOBAL_DIRand$BUN_INSTALL_BINgo straight toDir::cwd().make_open_path()without the absolute-join, so those now useget_not_empty()(empty falls through, relative still resolves against cwd as before).Verification
New tests in
test/cli/install/bun-pm.test.tsspawnbun pm bin -gwith$BUN_INSTALLset to"", a relative path, and an absolute path (regression guard), asserting the printed bin path and that the expected directory is created.Before:
After: 3/3 pass. Full
bun-pm.test.ts: 21/21 pass.cargo check -p bun_install --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvcclean.[review] gate passed · iteration 4 · 6 files touched
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The global directory resolution in the package manager passed raw environment variable values such as BUN_INSTALL, XDG_CACHE_HOME, and HOME directly as the base path for an absolute path join, which on Windows asserts that the base is absolute and panics when the value is empty, relative, or drive-relative. The fix validates each candidate before use, skipping empty or non-absolute values and falling through to the next variable in the chain rather than crashing or silently computing a bogus path. The same validation was applied to sibling sites that load .npmrc, .bunfig.toml, and .gitconfi…