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zlib: fix use-after-free when reset() is called during write
The Reset() method did not check the write_in_progress_ flag before
resetting the compression stream. This allowed reset() to free the
compression library's internal state while a worker thread was still
using it during an async write, causing a use-after-free.

Add a write_in_progress_ guard to Reset() that throws an error if a
write is in progress, matching the existing pattern used by Close()
and Write().

PR-URL: TODO
Refs: https://hackerone.com/reports/3609132
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mcollina committed Mar 18, 2026
commit 41f99375e60bababdbb9413caa9e148ae2fe7df2
6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions src/node_zlib.cc
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Expand Up @@ -644,6 +644,12 @@ class CompressionStream : public AsyncWrap,
CompressionStream* wrap;
ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&wrap, args.This());

if (wrap->write_in_progress_) {
wrap->env()->ThrowError(
"Cannot reset zlib stream while a write is in progress");
return;
}

AllocScope alloc_scope(wrap);
const CompressionError err = wrap->context()->ResetStream();
if (err.IsError())
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23 changes: 23 additions & 0 deletions test/parallel/test-zlib-reset-during-write.js
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'use strict';
const common = require('../common');
const assert = require('assert');
const { createBrotliCompress, createDeflate } = require('zlib');

// Tests that calling .reset() while an async write is in progress
// throws an error instead of causing a use-after-free.

for (const factory of [createBrotliCompress, createDeflate]) {
const stream = factory();
const input = Buffer.alloc(1024, 0x41);

stream.write(input, common.mustCall());
stream.on('error', common.mustNotCall());

// The write has been dispatched to the thread pool.
// Calling reset while write is in progress must throw.
assert.throws(() => {
stream._handle.reset();
}, {
message: 'Cannot reset zlib stream while a write is in progress',
});
}
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