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Shelley Vohr d164b7af01 fix: prevent uaf when destroying guest WebContents during event emission (#50833)
fix: prevent use-after-free when destroying guest WebContents during event emission

Multiple event emission sites in WebContents destroy the underlying C++
object via a JavaScript event handler calling webContents.destroy(), then
continue to dereference the freed `this` pointer. This is exploitable
through <webview> guest WebContents because Destroy() calls `delete this`
synchronously for guests, unlike non-guests which safely defer deletion.

The fix has two layers:

1. A new `is_emitting_event_` flag is checked in Destroy() — when true,
   guest deletion is deferred to a posted task instead of executing
   synchronously. This is separate from `is_safe_to_delete_` (which
   gates LoadURL re-entrancy) to avoid rejecting legitimate loadURL
   calls from event handlers.

2. AutoReset<bool> guards on `is_emitting_event_` are added to
   CloseContents, RenderViewDeleted, DidFinishNavigation, and
   SetContentsBounds, preventing synchronous destruction while their
   Emit() calls are on the stack.

Destroy() now requires both `is_safe_to_delete_` (navigation re-entrancy)
and `!is_emitting_event_` (event emission) to allow synchronous guest
deletion. The existing AutoReset guards on `is_safe_to_delete_` in
DidStartNavigation, DidRedirectNavigation, and ReadyToCommitNavigation
are also now effective for guests.
2026-04-16 12:26:55 +02:00
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