Error: spawn EINVAL on Windows
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Description
The latest versions of Node include a security vulnerability fix which now requires calling `spawn()` with `shell: true` on Windows ([Node security release blog](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/april-2024-security-releases-2)).
```
node-pre-gyp info using node-pre-gyp@1.0.11
node-pre-gyp info using node@20.13.0 | win32 | x64
node-pre-gyp ERR! UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: spawn EINVAL
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.spawn (node:internal/child_process:421:11)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at Object.spawn (node:child_process:761:9)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at module.exports.run_gyp (C:\Users\circleci\project\node_modules\@mapbox\node-pre-gyp\lib\util\compile.js:80:18)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at C:\Users\circleci\project\node_modules\@mapbox\node-pre-gyp\lib\configure.js:44:15
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at handle_gyp_opts (C:\Users\circleci\project\node_modules\@mapbox\node-pre-gyp\lib\util\handle_gyp_opts.js:101:10)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at configure (C:\Users\circleci\project\node_modules\@mapbox\node-pre-gyp\lib\configure.js:12:3)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at self.commands. [as configure] (C:\Users\circleci\project\node_modules\@mapbox\node-pre-gyp\lib\node-pre-gyp.js:86:37)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at run (C:\Users\circleci\project\node_modules\@mapbox\node-pre-gyp\lib\main.js:81:30)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at Object. (C:\Users\circleci\project\node_modules\@mapbox\node-pre-gyp\lib\main.js:125:1)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1358:14)
```
I'm currently working around this by using [patch-package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/patch-package) with the following patch:
```diff
diff --git a/node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js b/node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js
index 956e5aa..0051fce 100644
--- a/node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js
+++ b/node_modules/@mapbox/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ module.exports.run_gyp = function(args, opts, callback) {
}
}
const final_args = cmd_args.concat(args);
- const cmd = cp.spawn(shell_cmd, final_args, { cwd: undefined, env: process.env, stdio: [0, 1, 2] });
+ // Add 'shell' on Windows due to security vulnerability
+ // https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/april-2024-security-releases-2
+ const cmd = cp.spawn(shell_cmd, final_args, { cwd: undefined, env: process.env, stdio: [0, 1, 2], shell: process.platform === 'win32' });
cmd.on('error', (err) => {
if (err) {
return callback(new Error("Failed to execute '" + shell_cmd + ' ' + final_args.join(' ') + "' (" + err + ')'));
```
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in lib/util/compile.js at run_gyp and inspect the cp.spawn call shown in the stack trace. Reproduce the Windows failure with Node 20.13.0, then verify that the configure or compile flow completes without spawn EINVAL on affected Windows versions.
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- javascript, nodejs
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100