Intermittent error 3221226505 (STATUS_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN) on Windows
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Description
Example run: https://github.com/silverwind/url-from-req/actions/runs/25730300574/job/75553549694
Repo at that commit: https://github.com/silverwind/url-from-req/tree/ec66850a24154d685bb357216f46b2d89d9e49c2
It seems to rarely happen, 1 in 12 runs for me. All the action's options are default:
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
- uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
Full job output:
Run pnpm/action-setup@v6
with:
dest: ~/setup-pnpm
run_install: null
cache: false
cache_dependency_path: pnpm-lock.yaml
package_json_file: package.json
standalone: false
Running self-installer...
(node:7628) [DEP0190] DeprecationWarning: Passing args to a child process with shell option true can lead to security vulnerabilities, as the arguments are not escaped, only concatenated.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
added 1 package, and audited 2 packages in 8s
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found 0 vulnerabilities
Checking for updates...
Error: Something went wrong, self-installer exits with code 3221226505
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked GitHub Actions run and the self-installer entry point, using the repository commit provided to reproduce the intermittent Windows failure. Compare successful and failing runs around the update check; done means the action completes without exit code 3221226505 on Windows.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, nodejs, typescript
- Domain
- ci-cd, devops, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100