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Sementation fault when running @swc-node/register/esm on GNU/Linux (Alpine Linux not affected)

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Description

See reproduction here: https://github.com/joshunrau/segfault

package.json

{
    "name": "app",
    "type": "module",
    "dependencies": {
        "@swc-node/register": "^1.10.10",
        "@swc/core": "^1.11.16"
    },
    "devDependencies": {
        "@types/node": "22.x"
    }
}

index.js

import * as module from 'node:module';

module.register('@swc-node/register/esm', import.meta.url);
dnpws15% node index.js
zsh: segmentation fault (core dumped)  node index.js
dnpws15% uname -a           
Linux dnpws15 6.12.20-x64v3-xanmod1 #0~20250323.gf5cd360 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Mar 23 03:39:27 UTC x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
dnpws15% node --version
v22.14.0

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Research direction

Start with the linked reproduction, package.json, and index.js, then run node index.js with Node v22.14.0 on GNU/Linux to confirm the segmentation fault. Compare the behavior with Alpine Linux and trace the @swc-node/register/esm entry point; done means the reported GNU/Linux invocation no longer crashes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, node.js, typescript
Domain
devtools, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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