fix: prevent uncaught exceptions in core node event handlers

Added try-catch blocks and null checks to event handlers in core nodes
to prevent uncaught exceptions from crashing the Node-RED runtime.

Changes per node:

**TCP (31-tcpin.js)**
- Wrapped all `on('data')` handlers in try-catch (TcpIn client/server, TcpGet)

**UDP (32-udp.js)**
- Wrapped `on('message')` handler in try-catch

**Exec (90-exec.js)**
- Wrapped stdout/stderr `on('data')` handlers in try-catch

**WebSocket (22-websocket.js)**
- Wrapped send() loop in handleEvent() with try-catch

**MQTT (10-mqtt.js)**
- Added null check for packet parameter in subscriptionHandler()
- Wrapped subscription handler callback in try-catch
- Added null check for mpacket.properties

Without these protections, malformed data or unexpected errors in async
event handlers could cause uncaught exceptions that crash the entire
Node-RED process.
pull/5438/head
Dennis Bosmans 2026-01-16 22:22:11 +01:00
parent 1019d52f78
commit 96bef841a0
5 changed files with 102 additions and 69 deletions

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@ -105,18 +105,26 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
}
node.activeProcesses[child.pid] = child;
child.stdout.on('data', function (data) {
if (node.activeProcesses.hasOwnProperty(child.pid) && node.activeProcesses[child.pid] !== null) {
// console.log('[exec] stdout: ' + data,child.pid);
if (isUtf8(data)) { msg.payload = data.toString(); }
else { msg.payload = data; }
nodeSend([RED.util.cloneMessage(msg),null,null]);
try {
if (node.activeProcesses.hasOwnProperty(child.pid) && node.activeProcesses[child.pid] !== null) {
// console.log('[exec] stdout: ' + data,child.pid);
if (isUtf8(data)) { msg.payload = data.toString(); }
else { msg.payload = data; }
nodeSend([RED.util.cloneMessage(msg),null,null]);
}
} catch (err) {
node.error(err.toString());
}
});
child.stderr.on('data', function (data) {
if (node.activeProcesses.hasOwnProperty(child.pid) && node.activeProcesses[child.pid] !== null) {
if (isUtf8(data)) { msg.payload = data.toString(); }
else { msg.payload = data; }
nodeSend([null,RED.util.cloneMessage(msg),null]);
try {
if (node.activeProcesses.hasOwnProperty(child.pid) && node.activeProcesses[child.pid] !== null) {
if (isUtf8(data)) { msg.payload = data.toString(); }
else { msg.payload = data; }
nodeSend([null,RED.util.cloneMessage(msg),null]);
}
} catch (err) {
node.error(err.toString());
}
});
child.on('close', function (code,signal) {

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@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
* Handle the payload / packet recieved in MQTT In and MQTT Sub nodes
*/
function subscriptionHandler(node, datatype ,topic, payload, packet) {
if (!packet) { packet = {}; }
const msg = {topic:topic, payload:null, qos:packet.qos, retain:packet.retain};
const v5 = (node && node.brokerConn)
? node.brokerConn.v5()
@ -1074,12 +1075,16 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
if (!subscription.handler) {
subscription.handler = function (mtopic, mpayload, mpacket) {
const sops = subscription.options ? subscription.options.properties : {}
const pops = mpacket.properties || {}
if (subIdsAvailable && pops.subscriptionIdentifier && sops.subscriptionIdentifier && (pops.subscriptionIdentifier !== sops.subscriptionIdentifier)) {
//do nothing as subscriptionIdentifier does not match
} else if (matchTopic(topic, mtopic)) {
subscription.callback && subscription.callback(mtopic, mpayload, mpacket)
try {
const sops = subscription.options ? subscription.options.properties : {}
const pops = (mpacket && mpacket.properties) || {}
if (subIdsAvailable && pops.subscriptionIdentifier && sops.subscriptionIdentifier && (pops.subscriptionIdentifier !== sops.subscriptionIdentifier)) {
//do nothing as subscriptionIdentifier does not match
} else if (matchTopic(topic, mtopic)) {
subscription.callback && subscription.callback(mtopic, mpayload, mpacket)
}
} catch (err) {
node.error("MQTT subscription handler error: " + err.toString());
}
}
}

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@ -297,7 +297,11 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
}
msg._session = {type:"websocket",id:id};
for (var i = 0; i < this._inputNodes.length; i++) {
this._inputNodes[i].send(msg);
try {
this._inputNodes[i].send(msg);
} catch (err) {
this.error(RED._("websocket.errors.send-error") + " " + err.toString());
}
}
}

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@ -127,32 +127,36 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
connectionPool[id] = client;
client.on('data', function (data) {
if (node.datatype != 'buffer') {
data = data.toString(node.datatype);
}
if (node.stream) {
var msg;
if ((node.datatype) === "utf8" && node.newline !== "") {
buffer = buffer+data;
var parts = buffer.split(node.newline);
for (var i = 0; i<parts.length-1; i+=1) {
msg = {topic:node.topic, payload:parts[i]};
if (node.trim == true) { msg.payload += node.newline; }
try {
if (node.datatype != 'buffer') {
data = data.toString(node.datatype);
}
if (node.stream) {
var msg;
if ((node.datatype) === "utf8" && node.newline !== "") {
buffer = buffer+data;
var parts = buffer.split(node.newline);
for (var i = 0; i<parts.length-1; i+=1) {
msg = {topic:node.topic, payload:parts[i]};
if (node.trim == true) { msg.payload += node.newline; }
msg._session = {type:"tcp",id:id};
node.send(msg);
}
buffer = parts[parts.length-1];
} else {
msg = {topic:node.topic, payload:data};
msg._session = {type:"tcp",id:id};
node.send(msg);
}
buffer = parts[parts.length-1];
} else {
msg = {topic:node.topic, payload:data};
msg._session = {type:"tcp",id:id};
node.send(msg);
}
} else {
if ((typeof data) === "string") {
buffer = buffer+data;
} else {
buffer = Buffer.concat([buffer,data],buffer.length+data.length);
if ((typeof data) === "string") {
buffer = buffer+data;
} else {
buffer = Buffer.concat([buffer,data],buffer.length+data.length);
}
}
} catch (err) {
node.error(RED._("tcpin.errors.error",{error:err.toString()}));
}
});
client.on('end', function() {
@ -222,35 +226,39 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
var buffer = (node.datatype == 'buffer') ? Buffer.alloc(0) : "";
socket.on('data', function (data) {
if (node.datatype != 'buffer') {
data = data.toString(node.datatype);
}
if (node.stream) {
var msg;
if ((typeof data) === "string" && node.newline !== "") {
buffer = buffer+data;
var parts = buffer.split(node.newline);
for (var i = 0; i<parts.length-1; i+=1) {
msg = {topic:node.topic, payload:parts[i], ip:socket.remoteAddress, port:socket.remotePort};
if (node.trim == true) { msg.payload += node.newline; }
try {
if (node.datatype != 'buffer') {
data = data.toString(node.datatype);
}
if (node.stream) {
var msg;
if ((typeof data) === "string" && node.newline !== "") {
buffer = buffer+data;
var parts = buffer.split(node.newline);
for (var i = 0; i<parts.length-1; i+=1) {
msg = {topic:node.topic, payload:parts[i], ip:socket.remoteAddress, port:socket.remotePort};
if (node.trim == true) { msg.payload += node.newline; }
msg._session = {type:"tcp",id:id};
node.send(msg);
}
buffer = parts[parts.length-1];
} else {
msg = {topic:node.topic, payload:data, ip:socket.remoteAddress, port:socket.remotePort};
msg._session = {type:"tcp",id:id};
node.send(msg);
}
buffer = parts[parts.length-1];
} else {
msg = {topic:node.topic, payload:data, ip:socket.remoteAddress, port:socket.remotePort};
msg._session = {type:"tcp",id:id};
node.send(msg);
}
}
else {
if ((typeof data) === "string") {
buffer = buffer+data;
} else {
buffer = Buffer.concat([buffer,data],buffer.length+data.length);
else {
if ((typeof data) === "string") {
buffer = buffer+data;
} else {
buffer = Buffer.concat([buffer,data],buffer.length+data.length);
}
fromi = socket.remoteAddress;
fromp = socket.remotePort;
}
fromi = socket.remoteAddress;
fromp = socket.remotePort;
} catch (err) {
node.error(RED._("tcpin.errors.error",{error:err.toString()}));
}
});
socket.on('end', function() {
@ -678,6 +686,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
}
var chunk = "";
clients[connection_id].client.on('data', function(data) {
try {
if (node.out === "sit") { // if we are staying connected just send the buffer
if (clients[connection_id]) {
const msg = clients[connection_id].lastMsg || {};
@ -790,6 +799,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
}
}
}
} catch (err) {
node.error(RED._("tcpin.errors.error",{error:err.toString()}));
}
});
clients[connection_id].client.on('end', function() {

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@ -98,15 +98,19 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
});
server.on('message', function (message, remote) {
var msg;
if (node.datatype =="base64") {
msg = { payload:message.toString('base64'), fromip:remote.address+':'+remote.port, ip:remote.address, port:remote.port };
} else if (node.datatype =="utf8") {
msg = { payload:message.toString('utf8'), fromip:remote.address+':'+remote.port, ip:remote.address, port:remote.port };
} else {
msg = { payload:message, fromip:remote.address+':'+remote.port, ip:remote.address, port:remote.port };
try {
var msg;
if (node.datatype =="base64") {
msg = { payload:message.toString('base64'), fromip:remote.address+':'+remote.port, ip:remote.address, port:remote.port };
} else if (node.datatype =="utf8") {
msg = { payload:message.toString('utf8'), fromip:remote.address+':'+remote.port, ip:remote.address, port:remote.port };
} else {
msg = { payload:message, fromip:remote.address+':'+remote.port, ip:remote.address, port:remote.port };
}
node.send(msg);
} catch (err) {
node.error(RED._("udp.errors.error",{error:err.toString()}));
}
node.send(msg);
});
server.on('listening', function () {