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fuzz: use process::exit panic hook in stdin_fuzz on macOS

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Authored by Joost Jager

95/100 · Strong
fuzz: use process::exit panic hook in stdin_fuzz on macOS

On macOS, panic=abort causes the process to call abort() which sends
SIGABRT. The ReportCrash daemon then tries to generate a crash report,
leaving the process stuck in an uninterruptible wait state that cannot
be killed even with SIGKILL. This makes stdin_fuzz unusable for crash
reproduction on macOS.

Install a custom panic hook (gated behind #[cfg(target_os = "macos")])
that flushes stdout (preserving log output), prints the panic info with
a full backtrace to stderr, then calls process::exit(1) to terminate
cleanly before the abort machinery runs. The hook is only installed on
macOS to avoid interfering with debuggers like GDB on Linux.

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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit only changes internal fuzz-testing helper programs so they exit cleanly on macOS instead of getting stuck when a crash occurs. It does not affect the actual Lightning Dev Kit library, real Lightning nodes, or any user-facing code. There is no security vulnerability being fixed or introduced.

Recommended action

No action required. This is a developer-experience improvement for fuzz testing on macOS and does not require a security review or deployment response.

Security signals we found

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No security-relevant code change: only fuzz test harness panic behavior on macOS

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Change is platform-gated and test-only

03

No input validation, cryptography, memory safety, or network handling changes

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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