JDK-8088406 : Java crashes when accessing DOM elements from outside of application thread
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: javafx
  • Sub-Component: web
  • Affected Version: 8,9
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Open
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Submitted: 2014-09-09
  • Updated: 2018-09-05
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Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8098296 - Update to Newer Version of WebKit
Relates :  
JDK-8119390 - JSObject.toString() crashes the VM
Relates :  
JDK-8116651 - EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION in jfxwebkit.dll when doing JSObject.toString when JSObject is passed through Event.getTarget in EventListener
Description
Reproducible: always for new webkit
Is a regression: No
Is a platform specific: reproducible on macos and linux.

Java crashes when trying to access dom object using WebEngine.execute method.
Steps to reproduce (example attached):
1. Create javafx application with webview (gui is non necessary).
2. Try to access any dom element with javascript: engine.executeScript("document.createElement('span')")
3. Access that variable (e.g. call toString()) from outside of application thread

Expected result: a kind of exception is thrown, because webengine objects must be manipulated only from application thread  ("WebEngine objects must be created and accessed solely from the JavaFX Application thread. This rule also applies to any DOM and JavaScript objects obtained from the WebEngine object.")

Actual result: java crashed with segfault.
Comments
The problem, potentially, exists in WebView not depending on a release number. However it started to reproduce in the new WebView update which is not yet integrated: RT-36726.
09-09-2014
RULE WebNodeAutomated/com/sun/fx/webnode/tests/bridge/BridgeSimpleTest/testDOMObject Crash SIGSEGV RULE WebNodeAutomated/com/sun/fx/webnode/tests/bridge/BridgeSimpleTest/testJSObject Crash SIGSEGV
09-09-2014