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Added comprehensive null pointer checks to prevent segmentation faults during frame lifecycle transitions. The fix ensures proper validation before accessing render frame host properties and gracefully handles cases where the frame becomes null during async operations.

This resolves "Aw, Snap!" tab crashes that were occurring when processing action URLs and anchor elements in the renderer process.

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  • Added comprehensive null checks for render_frame_host and render_frame.

    • Prevents segmentation faults during frame lifecycle transitions.
    • Ensures safe access to frame properties in async operations.
  • Improved error logging for null pointer scenarios.

  • Restricted anchor element processing to x.com pages only.


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content_action_url_driver.cc
Add null checks and error handling for RenderFrameHost     

src/components/action_url/content/browser/content_action_url_driver.cc

  • Added null pointer checks for render_frame_host_ in all key methods.
  • Improved error logging when encountering null pointers.
  • Ensured safe interface binding and method execution only when host is
    valid.
  • Prevented segmentation faults by early returns on null.
  • +40/-1   
    action_url_agent.cc
    Add null checks and restrict anchor processing to x.com   

    src/components/action_url/content/renderer/action_url_agent.cc

  • Added null checks for render_frame() in all relevant methods.
  • Improved error logging for null frame scenarios.
  • Restricted anchor element processing to x.com pages.
  • Ensured safe calls to driver and document methods.
  • +56/-1   

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    Unbound Remote

    The code introduces an uninitialized action_url_agent_unbound_ variable in GetActionUrlAgent() that's returned when render_frame_host_ is null. This variable isn't declared in the visible code and might cause undefined behavior.

    if (!render_frame_host_) {
      LOG(ERROR) << "AMIT GetActionUrlAgent: render_frame_host_ is null!";
      return action_url_agent_unbound_;
    }
    Feature Restriction

    The code restricts anchor element processing to x.com pages only. This might be intentional but could limit functionality if the feature should work on other domains as well.

    // Enabling only for x.com pages
    GURL page_url = GURL(doc.Url());
    if (!page_url.is_valid() || page_url.host() != "x.com") {
      LOG(INFO) << "AMIT Skipping non-x.com page";
      return;
    }

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    Initialize action_url_agent_unbound_ in the constructor. This variable is used
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    src/components/action_url/content/browser/content_action_url_driver.cc [50-56]

     ContentActionUrlDriver::ContentActionUrlDriver(
         content::RenderFrameHost* render_frame_host)
    -    : render_frame_host_(render_frame_host) {
    +    : render_frame_host_(render_frame_host), action_url_agent_unbound_() {
       if (!render_frame_host_) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "AMIT ContentActionUrlDriver: render_frame_host is null!";
         return;
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