From 6002c28a8d0c92f22bd548c357e1c3510ad0ecaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bascht74 <66269310+Bascht74@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 13:38:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [host] Ignore SIGPIPE so a write to a closed peer fails with
 EPIPE (#20228)

---
 esphome/components/host/core.cpp              |  2 +
 .../fixtures/host_write_after_peer_close.yaml | 40 +++++++++++++
 .../test_host_write_after_peer_close.py       | 57 +++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 99 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/integration/fixtures/host_write_after_peer_close.yaml
 create mode 100644 tests/integration/test_host_write_after_peer_close.py

diff --git a/esphome/components/host/core.cpp b/esphome/components/host/core.cpp
index 9292cd77f6..f753534efd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/host/core.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/host/core.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   // Install signal handlers for graceful shutdown (flushes preferences to disk)
   std::signal(SIGINT, signal_handler);
   std::signal(SIGTERM, signal_handler);
+  // A write to a closed peer must fail with EPIPE, as on the embedded stacks, not kill the process
+  std::signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
   esphome::host::setup_preferences();
   setup();
diff --git a/tests/integration/fixtures/host_write_after_peer_close.yaml b/tests/integration/fixtures/host_write_after_peer_close.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fa89907e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/fixtures/host_write_after_peer_close.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+esphome:
+  name: host-write-after-close
+
+host:
+
+api:
+  actions:
+    - action: write_after_close
+      variables:
+        port: int
+      then:
+        - lambda: |-
+            // A second connection to the test server carries the go signal.
+            auto sync = socket::socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+            struct sockaddr_storage addr;
+            socklen_t len = socket::set_sockaddr(reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr *>(&addr), sizeof(addr), "127.0.0.1", port);
+            struct timeval timeout = {10, 0};
+            sync->setsockopt(SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, &timeout, sizeof(timeout));
+            uint8_t go;
+            // The loop stays blocked, so the link cannot read the close before the writes.
+            if (sync->connect(reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr *>(&addr), len) != 0 || sync->read(&go, 1) != 1) {
+              ESP_LOGE("test", "No go signal");
+              return;
+            }
+            // The first write draws a reset from the closed peer, a later one fails with EPIPE.
+            uint32_t start = millis();
+            while (id(tcp_uart_1).is_connected() && millis() - start < 5000) {
+              id(tcp_uart_1).write_byte('b');
+              id(tcp_uart_1).flush();
+              delay(1);
+            }
+
+logger:
+  level: INFO
+
+tcp_uart:
+  - id: tcp_uart_1
+    host: 127.0.0.1
+    port: 18126
+    reconnect_interval: 60s
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_host_write_after_peer_close.py b/tests/integration/test_host_write_after_peer_close.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3827459b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/test_host_write_after_peer_close.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+"""A host build must survive a write to a peer that has closed the connection.
+
+The device writes until the link drops; once the closed peer has answered with
+a reset, a write must fail with EPIPE instead of SIGPIPE killing the process.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+from collections.abc import Callable
+
+import pytest
+
+from .log_utils import LineWaiter
+from .types import APIClientConnectedFactory, RunCompiledFunction
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_host_write_after_peer_close(
+    yaml_config: str,
+    run_compiled: RunCompiledFunction,
+    api_client_connected: APIClientConnectedFactory,
+    unused_tcp_port_factory: Callable[[], int],
+) -> None:
+    port = unused_tcp_port_factory()
+    yaml_config = yaml_config.replace("port: 18126", f"port: {port}")
+
+    lines = LineWaiter()
+    peers: asyncio.Queue[asyncio.StreamWriter] = asyncio.Queue()
+
+    async def handle(_: asyncio.StreamReader, writer: asyncio.StreamWriter) -> None:
+        peers.put_nowait(writer)
+
+    server = await asyncio.start_server(handle, "127.0.0.1", port)
+    try:
+        async with (
+            run_compiled(yaml_config, line_callback=lines.callback),
+            api_client_connected() as client,
+        ):
+            peer = await asyncio.wait_for(peers.get(), 15.0)
+            _, services = await client.list_entities_services()
+            action = next(s for s in services if s.name == "write_after_close")
+
+            await client.execute_service(action, {"port": port})
+            # The action opens a second connection and blocks the loop until it gets a byte.
+            sync = await asyncio.wait_for(peers.get(), 15.0)
+            peer.close()
+            await peer.wait_closed()
+            sync.write(b"g")
+            sync.close()
+
+            # EPIPE (32 on Linux and macOS) must come back as an errno.
+            await lines.wait_for("Connection lost: 32")
+            assert await client.device_info() is not None
+    finally:
+        server.close()
+        await server.wait_closed()