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Makes IncomingMessage.prototype.headers and trailers have a null prototype, matching the existing behavior of headersDistinct and trailersDistinct. Fixes prototype pollution concerns where headers like __proto__ could be interpreted as prototype manipulation. Refs: nodejs#61771 PR-URL: nodejs#61772
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In HTTP/2 compatibility mode, make request trailers have a null prototype, matching the behavior of regular headers and trailers.
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I can't see where this is checked, am I missing something?
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Make req.headers and req.trailers in http.createServer() have a null prototype, matching the existing behavior of headersDistinct and trailersDistinct. Also applies the same fix to HTTP/2 compatibility mode for req.trailers.