From: Blaise Boscaccy <bboscaccy@linux.microsoft.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
kpsingh@kernel.org, bboscaccy@linux.microsoft.com,
paul@paul-moore.com, kys@microsoft.com, ast@kernel.org,
daniel@iogearbox.net, andrii@kernel.org,
James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com, wufan@linux.microsoft.com
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next 1/2] bpf: Add hash chain signature support for arbitrary maps
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:30:32 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250926203111.1305999-2-bboscaccy@linux.microsoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250926203111.1305999-1-bboscaccy@linux.microsoft.com>
This patch introduces hash chain support for signature verification of
arbitrary bpf map objects which was described here:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-security-module/20250721211958.1881379-1-kpsingh@kernel.org/
The UAPI is extended to allow for in-kernel checking of maps passed in
via the fd_array. A hash chain is constructed from the maps, in order
specified by the signature_maps field. The hash chain is terminated
with the hash of the program itself.
Signed-off-by: Blaise Boscaccy <bboscaccy@linux.microsoft.com>
---
include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 6 ++
kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 73 ++++++++++++++++++-
.../bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst | 7 +-
tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c | 27 ++++++-
tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c | 9 ++-
tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h | 1 +
tools/bpf/bpftool/sign.c | 17 ++++-
tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 6 ++
tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h | 3 +-
tools/lib/bpf/skel_internal.h | 6 +-
10 files changed, 143 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index ae83d8649ef1c..a436a2ff49437 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1621,6 +1621,12 @@ union bpf_attr {
* verification.
*/
__s32 keyring_id;
+ /* Pointer to a buffer containing the maps used in the signature
+ * hash chain of the BPF program.
+ */
+ __aligned_u64 signature_maps;
+ /* Size of the signature maps buffer. */
+ __u32 signature_maps_size;
};
struct { /* anonymous struct used by BPF_OBJ_* commands */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index adb05d235011f..eb5c210639ccf 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -2800,14 +2800,35 @@ static bool is_perfmon_prog_type(enum bpf_prog_type prog_type)
}
}
+static inline int bpf_map_get_hash(int map_fd, void *buffer)
+{
+ struct bpf_map *map;
+
+ CLASS(fd, f)(map_fd);
+ map = __bpf_map_get(f);
+ if (IS_ERR(map))
+ return PTR_ERR(map);
+
+ if (!map->ops->map_get_hash)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ return map->ops->map_get_hash(map, SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE, buffer);
+}
+
static int bpf_prog_verify_signature(struct bpf_prog *prog, union bpf_attr *attr,
bool is_kernel)
{
bpfptr_t usig = make_bpfptr(attr->signature, is_kernel);
- struct bpf_dynptr_kern sig_ptr, insns_ptr;
+ bpfptr_t umaps;
+ struct bpf_dynptr_kern sig_ptr, insns_ptr, hash_ptr;
struct bpf_key *key = NULL;
void *sig;
+ int *maps;
+ int map_fd;
int err = 0;
+ u64 buffer[SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE * 2 / sizeof(u64)];
+ u64 hash[SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE / sizeof(u64)];
+ int n;
if (system_keyring_id_check(attr->keyring_id) == 0)
key = bpf_lookup_system_key(attr->keyring_id);
@@ -2828,16 +2849,60 @@ static int bpf_prog_verify_signature(struct bpf_prog *prog, union bpf_attr *attr
bpf_dynptr_init(&insns_ptr, prog->insnsi, BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_LOCAL, 0,
prog->len * sizeof(struct bpf_insn));
- err = bpf_verify_pkcs7_signature((struct bpf_dynptr *)&insns_ptr,
- (struct bpf_dynptr *)&sig_ptr, key);
+ if (!attr->signature_maps_size) {
+ err = bpf_verify_pkcs7_signature((struct bpf_dynptr *)&insns_ptr,
+ (struct bpf_dynptr *)&sig_ptr, key);
+ } else {
+ bpf_dynptr_init(&hash_ptr, hash, BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_LOCAL, 0,
+ sizeof(hash));
+ umaps = make_bpfptr(attr->signature_maps, is_kernel);
+ maps = kvmemdup_bpfptr(umaps, attr->signature_maps_size * sizeof(*maps));
+ if (!maps) {
+ err = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out;
+ }
+ /* Process the map array in reverse order to generate a hash chain
+ * h(n) = sha256(h(n + 1), sha256(map(n)))
+ * h(n_len) = sha256(map(n_len))
+ */
+ for (n = attr->signature_maps_size - 1; n >= 0; n--) {
+ err = copy_from_bpfptr_offset(&map_fd,
+ make_bpfptr(attr->fd_array, is_kernel),
+ maps[n] * sizeof(map_fd),
+ sizeof(map_fd));
+ if (err)
+ goto free_maps;
+
+ if (n == attr->signature_maps_size - 1)
+ err = bpf_map_get_hash(map_fd, hash);
+ else {
+ memcpy(buffer, hash, sizeof(hash));
+ err = bpf_map_get_hash(map_fd, buffer + ARRAY_SIZE(hash));
+ sha256((u8 *)buffer, sizeof(buffer), (u8 *)&hash);
+ }
+ if (err)
+ goto free_maps;
+ }
+ /* Calculate final hash with program instructions
+ * f_hash = sha256(sha256(prog), h(0))
+ */
+ sha256((u8 *)prog->insnsi, prog->len * sizeof(struct bpf_insn), (u8 *)&buffer);
+ memcpy(buffer + ARRAY_SIZE(hash), hash, sizeof(hash));
+ sha256((u8 *)buffer, sizeof(buffer), (u8 *)&hash);
+ err = bpf_verify_pkcs7_signature((struct bpf_dynptr *)&hash_ptr,
+ (struct bpf_dynptr *)&sig_ptr, key);
+free_maps:
+ kvfree(maps);
+ }
+out:
bpf_key_put(key);
kvfree(sig);
return err;
}
/* last field in 'union bpf_attr' used by this command */
-#define BPF_PROG_LOAD_LAST_FIELD keyring_id
+#define BPF_PROG_LOAD_LAST_FIELD signature_maps_size
static int bpf_prog_load(union bpf_attr *attr, bpfptr_t uattr, u32 uattr_size)
{
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst
index d0a36f442db72..b632ab87adf20 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
**bpftool** [*OPTIONS*] **gen** *COMMAND*
-*OPTIONS* := { |COMMON_OPTIONS| | { **-L** | **--use-loader** } | [ { **-S** | **--sign** } {**-k** <private_key.pem>} **-i** <certificate.x509> ] }
+*OPTIONS* := { |COMMON_OPTIONS| | { **-L** | **--use-loader** } | [ { **-S** | **--sign** } { **-M** | **--sign-maps** } {**-k** <private_key.pem>} **-i** <certificate.x509> ] }
*COMMAND* := { **object** | **skeleton** | **help** }
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ OPTIONS
For skeletons, generate a signed skeleton. This option must be used with
**-k** and **-i**. Using this flag implicitly enables **--use-loader**.
+-M --sign-maps
+ For skeletons, generate a signed skeleton that includes a hash chain for the
+ skeletons maps. This option must be used with **-k** and **-i**. Using this
+ flag implicitly enables **--use-loader** and **--sign**.
+
-k <private_key.pem>
Path to the private key file in PEM format, required for signing.
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c
index 993c7d9484a46..1c4278e2a662b 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/gen.c
@@ -699,6 +699,9 @@ static int gen_trace(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *obj_name, const char *h
if (sign_progs)
opts.gen_hash = true;
+ if (sign_maps)
+ opts.sign_maps = true;
+
err = bpf_object__gen_loader(obj, &opts);
if (err)
return err;
@@ -793,6 +796,8 @@ static int gen_trace(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *obj_name, const char *h
if (sign_progs) {
sopts.insns = opts.insns;
sopts.insns_sz = opts.insns_sz;
+ sopts.data = opts.data;
+ sopts.data_sz = opts.data_sz;
sopts.excl_prog_hash = prog_sha;
sopts.excl_prog_hash_sz = sizeof(prog_sha);
sopts.signature = sig_buf;
@@ -822,6 +827,13 @@ static int gen_trace(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *obj_name, const char *h
\n\
\";\n");
+ if (sign_maps) {
+ codegen("\
+ \n\
+ static const int opts_signature_maps[1] __attribute__((__aligned__(8))) = {0}; \n\
+ ");
+ }
+
codegen("\
\n\
opts.signature = (void *)opts_sig; \n\
@@ -830,6 +842,19 @@ static int gen_trace(struct bpf_object *obj, const char *obj_name, const char *h
opts.excl_prog_hash_sz = sizeof(opts_excl_hash) - 1; \n\
opts.keyring_id = skel->keyring_id; \n\
");
+ if (sign_maps) {
+ codegen("\
+ \n\
+ opts.signature_maps = (void *)opts_signature_maps; \n\
+ opts.signature_maps_sz = 1; \n\
+ ");
+ } else {
+ codegen("\
+ \n\
+ opts.signature_maps = (void *)NULL; \n\
+ opts.signature_maps_sz = 0; \n\
+ ");
+ }
}
codegen("\
@@ -1990,7 +2015,7 @@ static int do_help(int argc, char **argv)
" %1$s %2$s help\n"
"\n"
" " HELP_SPEC_OPTIONS " |\n"
- " {-L|--use-loader} | [ {-S|--sign } {-k} <private_key.pem> {-i} <certificate.x509> ]}\n"
+ " {-L|--use-loader} | [ {-S|--sign } {-M|--sign-maps } {-k} <private_key.pem> {-i} <certificate.x509> ]}\n"
"",
bin_name, "gen");
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c
index a829a6a49037a..47b14dcbae4ee 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ bool use_loader;
struct btf *base_btf;
struct hashmap *refs_table;
bool sign_progs;
+bool sign_maps;
const char *private_key_path;
const char *cert_path;
@@ -452,6 +453,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
{ "debug", no_argument, NULL, 'd' },
{ "use-loader", no_argument, NULL, 'L' },
{ "sign", no_argument, NULL, 'S' },
+ { "sign-maps", no_argument, NULL, 'M' },
{ "base-btf", required_argument, NULL, 'B' },
{ 0 }
};
@@ -478,7 +480,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
bin_name = "bpftool";
opterr = 0;
- while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "VhpjfLmndSi:k:B:l",
+ while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "VhpjfLmndSMi:k:B:l",
options, NULL)) >= 0) {
switch (opt) {
case 'V':
@@ -528,6 +530,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
sign_progs = true;
use_loader = true;
break;
+ case 'M':
+ sign_maps = true;
+ sign_progs = true;
+ use_loader = true;
+ break;
case 'k':
private_key_path = optarg;
break;
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h
index 1130299cede0b..d4e8b39d97746 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ extern bool use_loader;
extern struct btf *base_btf;
extern struct hashmap *refs_table;
extern bool sign_progs;
+extern bool sign_maps;
extern const char *private_key_path;
extern const char *cert_path;
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/sign.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/sign.c
index b29d825bb1d41..50986c716292e 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/sign.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/sign.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
#include <errno.h>
#include <bpf/skel_internal.h>
+#include <bpf/libbpf_internal.h>
#include "main.h"
@@ -131,8 +132,18 @@ int bpftool_prog_sign(struct bpf_load_and_run_opts *opts)
long actual_sig_len = 0;
X509 *x509 = NULL;
int err = 0;
-
- bd_in = BIO_new_mem_buf(opts->insns, opts->insns_sz);
+ unsigned char hash[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH * 2];
+ unsigned char term[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH];
+
+ if (sign_maps) {
+ libbpf_sha256(opts->insns, opts->insns_sz, hash, SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH);
+ libbpf_sha256(opts->data, opts->data_sz, hash + SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH,
+ SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH);
+ libbpf_sha256(hash, sizeof(hash), term, sizeof(term));
+ bd_in = BIO_new_mem_buf(term, sizeof(term));
+ } else {
+ bd_in = BIO_new_mem_buf(opts->insns, opts->insns_sz);
+ }
if (!bd_in) {
err = -ENOMEM;
goto cleanup;
@@ -173,7 +184,7 @@ int bpftool_prog_sign(struct bpf_load_and_run_opts *opts)
EVP_Digest(opts->insns, opts->insns_sz, opts->excl_prog_hash,
&opts->excl_prog_hash_sz, EVP_sha256(), NULL);
- bd_out = BIO_new(BIO_s_mem());
+ bd_out = BIO_new(BIO_s_mem());
if (!bd_out) {
err = -ENOMEM;
goto cleanup;
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index ae83d8649ef1c..a436a2ff49437 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1621,6 +1621,12 @@ union bpf_attr {
* verification.
*/
__s32 keyring_id;
+ /* Pointer to a buffer containing the maps used in the signature
+ * hash chain of the BPF program.
+ */
+ __aligned_u64 signature_maps;
+ /* Size of the signature maps buffer. */
+ __u32 signature_maps_size;
};
struct { /* anonymous struct used by BPF_OBJ_* commands */
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 5118d0a90e243..63946bdad41ad 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -1858,9 +1858,10 @@ struct gen_loader_opts {
__u32 data_sz;
__u32 insns_sz;
bool gen_hash;
+ bool sign_maps;
};
-#define gen_loader_opts__last_field gen_hash
+#define gen_loader_opts__last_field sign_maps
LIBBPF_API int bpf_object__gen_loader(struct bpf_object *obj,
struct gen_loader_opts *opts);
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/skel_internal.h b/tools/lib/bpf/skel_internal.h
index 6a8f5c7a02eb9..11c2c19a5b2a4 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/skel_internal.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/skel_internal.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ struct bpf_load_and_run_opts {
__s32 keyring_id;
void *excl_prog_hash;
__u32 excl_prog_hash_sz;
+ const int *signature_maps;
+ __u32 signature_maps_sz;
};
long kern_sys_bpf(__u32 cmd, void *attr, __u32 attr_size);
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ static inline int skel_map_freeze(int fd)
static inline int bpf_load_and_run(struct bpf_load_and_run_opts *opts)
{
- const size_t prog_load_attr_sz = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, keyring_id);
+ const size_t prog_load_attr_sz = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, signature_maps_size);
const size_t test_run_attr_sz = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, test);
int map_fd = -1, prog_fd = -1, key = 0, err;
union bpf_attr attr;
@@ -395,6 +397,8 @@ static inline int bpf_load_and_run(struct bpf_load_and_run_opts *opts)
#ifndef __KERNEL__
attr.signature = (long) opts->signature;
attr.signature_size = opts->signature_sz;
+ attr.signature_maps = (long) opts->signature_maps;
+ attr.signature_maps_size = opts->signature_maps_sz;
#else
if (opts->signature || opts->signature_sz)
pr_warn("signatures are not supported from bpf_preload\n");
--
2.48.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-26 20:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-26 20:30 [PATCH bpf-next 0/2] BPF signature hash chains Blaise Boscaccy
2025-09-26 20:30 ` Blaise Boscaccy [this message]
2025-09-29 9:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next 1/2] bpf: Add hash chain signature support for arbitrary maps Quentin Monnet
2025-09-29 19:17 ` Blaise Boscaccy
2025-09-26 20:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next 2/2] selftests/bpf: Enable map verification for some lskel tests Blaise Boscaccy
2025-09-27 5:47 ` [syzbot ci] Re: BPF signature hash chains syzbot ci
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