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From: Matt Bobrowski <mattbobrowski@google.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
	 Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>,
	Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
	 Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@linux.dev>,
	Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>, Song Liu <song@kernel.org>,
	 Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@linux.dev>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>, oxsignal <awo@kakao.com>,
	 Matt Bobrowski <mattbobrowski@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: reject BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE creation if BPF LSM is uninitialized
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:11:03 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260628201103.3624525-1-mattbobrowski@google.com> (raw)

When CONFIG_BPF_LSM=y is set, BPF inode storage maps
(BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE) are compiled into the kernel. However,
if the BPF LSM is not explicitly enabled at boot time (e.g. omitted
from the "lsm=" boot parameter), lsm_prepare() is never executed for
the BPF LSM.

Consequently, the BPF inode security blob offset
(bpf_lsm_blob_sizes.lbs_inode) is never initialized and remains at its
default compiled size of 8 bytes instead of being updated to a valid
offset past the reserved struct rcu_head (typically 16 bytes or more).

When a privileged user creates and updates a
BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE map, bpf_inode() evaluates
inode->i_security + 8. This erroneously aliases the struct
rcu_head.func callback pointer at the beginning of the
inode->i_security blob. During subsequent map element cleanup or inode
destruction, writing NULL to owner_storage clears the queued RCU
callback pointer. When rcu_do_batch() later executes the queued
callback, it attempts an instruction fetch at address 0x0, triggering
an immediate kernel panic.

Fix this by introducing a global bpf_lsm_initialized boolean flag
marked with __ro_after_init. Set this flag to true inside
bpf_lsm_init() when the LSM framework successfully registers the BPF
LSM. Gate map allocation in inode_storage_map_alloc() on this flag,
returning -EOPNOTSUPP if the BPF LSM is in turn uninitialized.

This fail-fast approach prevents userspace from allocating inode
storage maps when the supporting BPF LSM infrastructure is absent,
avoiding zombie map states.

Fixes: 8ea636848aca ("bpf: Implement bpf_local_storage for inodes")
Reported-by: oxsignal <awo@kakao.com>
Signed-off-by: Matt Bobrowski <mattbobrowski@google.com>
---
 include/linux/bpf_lsm.h        | 4 ++++
 kernel/bpf/bpf_inode_storage.c | 9 +++++++++
 security/bpf/hooks.c           | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_lsm.h b/include/linux/bpf_lsm.h
index 143775a27a2a..dda272d78f01 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_lsm.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_lsm.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BPF_LSM
 
+extern bool bpf_lsm_initialized __ro_after_init;
+
 #define LSM_HOOK(RET, DEFAULT, NAME, ...) \
 	RET bpf_lsm_##NAME(__VA_ARGS__);
 #include <linux/lsm_hook_defs.h>
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ bool bpf_lsm_hook_returns_errno(u32 btf_id);
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_BPF_LSM */
 
+#define bpf_lsm_initialized false
+
 static inline bool bpf_lsm_is_sleepable_hook(u32 btf_id)
 {
 	return false;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_inode_storage.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_inode_storage.c
index 0da8d923e39d..f9e81060c1f4 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_inode_storage.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_inode_storage.c
@@ -178,6 +178,15 @@ static int notsupp_get_next_key(struct bpf_map *map, void *key,
 
 static struct bpf_map *inode_storage_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 {
+	/*
+	 * Do not allow allocation of BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE if the BPF LSM
+	 * was not initialized by the LSM framework at boot. Without proper
+	 * initialization, the BPF inode security blob offset remains unprepared,
+	 * causing bpf_inode() to calculate an invalid memory offset and corrupt
+	 * inode->i_security.
+	 */
+	if (!bpf_lsm_initialized)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
 	return bpf_local_storage_map_alloc(attr, &inode_cache);
 }
 
diff --git a/security/bpf/hooks.c b/security/bpf/hooks.c
index 40efde233f3a..7b98f5d1e2be 100644
--- a/security/bpf/hooks.c
+++ b/security/bpf/hooks.c
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <linux/bpf_lsm.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
+bool bpf_lsm_initialized __ro_after_init;
+
 static struct security_hook_list bpf_lsm_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	#define LSM_HOOK(RET, DEFAULT, NAME, ...) \
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(NAME, bpf_lsm_##NAME),
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ static int __init bpf_lsm_init(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(bpf_lsm_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_lsm_hooks),
 			   &bpf_lsmid);
+	bpf_lsm_initialized = true;
 	pr_info("LSM support for eBPF active\n");
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.55.0.rc0.799.gd6f94ed593-goog


             reply	other threads:[~2026-06-28 20:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-28 20:11 Matt Bobrowski [this message]
2026-06-29  5:25 ` [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: reject BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE creation if BPF LSM is uninitialized Emil Tsalapatis
2026-06-29  6:30 ` Amery Hung
2026-06-30 15:31 ` Daniel Borkmann
2026-07-02 20:55   ` Matt Bobrowski

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