From: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>,
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Subject: [PATCH bpf v3 1/5] bpf: Reject key-less BTF for hash maps
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:01:06 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260831110314.150870-2-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260831110314.150870-1-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>
map_check_btf() allows a key-less BTF (btf_key_type_id == 0) only for
maps that have a ->map_check_btf callback, and leaves the actual
decision to that callback. Hash maps used to have no ->map_check_btf,
so a key-less BTF was rejected outright.
That changed when htab and rhtab gained a ->map_check_btf to register a
dtor - htab in commit 1df97a7453ee ("bpf: Register dtor for freeing
special fields") and rhtab in commit 6905f8601298 ("bpf: Allow special
fields in resizable hashtab"). Neither looks at the key, so a key-less
hash map now passes map_check_btf() and gets created. Reading it back
through bpffs feeds the key type_id 0 into btf_type_seq_show();
btf_type_by_id() returns the void type, kind_ops[BTF_KIND_UNKN] is NULL,
and btf_type_show() dereferences it:
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000028-0x000000000000002f]
RIP: 0010:btf_type_show+0x223/0x2e0 kernel/bpf/btf.c:8232
Call Trace:
<TASK>
btf_type_seq_show_flags+0xca/0x120 kernel/bpf/btf.c:8250
htab_map_seq_show_elem+0x12e/0x350 kernel/bpf/hashtab.c:1669
map_seq_show+0x13d/0x1e0 kernel/bpf/inode.c:293
seq_read_iter+0x93f/0x1270 fs/seq_file.c:196
seq_read+0x344/0x4d0 fs/seq_file.c:163
vfs_read+0x1e4/0xb40 fs/read_write.c:572
__x64_sys_pread64+0x1eb/0x250 fs/read_write.c:769
do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
</TASK>
Reject a key-less BTF in htab_map_check_btf() and rhtab_map_check_btf(),
restoring the previous behavior.
Fixes: 1df97a7453ee ("bpf: Register dtor for freeing special fields")
Fixes: 6905f8601298 ("bpf: Allow special fields in resizable hashtab")
Reported-by: syzbot+37b56485bbbf90ad8489@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/6a8f4e88.27659fcc.2ceef7.0008.GAE@google.com/T/
Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>
---
kernel/bpf/hashtab.c | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
index d40cb5dd446c..43123424183c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
@@ -530,6 +530,10 @@ static int htab_map_check_btf(struct bpf_map *map, const struct btf *btf,
{
struct bpf_htab *htab = container_of(map, struct bpf_htab, map);
+ /* Hash maps have no use for a key-less BTF. */
+ if (btf_type_is_void(key_type))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
if (htab_is_prealloc(htab))
return 0;
/*
@@ -3110,6 +3114,10 @@ static int rhtab_map_check_btf(struct bpf_map *map, const struct btf *btf,
{
struct bpf_rhtab *rhtab = container_of(map, struct bpf_rhtab, map);
+ /* Hash maps have no use for a key-less BTF. */
+ if (btf_type_is_void(key_type))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
return bpf_ma_set_dtor(map, &rhtab->ma, rhtab_mem_dtor);
}
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-31 11:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-31 11:01 [PATCH bpf v3 0/5] bpf: Fix NULL-ptr-derefs when showing a void BTF type Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 11:01 ` Jiayuan Chen [this message]
2026-08-31 12:05 ` [PATCH bpf v3 1/5] bpf: Reject key-less BTF for hash maps bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-31 12:27 ` Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 21:01 ` Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-31 11:01 ` [PATCH bpf v3 2/5] bpf: Fix NULL-ptr-deref when showing a void BTF type Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 11:35 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-31 12:23 ` Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 11:48 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-31 12:48 ` Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 21:06 ` Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-31 11:01 ` [PATCH bpf v3 3/5] bpf: Fix NULL-ptr-deref in btf_var_show() Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 21:08 ` Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-31 11:01 ` [PATCH bpf v3 4/5] selftests/bpf: Add test for key-less BTF hash map Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 11:48 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-31 12:54 ` Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 21:12 ` Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-31 11:01 ` [PATCH bpf v3 5/5] selftests/bpf: Add test for showing a void BTF type Jiayuan Chen
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