From: Justin Suess <utilityemal77@gmail.com>
To: ast@kernel.org, daniel@iogearbox.net, andrii@kernel.org,
kpsingh@kernel.org, paul@paul-moore.com, mic@digikod.net,
viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk, brauner@kernel.org, kees@kernel.org
Cc: gnoack@google.com, jack@suse.cz, song@kernel.org,
yonghong.song@linux.dev, martin.lau@linux.dev, m@maowtm.org,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Justin Suess <utilityemal77@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 06/15] lsm: Add the bpf_lsm_policy_acquire kfunc
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:58:48 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260831145858.3869191-7-utilityemal77@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260831145858.3869191-1-utilityemal77@gmail.com>
Add the kfunc acquiring a reference on a policy object the program
does not own:
bpf_lsm_policy_acquire(object) KF_ACQUIRE|KF_RCU|KF_RET_NULL
bpf_kptr_xchg() is the only way to take an owned pointer out of a map
kptr field, and it empties the slot: concurrent executions of an
enforcement program would race for the one stored reference. Modeled
after bpf_task_acquire(), this kfunc removes the exclusivity: a
program loads the kptr field with a plain read under
bpf_rcu_read_lock(), acquires its own reference through the
policy_object_get hook, and leaves the map slot untouched. The
acquired reference survives bpf_rcu_read_unlock(), carrying over to a
sleepable bpf_lsm_policy_apply_bprm() call, and is released with
bpf_lsm_policy_release().
Adding struct lsm_policy_object to the verifier's rcu_protected_types
set makes the plain load yield an RCU-protected pointer instead of an
untrusted one. This is where the policy object contract's RCU
requirements become load-bearing: the kfunc and the get hook examine
the object concurrently with a possible last put, which is safe
because implementations free only after an RCU grace period and
acquire with inc-not-zero semantics. A failed get makes the kfunc
return NULL, per KF_RET_NULL.
The kfunc does not sleep and is meaningful wherever a policy object
pointer can be loaded, so the filter adds no per-kfunc rule.
Cc: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
Cc: KP Singh <kpsingh@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Justin Suess <utilityemal77@gmail.com>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 3 +++
security/bpf_lsm_kfuncs.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 7aa47342dc65..ba9972c572e1 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -4394,6 +4394,9 @@ BTF_ID(struct, task_struct)
#ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO
BTF_ID(struct, bpf_crypto_ctx)
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BPF_LSM
+BTF_ID(struct, lsm_policy_object)
+#endif
BTF_SET_END(rcu_protected_types)
static bool rcu_protected_object(const struct btf *btf, u32 btf_id)
diff --git a/security/bpf_lsm_kfuncs.c b/security/bpf_lsm_kfuncs.c
index 988dcd6f4dd9..43a4bf57fd31 100644
--- a/security/bpf_lsm_kfuncs.c
+++ b/security/bpf_lsm_kfuncs.c
@@ -14,6 +14,36 @@
__bpf_kfunc_start_defs();
+/**
+ * bpf_lsm_policy_acquire - Acquire a reference on a shared policy object
+ * @object: RCU-protected pointer to a policy object, e.g. loaded from
+ * a map kptr field under bpf_rcu_read_lock()
+ *
+ * Acquire a reference of its own on a policy object the program does
+ * not own, so that any number of concurrent program executions can
+ * use the object shared through one map kptr field, without emptying
+ * it as bpf_kptr_xchg() would. The returned reference stays valid
+ * after bpf_rcu_read_unlock() and must be released with
+ * bpf_lsm_policy_release().
+ *
+ * Return: A referenced policy object, or NULL if the object's
+ * reference count concurrently dropped to zero.
+ */
+__bpf_kfunc struct lsm_policy_object *
+bpf_lsm_policy_acquire(struct lsm_policy_object *object)
+{
+ struct lsm_static_call *scall;
+
+ lsm_for_each_hook(scall, policy_object_get) {
+ if (scall->hl->lsmid->id != object->lsmid)
+ continue;
+ if (scall->hl->hook.policy_object_get(object))
+ return NULL;
+ return object;
+ }
+ return NULL;
+}
+
/**
* bpf_lsm_policy_from_fd - Get an LSM policy object from a fd
* @fd: file descriptor referring to a policy object, resolved in the
@@ -57,7 +87,8 @@ __bpf_kfunc struct lsm_policy_object *bpf_lsm_policy_from_fd(int fd, u32 flags)
* bpf_lsm_policy_release - Release a policy object reference
* @object: policy object to release
*
- * Release a reference acquired with bpf_lsm_policy_from_fd().
+ * Release a reference acquired with bpf_lsm_policy_from_fd() or
+ * bpf_lsm_policy_acquire().
*/
__bpf_kfunc void bpf_lsm_policy_release(struct lsm_policy_object *object)
{
@@ -83,6 +114,7 @@ CFI_NOSEAL(bpf_lsm_policy_release_dtor);
__bpf_kfunc_end_defs();
BTF_KFUNCS_START(bpf_lsm_policy_kfunc_ids)
+BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_lsm_policy_acquire, KF_ACQUIRE | KF_RCU | KF_RET_NULL)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_lsm_policy_from_fd,
KF_ACQUIRE | KF_RET_NULL | KF_SLEEPABLE)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_lsm_policy_release, KF_RELEASE)
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-31 15:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-31 14:58 [PATCH v2 00/15] BPF interface for applying Landlock rulesets Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 01/15] lsm: Add the LSM policy object lifetime hooks Justin Suess
2026-08-31 17:17 ` Casey Schaufler
2026-08-31 17:41 ` Justin Suess
2026-09-02 13:05 ` Justin Suess
2026-09-02 17:51 ` Casey Schaufler
2026-09-02 18:28 ` Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 02/15] lsm: Add the bprm_apply_policy_object LSM hook Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 03/15] lsm: Move the lsm_for_each_hook() macro to security/lsm.h Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 04/15] lsm: Add the bpf_lsm_policy_release kfunc and policy object destructor Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 05/15] lsm: Add the bpf_lsm_policy_from_fd kfunc Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` Justin Suess [this message]
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 07/15] lsm: Add the bpf_lsm_policy_apply_bprm kfunc Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 08/15] lsm: Document the LSM policy object interface Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 09/15] selftests/bpf: Add tests for the LSM policy object kfuncs Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 10/15] landlock: Expose the ruleset fd lookup to the rest of Landlock Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 11/15] landlock: Factor the credential restriction out of landlock_restrict_self() Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 12/15] landlock: Free rulesets after an RCU grace period Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 13/15] landlock: Implement the LSM policy object hooks Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 14/15] selftests/bpf: Test the LSM policy object kfuncs with Landlock Justin Suess
2026-08-31 19:53 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-02 12:24 ` Justin Suess
2026-08-31 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 15/15] landlock: Document the BPF policy interface Justin Suess
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