[dpdk-dev] [Bug 298] BPF: eval_call() is messing bounds of return types different of RTE_BPF_ARG_RAW

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            Bug ID: 298
           Summary: BPF: eval_call() is messing bounds of return types
                    different of RTE_BPF_ARG_RAW
           Product: DPDK
           Version: 19.08
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: CONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: other
          Assignee: dev@dpdk.org
          Reporter: michel@digirati.com.br
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 42
  --> https://bugs.dpdk.org/attachment.cgi?id=42&action=edit
Patch eval_call() in lib/librte_bpf/bpf_validate.c

eval_call() in lib/librte_bpf/bpf_validate.c calls eval_max_bound() on the BPF
return value for all types. This makes the verifier fails when a BPF helper
function returns a pointer that is later dereferenced. The error message when
this happens should be similar to this one: evaluate: memory boundary violation
at pc: 7.

evaluate() in the same file only calls eval_max_bound() on the parameter of the
BPF program when its type is RTE_BPF_ARG_RAW. Based on this knowledge, I tested
the attached patch and it works. But I'm not knowledgable enough on librte_bpf
to know if this is the correct way to solve this problem.

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