From: Guillaume GONNET <ggonnet.linux@gmail.com>
To: daniel@iogearbox.net
Cc: ast@kernel.org, bpf@vger.kernel.org, ggonnet.linux@gmail.com,
john.fastabend@gmail.com, martin.lau@linux.dev
Subject: [PATCH bpf] bpf: fix TCX/netkit detach permissions when prog FD isn't given
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:07:31 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260126170731.16321-1-ggonnet.linux@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4cc162d4-9d19-4406-a93c-d6dcdf65f55f@iogearbox.net>
This commit fixes a security issue where BPF_PROG_DETACH on TCX or netkit
devices could be executed by any user when no program FD was provided,
bypassing permission checks. The fix adds a capability check for
CAP_NET_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_ADMIN in this case.
Fixes: e420bed02507 ("bpf: Add fd-based tcx multi-prog infra with link support")
Signed-off-by: Guillaume GONNET <ggonnet.linux@gmail.com>
---
include/linux/bpf.h | 5 +++++
include/linux/bpf_mprog.h | 10 ++++++++++
kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 7 ++-----
3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 4427c6e98331..5f59d1f173a2 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -2742,6 +2742,11 @@ static inline bool bpf_bypass_spec_v4(const struct bpf_token *token)
bpf_token_capable(token, CAP_PERFMON);
}
+static inline bool bpf_net_capable(void)
+{
+ return capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN) || capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
+}
+
int bpf_map_new_fd(struct bpf_map *map, int flags);
int bpf_prog_new_fd(struct bpf_prog *prog);
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_mprog.h b/include/linux/bpf_mprog.h
index 929225f7b095..0b9f4caeeb0a 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_mprog.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_mprog.h
@@ -340,4 +340,14 @@ static inline bool bpf_mprog_supported(enum bpf_prog_type type)
return false;
}
}
+
+static inline bool bpf_mprog_detach_empty(enum bpf_prog_type type)
+{
+ switch (type) {
+ case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS:
+ return bpf_net_capable();
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+}
#endif /* __BPF_MPROG_H */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index b9184545c3fd..419d88bb5944 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -1363,11 +1363,6 @@ static int map_check_btf(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_token *token,
return ret;
}
-static bool bpf_net_capable(void)
-{
- return capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN) || capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
-}
-
#define BPF_MAP_CREATE_LAST_FIELD excl_prog_hash_size
/* called via syscall */
static int map_create(union bpf_attr *attr, bpfptr_t uattr)
@@ -4579,6 +4574,8 @@ static int bpf_prog_detach(const union bpf_attr *attr)
prog = bpf_prog_get_type(attr->attach_bpf_fd, ptype);
if (IS_ERR(prog))
return PTR_ERR(prog);
+ } else if (!bpf_mprog_detach_empty(ptype))
+ return -EPERM;
}
} else if (is_cgroup_prog_type(ptype, 0, false)) {
if (attr->attach_flags || attr->relative_fd)
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-26 17:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-24 21:43 [PATCH] bpf: fix TCX/netkit detach permissions when prog FD isn't given Guillaume GONNET
2026-01-24 22:06 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-01-26 13:24 ` Daniel Borkmann
2026-01-26 17:03 ` Guillaume GONNET
2026-01-26 17:07 ` Guillaume GONNET [this message]
2026-01-26 17:23 ` [PATCH bpf] " bot+bpf-ci
2026-01-26 17:34 ` [PATCH] " Guillaume GONNET
2026-01-26 21:40 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
2026-01-27 1:56 ` kernel test robot
[not found] ` <CAADnVQJNvx34irz6JYbmZvmaYU0AGRDcu8znsKjA_di798RisA@mail.gmail.com>
2026-01-27 2:29 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-01-27 8:26 ` [PATCH bpf v4] bpf: Fix tcx/netkit detach permissions when prog fd " Guillaume Gonnet
2026-01-27 13:10 ` Daniel Borkmann
2026-01-27 16:02 ` [PATCH bpf v5] " Guillaume Gonnet
2026-01-28 2:50 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
2026-01-27 3:12 ` [PATCH] bpf: fix TCX/netkit detach permissions when prog FD " kernel test robot
2026-01-26 17:48 ` [PATCH bpf] " Daniel Borkmann
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