From: KP Singh <kpsingh@kernel.org>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: ast@kernel.org, daniel@iogearbox.net, clm@meta.com,
KP Singh <kpsingh@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH bpf v3] bpf: Limit signature size to KMALLOC_MAX_CACHE_SIZE
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 07:38:07 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260205063807.690823-1-kpsingh@kernel.org> (raw)
Practical BPF signatures are significantly smaller than
KMALLOC_MAX_CACHE_SIZE
Allowing larger sizes opens the door for abuse by passing excessive
size values and forcing the kernel into expensive allocation paths (via
kmalloc_large or vmalloc).
Fixes: 349271568303 ("bpf: Implement signature verification for BPF programs")
Reported-by: Chris Mason <clm@meta.com>
Signed-off-by: KP Singh <kpsingh@kernel.org>
---
kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 4ff82144f885..15e87f507991 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -2820,6 +2820,12 @@ static int bpf_prog_verify_signature(struct bpf_prog *prog, union bpf_attr *attr
void *sig;
int err = 0;
+ /* Don't attempt to use kmalloc_large or vmalloc for signatures.
+ * Practical signature for BPF program should be below this limit.
+ */
+ if (attr->signature_size > KMALLOC_MAX_CACHE_SIZE)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
if (system_keyring_id_check(attr->keyring_id) == 0)
key = bpf_lookup_system_key(attr->keyring_id);
else
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-02-05 6:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-05 6:38 KP Singh [this message]
2026-02-05 10:29 ` [PATCH bpf v3] bpf: Limit signature size to KMALLOC_MAX_CACHE_SIZE Daniel Borkmann
2026-02-05 16:35 ` Alexei Starovoitov
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