From: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com, andrii@kernel.org,
daniel@iogearbox.net, eddyz87@gmail.com, memxor@gmail.com,
ameryhung@gmail.com, kernel-team@meta.com
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v2 07/18] bpf: Check fixed-size mem args of helpers and kfuncs the same way
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:08:01 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260724190813.1458271-8-ameryhung@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260724190813.1458271-1-ameryhung@gmail.com>
Fixed-size memory arguments went through two paths: helpers called
check_helper_mem_access() directly, while kfuncs and global subprogs
used check_mem_reg(). Route the helper MEM_FIXED_SIZE case through
check_mem_reg() too so all three share the same check.
This also fixes a bug in the helper path. When passing a NULL to
PTR_MAYBE_NULL | ARG_PTR_TO_FIXED_SIZE_MEM argument, the program would
be falsely rejected by check_helper_mem_access(). This is not
triggerable since there is no such kind of helper. Also, note that
check_reg_type() still make sure NULL cannot be passed to an argument
not marked with PTR_MAYBE_NULL.
Signed-off-by: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 24 ++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 2e56f726c12a..4606294e444a 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -6941,11 +6941,14 @@ static int check_mem_size_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
}
static int check_mem_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
- argno_t argno, u32 mem_size, struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
+ argno_t argno, u32 mem_size, enum bpf_access_type access_type,
+ struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
{
+ /* meta->btf is set only for kfuncs; a NULL meta means a global subprog. */
+ bool helper = meta && !meta->btf;
bool may_be_null = type_may_be_null(reg->type);
struct bpf_reg_state saved_reg;
- int err;
+ int size, err = 0;
if (bpf_register_is_null(reg))
return 0;
@@ -6965,10 +6968,12 @@ static int check_mem_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *reg
mark_ptr_not_null_reg(reg);
}
- int size = base_type(reg->type) == PTR_TO_STACK ? -(int)mem_size : mem_size;
+ size = (!helper && base_type(reg->type) == PTR_TO_STACK) ? -(int)mem_size : mem_size;
- err = check_helper_mem_access(env, reg, argno, size, BPF_READ, true, meta);
- err = err ?: check_helper_mem_access(env, reg, argno, size, BPF_WRITE, true, meta);
+ if (access_type & BPF_READ)
+ err = check_helper_mem_access(env, reg, argno, size, BPF_READ, true, meta);
+ if (!err && (access_type & BPF_WRITE))
+ err = check_helper_mem_access(env, reg, argno, size, BPF_WRITE, true, meta);
if (may_be_null)
*reg = saved_reg;
@@ -8477,9 +8482,8 @@ static int check_func_arg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 arg,
* next is_mem_size argument below.
*/
if (arg_type & MEM_FIXED_SIZE) {
- err = check_helper_mem_access(env, reg, argno, fn->arg_size[arg],
- arg_type & MEM_WRITE ? BPF_WRITE : BPF_READ,
- false, meta);
+ err = check_mem_reg(env, reg, argno_from_reg(regno), fn->arg_size[arg],
+ arg_type & MEM_WRITE ? BPF_WRITE : BPF_READ, meta);
if (err)
return err;
if (arg_type & MEM_ALIGNED)
@@ -9251,7 +9255,7 @@ static int btf_check_func_arg_match(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int subprog,
ret = check_func_arg_reg_off(env, reg, argno, ARG_DONTCARE);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
- if (check_mem_reg(env, reg, argno, arg->mem_size, NULL))
+ if (check_mem_reg(env, reg, argno, arg->mem_size, BPF_READ | BPF_WRITE, NULL))
return -EINVAL;
if (!(arg->arg_type & PTR_MAYBE_NULL) && (reg->type & PTR_MAYBE_NULL)) {
bpf_log(log, "%s is expected to be non-NULL\n",
@@ -12397,7 +12401,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
ref_tname, PTR_ERR(resolve_ret));
return -EINVAL;
}
- ret = check_mem_reg(env, reg, argno, type_size, meta);
+ ret = check_mem_reg(env, reg, argno, type_size, BPF_READ | BPF_WRITE, meta);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
break;
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-24 19:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-24 19:07 [PATCH bpf-next v2 00/18] Generate bpf_func_proto for kfunc Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:07 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 01/18] bpf: Drop process_timer_func wrappers Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:07 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 02/18] bpf: Unify const map ptr argument checking for helpers and kfuncs Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:28 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 20:49 ` Amery Hung
2026-07-24 21:29 ` Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-24 19:07 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 03/18] bpf: Split kfunc map argument into __const_map and __map Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:07 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 04/18] bpf: Pass kfunc meta to mem and mem_size check Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:07 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 05/18] bpf: Check helper and kfunc mem+size arguments identically Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 06/18] selftests/bpf: Add tests for helper and kfunc mem+size arguments Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:25 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 19:08 ` Amery Hung [this message]
2026-07-24 19:32 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 07/18] bpf: Check fixed-size mem args of helpers and kfuncs the same way sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 20:39 ` Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 08/18] bpf: Express ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO as ARG_CONST_SIZE | SCALAR_MAYBE_ZERO Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 09/18] bpf: Rename ARG_CONST_SIZE{,_OR_ZERO} to ARG_MEM_SIZE{,_OR_ZERO} Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 10/18] bpf: Fold __szk const size handling into the scalar arg path Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 11/18] bpf: Classify kfunc mem_size args from BTF without register state Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:38 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 22:52 ` Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 12/18] bpf: Handle NULL kfunc pointer args without a KF_ARG_PTR_TO_NULL type Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 13/18] bpf: Distinguish fixed- and variable-size kfunc mem args with MEM_FIXED_SIZE Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 14/18] bpf: Check helper mem+size in ARG_PTR_TO_MEM case Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:47 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 21:10 ` Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 15/18] bpf: Classify kfunc pointer arguments from BTF, resolve type against the register Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 16/18] bpf: Tag nullable kfunc pointer args with PTR_MAYBE_NULL Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:38 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 17/18] bpf: Classify scalar kfunc arguments from BTF Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 18/18] bpf: Generate kfunc argument prototype at add-call time Amery Hung
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