From: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org, ast@kernel.org
Cc: andrii@kernel.org, daniel@iogearbox.net, martin.lau@linux.dev,
kernel-team@fb.com, yonghong.song@linux.dev, npc@anthropic.com,
Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf 2/2] selftests/bpf: precision tracking across BPF_ABS subprog exit
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 00:28:35 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260901-bug-016-backtrack-ld-abs-v1-2-59368f1be435@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260901-bug-016-backtrack-ld-abs-v1-1-59368f1be435@gmail.com>
A test case checking that the verifier properly backtracks both
fallthrough and implicit subprogram exit paths modelled for
BPF_LD | BPF_ABS instruction.
Without the previous patch:
- the verifier did not call bt_subprog_enter() on the implicit
subprogram exit path;
- bpf_pseudo_call() branch in backtrack_insn() executed
'bpf_bt_set_frame_reg(bt, bt->frame - 1, i);' with bt->frame == 0;
- causing a segmentation fault.
Reported-by: Nicholas Carlini <npc@anthropic.com>
Suggested-by: Nicholas Carlini <npc@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
---
.../bpf/progs/verifier_subprog_precision.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 51 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_subprog_precision.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_subprog_precision.c
index d21d32f6a676..e174a905c562 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_subprog_precision.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_subprog_precision.c
@@ -846,4 +846,55 @@ __naked int subprog_result_tail_call(void)
);
}
+__naked __noinline __used
+static int ld_abs_subprog(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r6 = r1;"
+ "r7 = r1;"
+ ".8byte %[ld_abs];"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_insn(ld_abs, BPF_LD_ABS(BPF_W, 0))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Buggy verifier did not properly backtrack early subprogram exit
+ * modelled for BPF_LD | BPF_ABS instruction, causing a segfault.
+ */
+SEC("socket")
+__success
+__log_level(2)
+/* early exit path */
+__msg("3: (0f) r1 += r7")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r7 stack= before 2: (bf) r1 = r10")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r7 stack= before 9: (20) r0 = *(u32 *)skb[0]")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame1: regs= stack= before 8: (bf) r7 = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame1: regs= stack= before 7: (bf) r6 = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame1: regs= stack= before 1: (85) call pc+5")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r7 stack= before 0: (b7) r7 = -8")
+/* fallthrough path */
+__msg("3: (0f) r1 += r7")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r7 stack= before 2: (bf) r1 = r10")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r7 stack= before 10: (95) exit")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame1: regs= stack= before 9: (20) r0 = *(u32 *)skb[0]")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame1: regs= stack= before 8: (bf) r7 = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame1: regs= stack= before 7: (bf) r6 = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame1: regs= stack= before 1: (85) call pc+5")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r7 stack= before 0: (b7) r7 = -8")
+__naked int ld_abs_backtrack_both_paths(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r7 = -8;"
+ "call ld_abs_subprog;"
+ "r1 = r10;"
+ "r1 += r7;" /* mark r7 as precise */
+ "*(u64 *)(r1 + 0) = 0;"
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ ::: __clobber_all
+ );
+}
+
char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-02 7:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-02 7:28 [PATCH bpf 1/2] bpf: backtrack_insn(): handle ld_{abs,ind} subprog exit edge Eduard Zingerman
2026-09-02 7:28 ` Eduard Zingerman [this message]
2026-09-02 14:10 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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