From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Cc: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf] bpf, lsm: Mark backing_file_alloc/free LSM hooks as untrusted
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:02:58 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-209685@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261111203614.1221188-1-snizovtsev@cloudlinux.com>
> The backing_file_alloc and backing_file_free LSM hooks get the backing
> file as "struct file *backing_file", but its f_path is not populated
> while they run:
>
> - security_backing_file_alloc() is called from init_backing_file() in
> alloc_empty_backing_file(), before vfs_open() sets f_path, so
> backing_file->f_path.dentry is NULL;
> - security_backing_file_free() can run for a backing file whose open
> failed and whose f_path was already cleared.
>
> Neither hook is listed in untrusted_lsm_hooks, so bpf_lsm_is_trusted()
> lets BPF LSM programs use the argument as a trusted pointer. A program
> attached to lsm/backing_file_alloc can pass &backing_file->f_path to the
> trusted-args kfunc bpf_path_d_path(), and d_path() dereferences the NULL
> dentry on the first open of a file on overlayfs:
> [ ... ]
>
> Fixes: 6af36aeb147a ("lsm: add backing_file LSM hooks")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5-2
> Signed-off-by: Sergei Nizovtsev <snizovtsev@cloudlinux.com>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues.
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2026-11-11 20:35 [PATCH bpf] bpf, lsm: Mark backing_file_alloc/free LSM hooks as untrusted Sergei Nizovtsev
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