* [PATCH bpf 1/2] bpf: Fix use-after-free of arena VMA on fork
[not found] <20260411112050.1454548-2-bestswngs@gmail.com>
@ 2026-04-11 11:20 ` Weiming Shi
0 siblings, 0 replies; only message in thread
From: Weiming Shi @ 2026-04-11 11:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alexei Starovoitov, Daniel Borkmann, Andrii Nakryiko
Cc: Martin KaFai Lau, Eduard Zingerman, Song Liu, Yonghong Song,
John Fastabend, KP Singh, Stanislav Fomichev, Hao Luo, Jiri Olsa,
Barret Rhoden, bpf, linux-kernel, Xiang Mei, Weiming Shi, stable
arena_vm_open() only increments a refcount on the shared vma_list entry
but never registers the new VMA or updates the stored vma pointer. When
the original VMA is unmapped while a forked/split copy still exists,
arena_vm_close() drops the refcount without freeing the vma_list entry.
The entry's vma pointer now refers to a freed vm_area_struct. A
subsequent bpf_arena_free_pages() call iterates vma_list and passes
the dangling pointer to zap_page_range_single(), causing a
use-after-free.
The bug is reachable by any process with CAP_BPF and CAP_PERFMON that
can create a BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARENA, mmap it, and fork. It triggers
deterministically -- no race condition is involved.
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in zap_page_range_single (mm/memory.c:2234)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
zap_page_range_single+0x101/0x110 mm/memory.c:2234
zap_pages+0x80/0xf0 kernel/bpf/arena.c:658
arena_free_pages+0x67a/0x860 kernel/bpf/arena.c:712
bpf_prog_test_run_syscall+0x3da net/bpf/test_run.c:1640
__sys_bpf+0x1662/0x50b0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:6267
__x64_sys_bpf+0x73/0xb0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:6360
do_syscall_64+0xf1/0x530 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130
</TASK>
Fix this by giving each VMA its own vma_list entry, following the
HugeTLB vma_lock pattern (hugetlb_vm_op_open). arena_vm_open() now
detects an inherited vm_private_data pointer via the vma_lock->vma !=
vma check, clears it, and allocates a fresh entry for the new VMA.
arena_vm_close() unconditionally removes and frees the entry. The
shared refcount is no longer needed and is removed.
Fixes: b90d77e5fd78 ("bpf: Fix remap of arena.")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Weiming Shi <bestswngs@gmail.com>
---
kernel/bpf/arena.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/arena.c b/kernel/bpf/arena.c
index f355cf1c1a16..3a156ec473a8 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/arena.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/arena.c
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ static u64 arena_map_mem_usage(const struct bpf_map *map)
struct vma_list {
struct vm_area_struct *vma;
struct list_head head;
- refcount_t mmap_count;
};
static int remember_vma(struct bpf_arena *arena, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
@@ -327,7 +326,6 @@ static int remember_vma(struct bpf_arena *arena, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
vml = kmalloc_obj(*vml);
if (!vml)
return -ENOMEM;
- refcount_set(&vml->mmap_count, 1);
vma->vm_private_data = vml;
vml->vma = vma;
list_add(&vml->head, &arena->vma_list);
@@ -336,9 +334,28 @@ static int remember_vma(struct bpf_arena *arena, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
static void arena_vm_open(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
{
+ struct bpf_map *map = vma->vm_file->private_data;
+ struct bpf_arena *arena = container_of(map, struct bpf_arena, map);
struct vma_list *vml = vma->vm_private_data;
- refcount_inc(&vml->mmap_count);
+ /*
+ * If vm_private_data points to a vma_list for a different VMA, it was
+ * inherited via vm_area_dup (fork or split). Clear it and allocate a
+ * fresh entry for this VMA, following the HugeTLB vma_lock pattern.
+ */
+ if (vml && vml->vma != vma)
+ vma->vm_private_data = NULL;
+
+ if (vma->vm_private_data)
+ return;
+
+ vml = kmalloc_obj(*vml);
+ if (!vml)
+ return;
+ vml->vma = vma;
+ vma->vm_private_data = vml;
+ guard(mutex)(&arena->lock);
+ list_add(&vml->head, &arena->vma_list);
}
static void arena_vm_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
@@ -347,10 +364,9 @@ static void arena_vm_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
struct bpf_arena *arena = container_of(map, struct bpf_arena, map);
struct vma_list *vml = vma->vm_private_data;
- if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&vml->mmap_count))
+ if (!vml)
return;
guard(mutex)(&arena->lock);
- /* update link list under lock */
list_del(&vml->head);
vma->vm_private_data = NULL;
kfree(vml);
--
2.43.0
^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] only message in thread
only message in thread, other threads:[~2026-04-11 11:21 UTC | newest]
Thread overview: (only message) (download: mbox.gz follow: Atom feed
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
[not found] <20260411112050.1454548-2-bestswngs@gmail.com>
2026-04-11 11:20 ` [PATCH bpf 1/2] bpf: Fix use-after-free of arena VMA on fork Weiming Shi
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox