From 4d0a375887ab4d49e4da1ff10f9606cab8f7c3ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mykyta Yatsenko Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:08:07 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] bpf: Fix NULL deref in map_kptr_match_type for scalar regs Commit ab6c637ad027 ("bpf: Fix a bpf_kptr_xchg() issue with local kptr") refactored map_kptr_match_type() to branch on btf_is_kernel() before checking base_type(). A scalar register stored into a kptr slot has no btf, so the btf_is_kernel(reg->btf) call dereferences NULL. Move the base_type() != PTR_TO_BTF_ID guard before any reg->btf access. Fixes: ab6c637ad027 ("bpf: Fix a bpf_kptr_xchg() issue with local kptr") Reported-by: Hiker Cl Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221372 Signed-off-by: Mykyta Yatsenko Acked-by: Paul Chaignon Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260416-kptr_crash-v1-1-5589356584b4@meta.com Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov --- kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c index 1e36b9e91277..69d75515ed3f 100644 --- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c +++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c @@ -4549,6 +4549,9 @@ static int map_kptr_match_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int perm_flags; const char *reg_name = ""; + if (base_type(reg->type) != PTR_TO_BTF_ID) + goto bad_type; + if (btf_is_kernel(reg->btf)) { perm_flags = PTR_MAYBE_NULL | PTR_TRUSTED | MEM_RCU; @@ -4561,7 +4564,7 @@ static int map_kptr_match_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, perm_flags |= MEM_PERCPU; } - if (base_type(reg->type) != PTR_TO_BTF_ID || (type_flag(reg->type) & ~perm_flags)) + if (type_flag(reg->type) & ~perm_flags) goto bad_type; /* We need to verify reg->type and reg->btf, before accessing reg->btf */ From fcd11ff8bd0e526bdd5f43f534ccf7c4e67245ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mykyta Yatsenko Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:08:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] selftests/bpf: Reject scalar store into kptr slot Verify that the verifier rejects a direct scalar write to a kptr map value slot without crashing. Signed-off-by: Mykyta Yatsenko Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260416-kptr_crash-v1-2-5589356584b4@meta.com Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov --- tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/map_kptr_fail.c | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/map_kptr_fail.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/map_kptr_fail.c index 6443b320c732..ee053b24e6ca 100644 --- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/map_kptr_fail.c +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/map_kptr_fail.c @@ -385,4 +385,19 @@ int kptr_xchg_possibly_null(struct __sk_buff *ctx) return 0; } +SEC("?tc") +__failure __msg("invalid kptr access, R") +int reject_scalar_store_to_kptr(struct __sk_buff *ctx) +{ + struct map_value *v; + int key = 0; + + v = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&array_map, &key); + if (!v) + return 0; + + *(volatile u64 *)&v->unref_ptr = 0xBADC0DE; + return 0; +} + char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";