From 374b2c5561db80fcdd7cdce44af37a49416f61c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eduard Zingerman Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 16:36:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] bpf: reject BPF_PSEUDO_FUNC reference to the main program fixups.c:jit_subprogs() rewrites BPF_PSEUDO_FUNC loads to contain real function addresses. This function is invoked from bpf_jit_subprogs() only when env->subprog_cnt > 1. Meaning that for any program like below: int main(void *ctx) { void *ptr = main; ... bpf_timer_set_callback(..., ptr); ... } The 'ptr' won't be ever converted to contain an address. In combination with e.g. bpf_timer_set_callback() this would lead to a function call at a bogus address. Instead of complicating the implementation, just assume that no useful program needs main to be a sync or async callback and reject BPF_PSEUDO_FUNC loads for the main subprogram. Fixes: 69c087ba6225 ("bpf: Add bpf_for_each_map_elem() helper") Reported-by: Nicholas Carlini Suggested-by: Nicholas Carlini Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260902233658.1186477-1-eddyz87@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov --- kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c index e64035683795..7d8ddb1bee00 100644 --- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c +++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c @@ -17089,6 +17089,15 @@ static int check_ld_imm(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn) verbose(env, "callback function not static\n"); return -EINVAL; } + /* + * When env->subprog_cnt == 1 this instruction won't be rewritten + * to hold a real function address. Assume that no usable program + * combines e.g. main and timer callback and just reject here. + */ + if (subprogno == 0) { + verbose(env, "callback function cannot be the main program\n"); + return -EINVAL; + } dst_reg->type = PTR_TO_FUNC; dst_reg->subprogno = subprogno;