From 394ae398337c5f87e567f6cd63b937fc2b2f6ddc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:32:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] bpf: Restrict CO-RE poisoning to relocatable instructions CO-RE relocation records can name any instruction offset. When a relocation cannot be resolved, bpf_core_patch_insn() currently poisons its target before checking whether that instruction is a valid relocation target. Malformed metadata can therefore replace jumps, calls, exits, register-source arithmetic, or non-immediate loads instead of failing at the relocation step. Handle poisoning only after the instruction has passed the same class and operand-form checks used for a resolved relocation. Route invalid forms through the existing diagnostic and return a hard error. Keep poisoning supported instructions, including both halves of a plain ldimm64, so an unresolved relocation in dead code remains valid. Extend bpf_core_poison_insn() to poison both halves of ldimm64, and return its status directly from each validated instruction case. This avoids routing the success path through a common label and leaves the helper free to report errors. The shared relocation code applies this restriction to both libbpf and in-kernel CO-RE. Fixes: d7a252708dbc ("libbpf: Improve handling of failed CO-RE relocations") Reported-by: Nicholas Carlini Suggested-by: Nicholas Carlini Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260917233222.2542500-7-memxor@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman --- tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.c b/tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.c index 8ad2715721cf..2672623a4198 100644 --- a/tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.c +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.c @@ -980,23 +980,30 @@ static int bpf_core_calc_relo(const char *prog_name, } /* - * Turn instruction for which CO_RE relocation failed into invalid one with + * Turn instruction for which CO-RE relocation failed into invalid one with * distinct signature. */ -static void bpf_core_poison_insn(const char *prog_name, int relo_idx, - int insn_idx, struct bpf_insn *insn) +static int bpf_core_poison_insn(const char *prog_name, int relo_idx, + struct bpf_insn *insn, int insn_idx) { - pr_debug("prog '%s': relo #%d: substituting insn #%d w/ invalid insn\n", - prog_name, relo_idx, insn_idx); - insn->code = BPF_JMP | BPF_CALL; - insn->dst_reg = 0; - insn->src_reg = 0; - insn->off = 0; - /* if this instruction is reachable (not a dead code), - * verifier will complain with the following message: - * invalid func unknown#195896080 - */ - insn->imm = 195896080; /* => 0xbad2310 => "bad relo" */ + int insn_cnt = is_ldimm64_insn(insn) ? 2 : 1; + int i; + + for (i = 0; i < insn_cnt; i++) { + pr_debug("prog '%s': relo #%d: substituting insn #%d w/ invalid insn\n", + prog_name, relo_idx, insn_idx + i); + insn[i].code = BPF_JMP | BPF_CALL; + insn[i].dst_reg = 0; + insn[i].src_reg = 0; + insn[i].off = 0; + /* + * If this instruction is reachable (not dead code), the verifier + * will complain with "invalid func unknown#195896080". + */ + insn[i].imm = 195896080; /* => 0xbad2310 => "bad relo" */ + } + + return 0; } static int insn_bpf_size_to_bytes(struct bpf_insn *insn) @@ -1047,17 +1054,6 @@ int bpf_core_patch_insn(const char *prog_name, struct bpf_insn *insn, class = BPF_CLASS(insn->code); - if (res->poison) { -poison: - /* poison second part of ldimm64 to avoid confusing error from - * verifier about "unknown opcode 00" - */ - if (is_ldimm64_insn(insn)) - bpf_core_poison_insn(prog_name, relo_idx, insn_idx + 1, insn + 1); - bpf_core_poison_insn(prog_name, relo_idx, insn_idx, insn); - return 0; - } - orig_val = res->orig_val; new_val = res->new_val; @@ -1065,7 +1061,9 @@ int bpf_core_patch_insn(const char *prog_name, struct bpf_insn *insn, case BPF_ALU: case BPF_ALU64: if (BPF_SRC(insn->code) != BPF_K) - return -EINVAL; + goto bad_insn; + if (res->poison) + return bpf_core_poison_insn(prog_name, relo_idx, insn, insn_idx); if (res->validate && insn->imm != orig_val) { pr_warn("prog '%s': relo #%d: unexpected insn #%d (ALU/ALU64) value: got %d, exp %llu -> %llu\n", prog_name, relo_idx, @@ -1082,6 +1080,8 @@ int bpf_core_patch_insn(const char *prog_name, struct bpf_insn *insn, case BPF_LDX: case BPF_ST: case BPF_STX: + if (res->poison) + return bpf_core_poison_insn(prog_name, relo_idx, insn, insn_idx); if (res->validate && insn->off != orig_val) { pr_warn("prog '%s': relo #%d: unexpected insn #%d (LDX/ST/STX) value: got %d, exp %llu -> %llu\n", prog_name, relo_idx, insn_idx, insn->off, (unsigned long long)orig_val, @@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ int bpf_core_patch_insn(const char *prog_name, struct bpf_insn *insn, pr_warn("prog '%s': relo #%d: insn #%d (LDX/ST/STX) accesses field incorrectly. " "Make sure you are accessing pointers, unsigned integers, or fields of matching type and size.\n", prog_name, relo_idx, insn_idx); - goto poison; + return bpf_core_poison_insn(prog_name, relo_idx, insn, insn_idx); } orig_val = insn->off; @@ -1140,6 +1140,9 @@ int bpf_core_patch_insn(const char *prog_name, struct bpf_insn *insn, return -EINVAL; } + if (res->poison) + return bpf_core_poison_insn(prog_name, relo_idx, insn, insn_idx); + imm = (__u32)insn[0].imm | ((__u64)insn[1].imm << 32); if (res->validate && imm != orig_val) { pr_warn("prog '%s': relo #%d: unexpected insn #%d (LDIMM64) value: got %llu, exp %llu -> %llu\n", @@ -1157,6 +1160,7 @@ int bpf_core_patch_insn(const char *prog_name, struct bpf_insn *insn, break; } default: +bad_insn: pr_warn("prog '%s': relo #%d: trying to relocate unrecognized insn #%d, code:0x%x, src:0x%x, dst:0x%x, off:0x%x, imm:0x%x\n", prog_name, relo_idx, insn_idx, insn->code, (unsigned)insn->src_reg, (unsigned)insn->dst_reg, (unsigned)insn->off, (unsigned)insn->imm);