linux/security
Matt Bobrowski a6f0643e4f bpf: Reject BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE creation if BPF LSM is uninitialized
When CONFIG_BPF_LSM=y is set, BPF inode storage maps
(BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE) are compiled into the kernel. However,
if the BPF LSM is not explicitly enabled at boot time (e.g. omitted
from the "lsm=" boot parameter), lsm_prepare() is never executed for
the BPF LSM.

Consequently, the BPF inode security blob offset
(bpf_lsm_blob_sizes.lbs_inode) is never initialized and remains at
its default compiled size of 8 bytes instead of being updated to a
valid offset past the reserved struct rcu_head (typically 16 bytes
or more).

When a privileged user creates and updates a BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE
map, bpf_inode() evaluates inode->i_security + 8. This erroneously
aliases the struct rcu_head.func callback pointer at the beginning
of the inode->i_security blob. During subsequent map element cleanup
or inode destruction, writing NULL to owner_storage clears the queued
RCU callback pointer. When rcu_do_batch() later executes the queued
callback, it attempts an instruction fetch at address 0x0, triggering
an immediate kernel panic.

Fix this by introducing a global bpf_lsm_initialized boolean flag
marked with __ro_after_init. Set this flag to true inside bpf_lsm_init()
when the LSM framework successfully registers the BPF LSM. Gate map
allocation in inode_storage_map_alloc() on this flag, returning
-EOPNOTSUPP if the BPF LSM is in turn uninitialized.

This fail-fast approach prevents userspace from allocating inode
storage maps when the supporting BPF LSM infrastructure is absent,
avoiding zombie map states.

Fixes: 8ea636848a ("bpf: Implement bpf_local_storage for inodes")
Reported-by: oxsignal <awo@kakao.com>
Signed-off-by: Matt Bobrowski <mattbobrowski@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Reviewed-by: Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>
Reviewed-by: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260628201103.3624525-1-mattbobrowski@google.com
2026-06-30 16:31:56 +02:00
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apparmor apparmor: advertise the tcp fast open fix is applied 2026-06-23 22:15:15 -07:00
bpf bpf: Reject BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE creation if BPF LSM is uninitialized 2026-06-30 16:31:56 +02:00
integrity ima: Support staging and deleting N measurements records 2026-06-08 11:43:34 -04:00
ipe treewide: change inode->i_ino from unsigned long to u64 2026-03-06 14:31:28 +01:00
keys keys: keyctl_pkey: replace BUG with return -EOPNOTSUPP 2026-06-15 15:19:13 +03:00
landlock Landlock update for v7.2-rc1 2026-06-19 12:20:25 -07:00
loadpin Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
lockdown lockdown: move initcalls to the LSM framework 2025-10-22 19:24:27 -04:00
safesetid Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
selinux selinux/stable-7.2 PR 20260615 2026-06-17 12:41:00 +01:00
smack security,fs,nfs,net: update security_inode_listsecurity() interface 2026-05-01 11:29:33 -04:00
tomoyo tomoyo: use u64 for holding inode->i_ino value 2026-04-15 00:00:10 +09:00
yama Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
commoncap_test.c security: Add KUnit tests for kuid_root_in_ns and vfsuid_root_in_currentns 2026-01-09 11:28:28 -06:00
commoncap.c security: Add KUnit tests for kuid_root_in_ns and vfsuid_root_in_currentns 2026-01-09 11:28:28 -06:00
device_cgroup.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
inode.c securityfs: use kstrdup_const() to manage symlink targets 2026-03-17 17:13:36 -04:00
Kconfig proc: make PROC_MEM_FORCE_PTRACE the Kconfig default 2026-04-13 09:12:37 -07:00
Kconfig.hardening security/Kconfig.hardening: Remove tautological condition from CC_HAS_RANDSTRUCT 2026-05-27 15:20:04 -07:00
lsm_audit.c treewide: change inode->i_ino from unsigned long to u64 2026-03-06 14:31:28 +01:00
lsm_init.c lsm: add backing_file LSM hooks 2026-04-03 16:53:50 -04:00
lsm_notifier.c lsm: split the notifier code out into lsm_notifier.c 2025-10-22 19:24:15 -04:00
lsm_syscalls.c lsm: hold cred_guard_mutex for lsm_set_self_attr() 2026-05-14 16:47:59 -04:00
lsm.h lsm: add backing_file LSM hooks 2026-04-03 16:53:50 -04:00
Makefile lsm: split the init code out into lsm_init.c 2025-10-22 19:24:16 -04:00
min_addr.c lsm: preserve /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr when !CONFIG_SECURITY 2026-01-29 13:56:53 -05:00
security.c security,fs,nfs,net: update security_inode_listsecurity() interface 2026-05-01 11:29:33 -04:00