[PATCH bpf-next v2 2/2] selftests/bpf: add tests for PTR_TO_FLOW_KEYS constant offset bounds

From: Nuoqi Gui

Date: Thu Jun 04 2026 - 14:08:12 EST


Add verifier tests covering constant pointer arithmetic on a
PTR_TO_FLOW_KEYS register, which regressed with commit 022ac0750883
("bpf: use reg->var_off instead of reg->off for pointers"): an
out-of-bounds offset introduced as flow_keys += K and then dereferenced
at insn->off 0 was accepted, while the equivalent flow_keys + K direct
offset was rejected.

The tests check that:
- in-bounds constant arithmetic on the keys pointer is still accepted,
- an out-of-bounds offset introduced via constant arithmetic is rejected
for both read and write, with the same diagnostic as the direct
insn->off form.

Signed-off-by: Nuoqi Gui <gnq25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c | 2 +
.../selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_flow_keys.c | 77 +++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 79 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_flow_keys.c

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c
index 219ff2969868..dae26dda3782 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
#include "verifier_div0.skel.h"
#include "verifier_div_mod_bounds.skel.h"
#include "verifier_div_overflow.skel.h"
+#include "verifier_flow_keys.skel.h"
#include "verifier_global_subprogs.skel.h"
#include "verifier_global_ptr_args.skel.h"
#include "verifier_gotol.skel.h"
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ void test_verifier_direct_stack_access_wraparound(void) { RUN(verifier_direct_st
void test_verifier_div0(void) { RUN(verifier_div0); }
void test_verifier_div_mod_bounds(void) { RUN(verifier_div_mod_bounds); }
void test_verifier_div_overflow(void) { RUN(verifier_div_overflow); }
+void test_verifier_flow_keys(void) { RUN(verifier_flow_keys); }
void test_verifier_global_subprogs(void) { RUN(verifier_global_subprogs); }
void test_verifier_global_ptr_args(void) { RUN(verifier_global_ptr_args); }
void test_verifier_gotol(void) { RUN(verifier_gotol); }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_flow_keys.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_flow_keys.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..512e5d1d2665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_flow_keys.c
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Constant-offset bounds checks for PTR_TO_FLOW_KEYS pointer arithmetic. */
+
+#include "vmlinux.h"
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+#include "bpf_misc.h"
+
+/* sizeof(struct bpf_flow_keys) is well under 4096, so +0x1000 is OOB. */
+
+SEC("flow_dissector")
+__description("flow_keys: in-bounds constant pointer arithmetic accepted")
+__success
+__naked void flow_keys_const_inbounds(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (" \
+ r1 = *(u64 *)(r1 + %[flow_keys]); \
+ r1 += 8; \
+ r0 = *(u64 *)(r1 + 0); \
+ r0 = 0; \
+ exit; \
+" :
+ : __imm_const(flow_keys, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, flow_keys))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("flow_dissector")
+__description("flow_keys: OOB via constant pointer arithmetic rejected")
+__failure __msg("invalid access to flow keys off=4096 size=8")
+__naked void flow_keys_const_oob_read(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (" \
+ r1 = *(u64 *)(r1 + %[flow_keys]); \
+ r1 += 4096; \
+ r0 = *(u64 *)(r1 + 0); \
+ r0 = 0; \
+ exit; \
+" :
+ : __imm_const(flow_keys, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, flow_keys))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("flow_dissector")
+__description("flow_keys: OOB write via constant pointer arithmetic rejected")
+__failure __msg("invalid access to flow keys off=4096 size=8")
+__naked void flow_keys_const_oob_write(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (" \
+ r1 = *(u64 *)(r1 + %[flow_keys]); \
+ r1 += 4096; \
+ r2 = 0; \
+ *(u64 *)(r1 + 0) = r2; \
+ r0 = 0; \
+ exit; \
+" :
+ : __imm_const(flow_keys, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, flow_keys))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+/* Equivalent OOB expressed directly in insn->off; this form was always
+ * rejected and is kept to show both forms now share one diagnostic.
+ */
+SEC("flow_dissector")
+__description("flow_keys: OOB via insn->off rejected")
+__failure __msg("invalid access to flow keys off=4096 size=8")
+__naked void flow_keys_insn_off_oob(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (" \
+ r1 = *(u64 *)(r1 + %[flow_keys]); \
+ r0 = *(u64 *)(r1 + 4096); \
+ r0 = 0; \
+ exit; \
+" :
+ : __imm_const(flow_keys, offsetof(struct __sk_buff, flow_keys))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
--
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