[PATCH 12/15] perf bpf: Bounds-check array offsets in bpil_offs_to_addr()

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

Date: Thu Jun 11 2026 - 20:35:53 EST


From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>

bpil_offs_to_addr() converts offsets stored in perf.data's
bpf_prog_info_linear structure into heap pointers by adding the offset
to the data allocation base. The offsets come from untrusted file input
and are not validated against data_len.

If an offset exceeds data_len, the computed address points outside the
allocated data buffer. Callers like synthesize_bpf_prog_name() then
dereference prog_tags[sub_id] or func_info pointers, reading arbitrary
heap memory.

Add a bounds check: when an offset exceeds data_len, zero the field
and skip the conversion. This prevents out-of-bounds pointer
construction from crafted perf.data files.

Reported-by: sashiko-bot <sashiko-bot@xxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 6ac22d036f86c4e2 ("perf bpf: Pull in bpf_program__get_prog_info_linear()")
Cc: Dave Marchevsky <davemarchevsky@xxxxxx>
Assisted-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/bpf-utils.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-utils.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-utils.c
index d6d2c9c190f7afbf..98cf21a9113428dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-utils.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-utils.c
@@ -264,12 +264,26 @@ void bpil_offs_to_addr(struct perf_bpil *info_linear)
for (i = PERF_BPIL_FIRST_ARRAY; i < PERF_BPIL_LAST_ARRAY; ++i) {
const struct bpil_array_desc *desc = &bpil_array_desc[i];
__u64 addr, offs;
+ __u32 count, size;

if ((info_linear->arrays & (1UL << i)) == 0)
continue;

offs = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u64(&info_linear->info,
desc->array_offset);
+ count = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u32(&info_linear->info,
+ desc->count_offset);
+ size = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u32(&info_linear->info,
+ desc->size_offset);
+ /* offset and extent from perf.data are untrusted — keep within data[] */
+ if (offs >= info_linear->data_len ||
+ (u64)count * size > info_linear->data_len - offs) {
+ bpf_prog_info_set_offset_u64(&info_linear->info,
+ desc->array_offset, 0);
+ bpf_prog_info_set_offset_u32(&info_linear->info,
+ desc->count_offset, 0);
+ continue;
+ }
addr = offs + ptr_to_u64(info_linear->data);
bpf_prog_info_set_offset_u64(&info_linear->info,
desc->array_offset, addr);
--
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