[PATCH 1/2] bpf: Fix uninit read for non-fetch atomics on partially spilled slots
From: Hao Sun
Date: Thu Sep 24 2026 - 09:16:24 EST
check_stack_read_fixed_off() skips partial spill checks for non-fetch
atomics; the following prog can be loaded:
0: (b7) r1 = 1 ; R1=1
1: (63) *(u32 *)(r10 -8) = r1 ; R1=1 R10=fp0 fp-8=????1
2: (db) lock *(u64 *)(r10 -8) += r1 ; R1=1 R10=fp0 fp-8=mmmmmmmm
3: (79) r0 = *(u64 *)(r10 -8) ; R0=scalar() R10=fp0 fp-8=mmmmmmmm
4: (77) r0 >>= 32 ; R0=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0xffffffff,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff))
5: (95) exit
When test run:
retval=4294967295
Note fp-8 is ????1 at #1, yet it becomes fp-8=mmmmmmmm after the
non-fetching atomic add at #2; hence the high 32 bits are leaked.
Fix by applying the partial load check; after the patch, the
prog is rejected:
Verification failed: Memory Safety: Uninitialized stack read
Reason:
This rejected read uses 8 bytes at stack offset -8, but byte 4 in that range is uninitialized on
this path. Programs loaded with CAP_PERFMON can be allowed to read uninitialized stack bytes, but
this program is being rejected without that allowance.
At:
...
0 | (b7) r1 = 1
1 | (63) *(u32 *)(r10 -8) = r1
>>> 2 | (db) lock *(u64 *)(r10 -8) += r1
3 | (79) r0 = *(u64 *)(r10 -8)
4 | (77) r0 >>= 32
This affects CAP_BPF only.
Fixes: 354e8f1970f8 ("bpf: Support <8-byte scalar spill and refill")
Signed-off-by: Hao Sun <sunhao.th@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index fec5a1ae6a4d..68859328c564 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -4038,11 +4038,11 @@ static int check_stack_read_fixed_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
return -EACCES;
}
- if (dst_regno < 0)
- return 0;
-
if (size <= spill_size &&
bpf_stack_narrow_access_ok(off, size, spill_size)) {
+ if (dst_regno < 0)
+ return 0;
+
if (env->bpf_capable && size == 4 && spill_size == 4 &&
get_reg_width(reg) <= 32)
/* Ensure stack slot has an ID to build a relation
@@ -4084,6 +4084,9 @@ static int check_stack_read_fixed_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
return -EACCES;
}
+ if (dst_regno < 0)
+ return 0;
+
if (spill_cnt == size &&
tnum_is_const(reg->var_off) && reg->var_off.value == 0) {
__mark_reg_const_zero(env, &state->regs[dst_regno]);
--
2.34.1