Re: [PATCH v2] bpf, x32: Fix bug for BPF_JMP | {BPF_JSGT, BPF_JSLE, BPF_JSLT, BPF_JSGE}
From: Daniel Borkmann
Date: Wed May 01 2019 - 17:44:40 EST
On 04/27/2019 10:28 AM, Wang YanQing wrote:
> The current method to compare 64-bit numbers for conditional jump is:
>
> 1) Compare the high 32-bit first.
>
> 2) If the high 32-bit isn't the same, then goto step 4.
>
> 3) Compare the low 32-bit.
>
> 4) Check the desired condition.
>
> This method is right for unsigned comparison, but it is buggy for signed
> comparison, because it does signed comparison for low 32-bit too.
>
> There is only one sign bit in 64-bit number, that is the MSB in the 64-bit
> number, it is wrong to treat low 32-bit as signed number and do the signed
> comparison for it.
>
> This patch fixes the bug and adds a testcase in selftests/bpf for such bug.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <udknight@xxxxxxxxx>
Applied, thanks!