Re: linux-next: manual merge of the net-next tree with the net tree

[Yonghong Song]

On 3/19/21 12:21 AM, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
> On 3/19/21 3:11 AM, Piotr Krysiuk wrote:
> > Hi Daniel,
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 12:16 AM Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > diff --cc kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> > > index 44e4ec1640f1,f9096b049cd6..000000000000
> > > --- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> > > +++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> > > @@@ -5876,10 -6056,22 +6060,23 @@@ static int 
> > > retrieve_ptr_limit(const str
> > >                  if (mask_to_left)
> > >                          *ptr_limit = MAX_BPF_STACK + off;
> > >                  else
> > >   -                      *ptr_limit = -off;
> > >   -              return 0;
> > >   +                      *ptr_limit = -off - 1;
> > >   +              return *ptr_limit >= max ? -ERANGE : 0;
> > > +       case PTR_TO_MAP_KEY:
> > > +               /* Currently, this code is not exercised as the only use
> > > +                * is bpf_for_each_map_elem() helper which requires
> > > +                * bpf_capble. The code has been tested manually for
> > > +                * future use.
> > > +                */
> > > +               if (mask_to_left) {
> > > +                       *ptr_limit = ptr_reg->umax_value + ptr_reg->off;
> > > +               } else {
> > > +                       off = ptr_reg->smin_value + ptr_reg->off;
> > > +                       *ptr_limit = ptr_reg->map_ptr->key_size - off;
> > > +               }
> > > +               return 0;
> >
> > PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE logic above looks like copy-paste of old 
> > PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE
> > code from before "bpf: Fix off-by-one for area size in creating mask to
> > left" and is apparently affected by the same off-by-one, except this time
> > on "key_size" area and not "value_size".
> >
> > This needs to be fixed in the same way as we did with PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE.
> > What is the best way to proceed?
>
> Hm, not sure why PTR_TO_MAP_KEY was added by 69c087ba6225 in the first 
> place, I
> presume noone expects this to be used from unprivileged as the comment 
> says.
> Resolution should be to remove the PTR_TO_MAP_KEY case entirely from 
> that switch
> until we have an actual user.

Alexei suggested so that we don't forget it in the future if
bpf_capable() requirement is removed.
   https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/c837ae55-2487-2f39-47f6-a18781dc6fcc@xxxxxx/

I am okay with either way, fix it or remove it.

> Thanks,
> Daniel