[PATCH bpf] bpf: move security_bpf_prog_free() out of RCU callback

From: Sechang Lim

Date: Fri Jun 26 2026 - 05:38:03 EST


__bpf_prog_put_rcu() is the call_rcu() callback for non-sleepable programs.
security_bpf_prog_free() called from there fires bpf_prog_free in softirq;
if a sleepable LSM prog is attached to that hook, might_fault() BUGs:

BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context
in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 5038
preempt_count: 101, expected: 0
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
__bpf_prog_enter_sleepable+0x1cd/0x320 kernel/bpf/trampoline.c:1255
bpf_trampoline_6442549705+0x53/0xd7
security_bpf_prog_free+0xde/0x130 security/security.c:5465
__bpf_prog_put_rcu+0xab/0xd0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:2365
rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2617 [inline]
handle_softirqs+0x236/0x800 kernel/softirq.c:622
</IRQ>

The call_rcu/call_rcu_tasks_trace split reflects the freed program's
sleepability, not that of any attached observer.

Move security_bpf_prog_free() to __bpf_prog_put_noref() before the RCU
deferral.

Fixes: 1b67772e4e3f ("bpf,lsm: Refactor bpf_prog_alloc/bpf_prog_free LSM hooks")
Signed-off-by: Sechang Lim <rhkrqnwk98@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 630d530782fe..f14c3f0f8827 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -2362,7 +2362,6 @@ static void __bpf_prog_put_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
kvfree(aux->func_info);
kfree(aux->func_info_aux);
free_uid(aux->user);
- security_bpf_prog_free(aux->prog);
bpf_prog_free(aux->prog);
}

@@ -2378,6 +2377,7 @@ static void __bpf_prog_put_noref(struct bpf_prog *prog, bool deferred)
if (prog->aux->attach_btf)
btf_put(prog->aux->attach_btf);

+ security_bpf_prog_free(prog);
if (deferred) {
if (prog->sleepable)
call_rcu_tasks_trace(&prog->aux->rcu, __bpf_prog_put_rcu);
--
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