[PATCH bpf] bpf, cgroup: Fix potential UAF in __cgroup_bpf_attach
From: Pu Lehui
Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 09:27:04 EST
From: Pu Lehui <pulehui@xxxxxxxxxx>
When replacing an existing bpf_link in single-attach case in
__cgroup_bpf_attach, old_prog is NULL while old_link holds the active
link. If attachment fails midway (bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim or
update_effective_progs), the cleanup check `if (!old_prog)` wrongly
treats the existing pl entry as newly allocated, calling kfree() and
causing a UAF.
Additionally, original flags and storage state are not restored on
failure.
Fix this by checking `!old_prog && !old_link` before freeing pl, and
properly restoring all previous states on error.
Fixes: af6eea57437a ("bpf: Implement bpf_link-based cgroup BPF program attachment")
Signed-off-by: Pu Lehui <pulehui@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/bpf/cgroup.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
index e2fa0ebeed83..e22e7dfe0022 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
@@ -811,10 +811,13 @@ static int __cgroup_bpf_attach(struct cgroup *cgrp,
{
u32 saved_flags = (flags & (BPF_F_ALLOW_OVERRIDE | BPF_F_ALLOW_MULTI));
struct bpf_prog *old_prog = NULL;
+ struct bpf_cgroup_link *old_link = NULL;
struct bpf_cgroup_storage *storage[MAX_BPF_CGROUP_STORAGE_TYPE] = {};
struct bpf_cgroup_storage *new_storage[MAX_BPF_CGROUP_STORAGE_TYPE] = {};
+ struct bpf_cgroup_storage *old_storage[MAX_BPF_CGROUP_STORAGE_TYPE] = {};
struct bpf_prog *new_prog = prog ? : link->link.prog;
enum cgroup_bpf_attach_type atype;
+ u32 old_flags, old_pl_flags;
struct bpf_prog_list *pl;
struct hlist_head *progs;
int err;
@@ -865,6 +868,9 @@ static int __cgroup_bpf_attach(struct cgroup *cgrp,
if (pl) {
old_prog = pl->prog;
+ old_link = pl->link;
+ old_pl_flags = pl->flags;
+ bpf_cgroup_storages_assign(old_storage, pl->storage);
} else {
pl = kmalloc_obj(*pl);
if (!pl) {
@@ -884,6 +890,7 @@ static int __cgroup_bpf_attach(struct cgroup *cgrp,
pl->link = link;
pl->flags = flags;
bpf_cgroup_storages_assign(pl->storage, storage);
+ old_flags = cgrp->bpf.flags[atype];
cgrp->bpf.flags[atype] = saved_flags;
if (type == BPF_LSM_CGROUP) {
@@ -912,15 +919,18 @@ static int __cgroup_bpf_attach(struct cgroup *cgrp,
bpf_trampoline_unlink_cgroup_shim(new_prog);
cleanup:
- if (old_prog) {
+ if (old_prog || old_link) {
pl->prog = old_prog;
- pl->link = NULL;
+ pl->link = old_link;
+ pl->flags = old_pl_flags;
+ bpf_cgroup_storages_assign(pl->storage, old_storage);
}
bpf_cgroup_storages_free(new_storage);
- if (!old_prog) {
+ if (!old_prog && !old_link) {
hlist_del(&pl->node);
kfree(pl);
}
+ cgrp->bpf.flags[atype] = old_flags;
return err;
}
--
2.34.1