[PATCH] selinux: bpf: check SBLABEL_MNT before isec init

From: Carlos Llamas

Date: Thu Jul 30 2026 - 14:53:21 EST


selinux_inode_init_security() marks the isec as initialized before
checking if mount labeling is supported (SBLABEL_MNT). This was fine
until commit 9722955b5430 ("bpf: Add simple xattr support to bpffs"),
where genfscon bpffs mounts fail the SBLABEL_MNT check as expected (no
xattrs) and yet leave the isec->initialized. This breaks subsequent
calls to inode_doinit_with_dentry().

Do the SBLABEL_MNT check before the inode security is initialized.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/akWdcp6P0FkNDzBk@xxxxxxxxxx/
Fixes: 9722955b5430 ("bpf: Add simple xattr support to bpffs")
Signed-off-by: Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/selinux/hooks.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 8d6945edae7a..09a12eb8652c 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2980,6 +2980,10 @@ static int selinux_inode_init_security(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir,
if (rc)
return rc;

+ if (!selinux_initialized() ||
+ !(sbsec->flags & SBLABEL_MNT))
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
/* Possibly defer initialization to selinux_complete_init. */
if (sbsec->flags & SE_SBINITIALIZED) {
struct inode_security_struct *isec = selinux_inode(inode);
@@ -2988,10 +2992,6 @@ static int selinux_inode_init_security(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir,
isec->initialized = LABEL_INITIALIZED;
}

- if (!selinux_initialized() ||
- !(sbsec->flags & SBLABEL_MNT))
- return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
xattr = lsm_get_xattr_slot(xattrs, xattr_count);
if (xattr) {
rc = security_sid_to_context_force(newsid,
--
2.55.0.508.g3f0d502094-goog