[PATCH bpf-next v3] bpf: Fix stack out-of-bounds write in cgroup link update
From: Sanghyun Park
Date: Fri Aug 21 2026 - 04:49:10 EST
The cgroup link update path checks only the program type. Several cgroup
hooks share a type while using different runtime contexts or verifier
contracts. A UDP6 sock_addr program can therefore replace a UDP4 program
and write beyond the four-byte ipc.addr context into adjacent fields of
the stack-local struct ipcm_cookie. The same omission lets an LSM_MAC
program replace an LSM_CGROUP program despite the incompatible return
semantics.
Validate replacement programs against the link attach type. Use the
existing per-type rules where applicable, and compare LSM
expected_attach_type explicitly because both flavors share
BPF_PROG_TYPE_LSM. Preserve legacy non-enforcing CGROUP_SKB
ingress/egress updates.
CGROUP_SKB programs do not require CAP_NET_ADMIN when loaded. That
permission is checked when the program is attached. Once the link exists,
updates are controlled through its FD, so BPF_LINK_UPDATE does not check
CAP_NET_ADMIN again. Keep this behavior and only validate the attach type
during link update.
Fixes: 0c991ebc8c69 ("bpf: Implement bpf_prog replacement for an active bpf_cgroup_link")
Signed-off-by: Sanghyun Park <sanghyun.park.cnu@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v3:
- Factor the CGROUP_SKB CAP_NET_ADMIN check into an attach-only helper.
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260818061021.2551771-2-sanghyun.park.cnu@xxxxxxxxx
- Extend validation from cgroup sock_addr programs to all cgroup program
types, including exact LSM attach flavors.
- Preserve legacy CGROUP_SKB ingress/egress replacement compatibility.
- Keep the CGROUP_SKB CAP_NET_ADMIN check on attach, not link update.
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260805052858.2390918-3-sanghyun.park.cnu@xxxxxxxxx
---
kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 6874ba1424af05..dfea337ff25ea5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -4483,12 +4483,6 @@ static int bpf_prog_attach_check_attach_type(const struct bpf_prog *prog,
case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_LOOKUP:
return attach_type == prog->expected_attach_type ? 0 : -EINVAL;
case BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB:
- if (!bpf_token_capable(prog->aux->token, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
- /* cg-skb progs can be loaded by unpriv user.
- * check permissions at attach time.
- */
- return -EPERM;
-
ptype = attach_type_to_prog_type(attach_type);
if (prog->type != ptype)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -4542,6 +4536,19 @@ static int bpf_prog_attach_check_attach_type(const struct bpf_prog *prog,
}
}
+static int bpf_prog_attach_check(const struct bpf_prog *prog,
+ enum bpf_attach_type attach_type)
+{
+ if (prog->type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB &&
+ !bpf_token_capable(prog->aux->token, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+ /* cg-skb progs can be loaded by unpriv user.
+ * check permissions at attach time.
+ */
+ return -EPERM;
+
+ return bpf_prog_attach_check_attach_type(prog, attach_type);
+}
+
static bool is_cgroup_prog_type(enum bpf_prog_type ptype, enum bpf_attach_type atype,
bool check_atype)
{
@@ -4606,7 +4613,7 @@ static int bpf_prog_attach(const union bpf_attr *attr)
if (IS_ERR(prog))
return PTR_ERR(prog);
- if (bpf_prog_attach_check_attach_type(prog, attr->attach_type)) {
+ if (bpf_prog_attach_check(prog, attr->attach_type)) {
bpf_prog_put(prog);
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -5805,8 +5812,7 @@ static int link_create(union bpf_attr *attr, bpfptr_t uattr)
if (IS_ERR(prog))
return PTR_ERR(prog);
- ret = bpf_prog_attach_check_attach_type(prog,
- attr->link_create.attach_type);
+ ret = bpf_prog_attach_check(prog, attr->link_create.attach_type);
if (ret)
goto out;
@@ -5931,6 +5937,7 @@ static int link_update(union bpf_attr *attr)
{
struct bpf_prog *old_prog = NULL, *new_prog;
struct bpf_link *link;
+ enum bpf_attach_type atype;
u32 flags;
int ret;
@@ -5968,6 +5975,22 @@ static int link_update(union bpf_attr *attr)
goto out_put_progs;
}
+ if (link->type == BPF_LINK_TYPE_CGROUP) {
+ atype = link->attach_type;
+ /*
+ * BPF_LSM_MAC and BPF_LSM_CGROUP share BPF_PROG_TYPE_LSM, so
+ * the helper's default prog-type check cannot distinguish them.
+ */
+ if (new_prog->type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_LSM &&
+ new_prog->expected_attach_type != atype)
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ else
+ ret = bpf_prog_attach_check_attach_type(new_prog,
+ atype);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out_put_progs;
+ }
+
if (link->ops->update_prog)
ret = link->ops->update_prog(link, new_prog, old_prog);
else