[PATCH net] net: devmem: check uid and netns in net_devmem_get_binding()

From: Kaifeng Wang

Date: Mon Oct 05 2026 - 17:06:35 EST


NETDEV_CMD_BIND_TX is unprivileged, and dmabuf binding IDs are allocated
from a single global xarray. Currently net_devmem_get_binding() looks up
the binding by ID without checking whether the sending socket belongs to
the same user or network namespace that created the binding.

Record the creating netlink socket's network namespace and UID on the
binding, and verify both in net_devmem_get_binding() before checking the
route destination device. Return -EINVAL on mismatch so callers cannot
distinguish non-existent IDs from bindings owned by other users.

Fixes: bd61848900bf ("net: devmem: Implement TX path")
Signed-off-by: Kaifeng Wang <kaifengw@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/core/devmem.c | 7 ++++++-
net/core/devmem.h | 5 +++++
net/core/netdev-genl.c | 5 +++--
3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/devmem.c b/net/core/devmem.c
index f4d60654ce7f..9a773b1ce92d 100644
--- a/net/core/devmem.c
+++ b/net/core/devmem.c
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev, void *vdev,
enum dma_data_direction direction,
unsigned int dmabuf_fd, unsigned int niov_shift,
struct netdev_nl_sock *priv,
+ const struct sock *nl_sk,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
{
struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding;
@@ -220,6 +221,8 @@ net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev, void *vdev,

binding->dev = dev;
binding->vdev = vdev;
+ write_pnet(&binding->net, sock_net(nl_sk));
+ binding->uid = sk_uid(nl_sk);
binding->niov_shift = niov_shift;
xa_init_flags(&binding->bound_rxqs, XA_FLAGS_ALLOC);

@@ -390,7 +393,9 @@ struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *net_devmem_get_binding(struct sock *sk,
int err = 0;

binding = net_devmem_lookup_dmabuf(dmabuf_id);
- if (!binding || !binding->tx_vec) {
+ if (!binding || !binding->tx_vec ||
+ !net_eq(sock_net(sk), read_pnet(&binding->net)) ||
+ !uid_eq(sk_uid(sk), binding->uid)) {
err = -EINVAL;
goto out_err;
}
diff --git a/net/core/devmem.h b/net/core/devmem.h
index 4a293a7d1149..7b9d3e04367c 100644
--- a/net/core/devmem.h
+++ b/net/core/devmem.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#ifndef _NET_DEVMEM_H
#define _NET_DEVMEM_H

+#include <net/net_namespace.h>
#include <net/netmem.h>
#include <net/netdev_netlink.h>

@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding {
* dereferenced.
*/
void *vdev;
+ possible_net_t net;
+ kuid_t uid;
struct gen_pool *chunk_pool;
/* Protect dev */
struct mutex lock;
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev, void *vdev,
enum dma_data_direction direction,
unsigned int dmabuf_fd, unsigned int niov_shift,
struct netdev_nl_sock *priv,
+ const struct sock *nl_sk,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *net_devmem_lookup_dmabuf(u32 id);
void net_devmem_unbind_dmabuf(struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding);
@@ -181,6 +185,7 @@ net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(struct net_device *dev, void *vdev,
unsigned int dmabuf_fd,
unsigned int niov_shift,
struct netdev_nl_sock *priv,
+ const struct sock *nl_sk,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
{
return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
diff --git a/net/core/netdev-genl.c b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
index 33b9f4eb9565..847814e3df3f 100644
--- a/net/core/netdev-genl.c
+++ b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ int netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)

binding = net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(netdev, NULL, dma_dev, DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
dmabuf_fd, niov_shift, priv,
- info->extack);
+ NETLINK_CB(skb).sk, info->extack);
if (IS_ERR(binding)) {
err = PTR_ERR(binding);
goto err_rxq_bitmap;
@@ -1243,7 +1243,8 @@ int netdev_nl_bind_tx_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
binding = net_devmem_bind_dmabuf(bind_dev,
bind_dev != netdev ? netdev : NULL,
dma_dev, DMA_TO_DEVICE, dmabuf_fd,
- PAGE_SHIFT, priv, info->extack);
+ PAGE_SHIFT, priv, NETLINK_CB(skb).sk,
+ info->extack);
if (IS_ERR(binding)) {
err = PTR_ERR(binding);
goto err_unlock_bind_dev;
--
2.56.0.rc1.315.gc6ed9934b7-goog