* [PATCH 1/2] bpf: Fix uninit read for non-fetch atomics on partially spilled slots
@ 2026-09-24 13:13 Hao Sun
2026-09-24 13:13 ` [PATCH 2/2] selftests/bpf: Test non-fetch atomic on a narrow stack spill Hao Sun
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Hao Sun @ 2026-09-24 13:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bpf
Cc: ast, daniel, andrii, eddyz87, john.fastabend, memxor, martin.lau,
linux-kernel, sunhao.th
check_stack_read_fixed_off() skips partial spill checks for non-fetch
atomics; the following prog can be loaded:
0: (b7) r1 = 1 ; R1=1
1: (63) *(u32 *)(r10 -8) = r1 ; R1=1 R10=fp0 fp-8=????1
2: (db) lock *(u64 *)(r10 -8) += r1 ; R1=1 R10=fp0 fp-8=mmmmmmmm
3: (79) r0 = *(u64 *)(r10 -8) ; R0=scalar() R10=fp0 fp-8=mmmmmmmm
4: (77) r0 >>= 32 ; R0=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0xffffffff,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff))
5: (95) exit
When test run:
retval=4294967295
Note fp-8 is ????1 at #1, yet it becomes fp-8=mmmmmmmm after the
non-fetching atomic add at #2; hence the high 32 bits are leaked.
Fix by applying the partial load check; after the patch, the
prog is rejected:
Verification failed: Memory Safety: Uninitialized stack read
Reason:
This rejected read uses 8 bytes at stack offset -8, but byte 4 in that range is uninitialized on
this path. Programs loaded with CAP_PERFMON can be allowed to read uninitialized stack bytes, but
this program is being rejected without that allowance.
At:
...
0 | (b7) r1 = 1
1 | (63) *(u32 *)(r10 -8) = r1
>>> 2 | (db) lock *(u64 *)(r10 -8) += r1
3 | (79) r0 = *(u64 *)(r10 -8)
4 | (77) r0 >>= 32
This affects CAP_BPF only.
Fixes: 354e8f1970f8 ("bpf: Support <8-byte scalar spill and refill")
Signed-off-by: Hao Sun <sunhao.th@gmail.com>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index fec5a1ae6a4d..68859328c564 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -4038,11 +4038,11 @@ static int check_stack_read_fixed_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
return -EACCES;
}
- if (dst_regno < 0)
- return 0;
-
if (size <= spill_size &&
bpf_stack_narrow_access_ok(off, size, spill_size)) {
+ if (dst_regno < 0)
+ return 0;
+
if (env->bpf_capable && size == 4 && spill_size == 4 &&
get_reg_width(reg) <= 32)
/* Ensure stack slot has an ID to build a relation
@@ -4084,6 +4084,9 @@ static int check_stack_read_fixed_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
return -EACCES;
}
+ if (dst_regno < 0)
+ return 0;
+
if (spill_cnt == size &&
tnum_is_const(reg->var_off) && reg->var_off.value == 0) {
__mark_reg_const_zero(env, &state->regs[dst_regno]);
--
2.34.1
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* [PATCH 2/2] selftests/bpf: Test non-fetch atomic on a narrow stack spill
2026-09-24 13:13 [PATCH 1/2] bpf: Fix uninit read for non-fetch atomics on partially spilled slots Hao Sun
@ 2026-09-24 13:13 ` Hao Sun
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Hao Sun @ 2026-09-24 13:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bpf
Cc: ast, daniel, andrii, eddyz87, john.fastabend, memxor, martin.lau,
linux-kernel, sunhao.th
Spill a 32-bit scalar into an 8-byte stack slot, leaving the other half
of the slot uninitialized, and apply a non-fetch 64-bit atomic add to the
slot. With CAP_BPF but without CAP_PERFMON the verifier rejects it.
Signed-off-by: Hao Sun <sunhao.th@gmail.com>
---
.../selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_spill_fill.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_spill_fill.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_spill_fill.c
index 39a1766dae3f..d9a4164b6685 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_spill_fill.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_spill_fill.c
@@ -1344,6 +1344,23 @@ __naked void old_imprecise_scalar32_vs_cur_stack_misc(void)
: __clobber_all);
}
+SEC("socket")
+__description("stack_noperfmon: reject non-fetch atomic on narrow spill")
+__success
+__caps_unpriv(CAP_BPF)
+__failure_unpriv __msg_unpriv("invalid read from stack off -8+4 size 8")
+__naked void stack_noperfmon_reject_atomic_on_narrow_spill(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 1;"
+ "*(u32 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ /* A non-fetch atomic reads all 8 bytes of the slot. */
+ "lock *(u64 *)(r10 - 8) += r1;"
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ ::: __clobber_all);
+}
+
SEC("raw_tp")
__success
__naked void var_off_write_over_scalar_spill(void)
--
2.34.1
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