bpf: Reject BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE creation if BPF LSM is uninitialized

2026-08-23T12:16:18+00:00

[ Upstream commit a6f0643e4f63cfaa0d5d4a69de4f132eac4b8fe4 ] When CONFIG_BPF_LSM=y is set, BPF inode storage maps (BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE) are compiled into the kernel. However, if the BPF LSM is not explicitly enabled at boot time (e.g. omitted from the "lsm=" boot parameter), lsm_prepare() is never executed for the BPF LSM. Consequently, the BPF inode security blob offset (bpf_lsm_blob_sizes.lbs_inode) is never initialized and remains at its default compiled size of 8 bytes instead of being updated to a valid offset past the reserved struct rcu_head (typically 16 bytes or more). When a privileged user creates and updates a BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE map, bpf_inode() evaluates inode->i_security + 8. This erroneously aliases the struct rcu_head.func callback pointer at the beginning of the inode->i_security blob. During subsequent map element cleanup or inode destruction, writing NULL to owner_storage clears the queued RCU callback pointer. When rcu_do_batch() later executes the queued callback, it attempts an instruction fetch at address 0x0, triggering an immediate kernel panic. Fix this by introducing a global bpf_lsm_initialized boolean flag marked with __ro_after_init. Set this flag to true inside bpf_lsm_init() when the LSM framework successfully registers the BPF LSM. Gate map allocation in inode_storage_map_alloc() on this flag, returning -EOPNOTSUPP if the BPF LSM is in turn uninitialized. This fail-fast approach prevents userspace from allocating inode storage maps when the supporting BPF LSM infrastructure is absent, avoiding zombie map states. Fixes: 8ea636848aca ("bpf: Implement bpf_local_storage for inodes") Reported-by: oxsignal Signed-off-by: Matt Bobrowski Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann Reviewed-by: Emil Tsalapatis Reviewed-by: Amery Hung Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260628201103.3624525-1-mattbobrowski@google.com Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

bpf: Implement bpf_local_storage for inodes

2020-08-25T22:00:04+00:00

Similar to bpf_local_storage for sockets, add local storage for inodes. The life-cycle of storage is managed with the life-cycle of the inode. i.e. the storage is destroyed along with the owning inode. The BPF LSM allocates an __rcu pointer to the bpf_local_storage in the security blob which are now stackable and can co-exist with other LSMs. Signed-off-by: KP Singh Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20200825182919.1118197-6-kpsingh@chromium.org

bpf: lsm: Initialize the BPF LSM hooks

2020-03-29T23:34:00+00:00

* The hooks are initialized using the definitions in include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h. * The LSM can be enabled / disabled with CONFIG_BPF_LSM. Signed-off-by: KP Singh Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann Reviewed-by: Brendan Jackman Reviewed-by: Florent Revest Acked-by: Kees Cook Acked-by: James Morris Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20200329004356.27286-6-kpsingh@chromium.org

kernel/git/stable/linux.git/security/bpf, branch linux-5.10.y

bpf: Reject BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE creation if BPF LSM is uninitialized

bpf: Implement bpf_local_storage for inodes

bpf: lsm: Initialize the BPF LSM hooks