If libbpf encounters an ELF file that has been stripped of its symbol
table, it will crash in bpf_object__add_programs() when trying to
dereference the obj->efile.symbols pointer. Add a check and return to avoid
this.
Fixes: 6245947c1b3c ("libbpf: Allow gaps in BPF program sections to support overriden weak functions")
Signed-off-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 6f5e2757bb3c..4cd102affeef 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -668,6 +668,9 @@ bpf_object__add_programs(struct bpf_object *obj, Elf_Data *sec_data,
const char *name;
GElf_Sym sym;
+ if (!symbols)
+ return -ENOENT;
+
progs = obj->programs;
nr_progs = obj->nr_programs;
nr_syms = symbols->d_size / sizeof(GElf_Sym);
--
2.33.0
