On processing a module BTF of module built for an older kernel, we might
sometimes find that some type points to itself forming a loop. If such a
type is a modifier, btf_check_type_tags's while loop following modifier
chain will be caught in an infinite loop.
Fix this by defining a maximum chain length and bailing out if we spin
any longer than that.
Fixes: eb596b090558 ("bpf: Ensure type tags precede modifiers in BTF")
Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/bpf/btf.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 63d0ac7dfe2f..eb12d4f705cc 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -4815,6 +4815,7 @@ static int btf_check_type_tags(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
n = btf_nr_types(btf);
for (i = start_id; i < n; i++) {
const struct btf_type *t;
+ int chain_limit = 32;
u32 cur_id = i;
t = btf_type_by_id(btf, i);
@@ -4827,6 +4828,10 @@ static int btf_check_type_tags(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
in_tags = btf_type_is_type_tag(t);
while (btf_type_is_modifier(t)) {
+ if (!chain_limit--) {
+ btf_verifier_log(env, "Max chain length or cycle detected");
+ return -ELOOP;
+ }
if (btf_type_is_type_tag(t)) {
if (!in_tags) {
btf_verifier_log(env, "Type tags don't precede modifiers");
--
2.36.1
