If bperf sets leader_skel or follower_skel then it appears bpf_skel is set and can trigger the following use-after-free: ==13575==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free on address 0x60c000014080 at pc 0x55684b939880 bp 0x7ffdfcf30d70 sp 0x7ffdfcf30d68 READ of size 8 at 0x60c000014080 thread T0 #0 0x55684b93987f in sample_filter_bpf__destroy tools/perf/bpf_skel/sample_filter.skel.h:44:11 #1 0x55684b93987f in perf_bpf_filter__destroy tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.c:155:2 #2 0x55684b98f71e in evsel__exit tools/perf/util/evsel.c:1521:2 #3 0x55684b98a352 in evsel__delete tools/perf/util/evsel.c:1547:2 #4 0x55684b981918 in evlist__purge tools/perf/util/evlist.c:148:3 #5 0x55684b981918 in evlist__delete tools/perf/util/evlist.c:169:2 #6 0x55684b887d60 in cmd_stat tools/perf/builtin-stat.c:2598:2 .. 0x60c000014080 is located 0 bytes inside of 128-byte region [0x60c000014080,0x60c000014100) freed by thread T0 here: #0 0x55684b780e86 in free compiler-rt/lib/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:52:3 #1 0x55684b9462da in bperf_cgroup_bpf__destroy tools/perf/bpf_skel/bperf_cgroup.skel.h:61:2 #2 0x55684b9462da in bperf_cgrp__destroy tools/perf/util/bpf_counter_cgroup.c:282:2 #3 0x55684b944c75 in bpf_counter__destroy tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c:819:2 #4 0x55684b98f716 in evsel__exit tools/perf/util/evsel.c:1520:2 #5 0x55684b98a352 in evsel__delete tools/perf/util/evsel.c:1547:2 #6 0x55684b981918 in evlist__purge tools/perf/util/evlist.c:148:3 #7 0x55684b981918 in evlist__delete tools/perf/util/evlist.c:169:2 #8 0x55684b887d60 in cmd_stat tools/perf/builtin-stat.c:2598:2 ... previously allocated by thread T0 here: #0 0x55684b781338 in calloc compiler-rt/lib/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:77:3 #1 0x55684b944e25 in bperf_cgroup_bpf__open_opts tools/perf/bpf_skel/bperf_cgroup.skel.h:73:35 #2 0x55684b944e25 in bperf_cgroup_bpf__open tools/perf/bpf_skel/bperf_cgroup.skel.h:97:9 #3 0x55684b944e25 in bperf_load_program tools/perf/util/bpf_counter_cgroup.c:55:9 #4 0x55684b944e25 in bperf_cgrp__load tools/perf/util/bpf_counter_cgroup.c:178:23 #5 0x55684b889289 in __run_perf_stat tools/perf/builtin-stat.c:713:7 #6 0x55684b889289 in run_perf_stat tools/perf/builtin-stat.c:949:8 #7 0x55684b888029 in cmd_stat tools/perf/builtin-stat.c:2537:12 Resolve by clearing bpf_skel as part of bpf_counter__destroy. Suggested-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx> --- tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c index bee3fe0905f6..d9677a51eae1 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c @@ -818,4 +818,5 @@ void bpf_counter__destroy(struct evsel *evsel) return; evsel->bpf_counter_ops->destroy(evsel); evsel->bpf_counter_ops = NULL; + evsel->bpf_skel = NULL; } -- 2.40.0.577.gac1e443424-goog