In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: Add rx_skb of kfree_skb to raw_tp_null_args[].
Yan Zhai reported a BPF prog could trigger a null-ptr-deref [0]
in trace_kfree_skb if the prog does not check if rx_sk is NULL.
Commit c53795d48ee8 ("net: add rx_sk to trace_kfree_skb") added
rx_sk to trace_kfree_skb, but rx_sk is optional and could be NULL.
Let's add kfree_skb to raw_tp_null_args[] to let the BPF verifier
validate such a prog and prevent the issue.
Now we fail to load such a prog:
libbpf: prog 'drop': -- BEGIN PROG LOAD LOG --
0: R1=ctx() R10=fp0
; int BPF_PROG(drop, struct sk_buff *skb, void *location, @ kfree_skb_sk_null.bpf.c:21
0: (79) r3 = *(u64 *)(r1 +24)
func 'kfree_skb' arg3 has btf_id 5253 type STRUCT 'sock'
1: R1=ctx() R3_w=trusted_ptr_or_null_sock(id=1)
; bpf_printk("sk: %d, %d\n", sk, sk->__sk_common.skc_family); @ kfree_skb_sk_null.bpf.c:24
1: (69) r4 = *(u16 *)(r3 +16)
R3 invalid mem access 'trusted_ptr_or_null_'
processed 2 insns (limit 1000000) max_states_per_insn 0 total_states 0 peak_states 0 mark_read 0
-- END PROG LOAD LOG --
Note this fix requires commit 838a10bd2ebf ("bpf: Augment raw_tp
arguments with PTR_MAYBE_NULL").
[0]:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010
PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
PREEMPT SMP
RIP: 0010:bpf_prog_5e21a6db8fcff1aa_drop+0x10/0x2d
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __die+0x1f/0x60
? page_fault_oops+0x148/0x420
? search_bpf_extables+0x5b/0x70
? fixup_exception+0x27/0x2c0
? exc_page_fault+0x75/0x170
? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
? bpf_prog_5e21a6db8fcff1aa_drop+0x10/0x2d
bpf_trace_run4+0x68/0xd0
? unix_stream_connect+0x1f4/0x6f0
sk_skb_reason_drop+0x90/0x120
unix_stream_connect+0x1f4/0x6f0
__sys_connect+0x7f/0xb0
__x64_sys_connect+0x14/0x20
do_syscall_64+0x47/0xc30
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: Add rx_skb of kfree_skb to raw_tp_null_args[]. Yan Zhai reported a BPF prog could trigger a null-ptr-deref [0] in trace_kfree_skb if the prog does not check if rx_sk is NULL. Commit c53795d48ee8 ("net: add rx_sk to trace_kfree_skb") added rx_sk to trace_kfree_skb, but rx_sk is optional and could be NULL. Let's add kfree_skb to raw_tp_null_args[] to let the BPF verifier validate such a prog and prevent the issue. Now we fail to load such a prog: libbpf: prog 'drop': -- BEGIN PROG LOAD LOG -- 0: R1=ctx() R10=fp0 ; int BPF_PROG(drop, struct sk_buff *skb, void *location, @ kfree_skb_sk_null.bpf.c:21 0: (79) r3 = *(u64 *)(r1 +24) func 'kfree_skb' arg3 has btf_id 5253 type STRUCT 'sock' 1: R1=ctx() R3_w=trusted_ptr_or_null_sock(id=1) ; bpf_printk("sk: %d, %d\n", sk, sk->__sk_common.skc_family); @ kfree_skb_sk_null.bpf.c:24 1: (69) r4 = *(u16 *)(r3 +16) R3 invalid mem access 'trusted_ptr_or_null_' processed 2 insns (limit 1000000) max_states_per_insn 0 total_states 0 peak_states 0 mark_read 0 -- END PROG LOAD LOG -- Note this fix requires commit 838a10bd2ebf ("bpf: Augment raw_tp arguments with PTR_MAYBE_NULL"). [0]: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010 PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 PREEMPT SMP RIP: 0010:bpf_prog_5e21a6db8fcff1aa_drop+0x10/0x2d Call Trace: <TASK> ? __die+0x1f/0x60 ? page_fault_oops+0x148/0x420 ? search_bpf_extables+0x5b/0x70 ? fixup_exception+0x27/0x2c0 ? exc_page_fault+0x75/0x170 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 ? bpf_prog_5e21a6db8fcff1aa_drop+0x10/0x2d bpf_trace_run4+0x68/0xd0 ? unix_stream_connect+0x1f4/0x6f0 sk_skb_reason_drop+0x90/0x120 unix_stream_connect+0x1f4/0x6f0 __sys_connect+0x7f/0xb0 __x64_sys_connect+0x14/0x20 do_syscall_64+0x47/0xc30 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 | |
Title | net: Add rx_skb of kfree_skb to raw_tp_null_args[]. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-03-12T09:42:07.175Z
Updated: 2025-03-24T15:41:23.733Z
Reserved: 2024-12-29T08:45:45.779Z
Link: CVE-2025-21852

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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-03-12T10:15:17.927
Modified: 2025-03-13T16:30:07.307
Link: CVE-2025-21852
