[PATCH v3 1/3] bpf: propagate cb_access from freplace programs

From: Weiming Shi

Date: Sun Sep 20 2026 - 12:35:05 EST


bpf_prog_run_save_cb() and bpf_prog_run_clear_cb() use the target
program's cb_access flag to decide whether skb->cb must be saved or
cleared. An extension program can introduce ctx->cb[] access behind a
target which does not access it itself, leaving protocol-owned control
block contents visible to the replacement and preventing the wrapper
from restoring them.

Make cb_access independently addressable and propagate it to the target
before activating a replacement. Wait for wrappers which observed the
old value, and snapshot the flag once per invocation so save and restore
decisions remain paired.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: be8704ff07d2 ("bpf: Introduce dynamic program extensions")
Suggested-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Weiming Shi <bestswngs@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/bpf.h | 2 +-
include/linux/filter.h | 7 ++++---
kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 6 ++++++
3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index e57af902560c3..606e7cf397af2 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1864,11 +1864,11 @@ struct bpf_prog_aux {

struct bpf_prog {
u16 pages; /* Number of allocated pages */
+ bool cb_access; /* Is control block accessed? */
u32 jited:1, /* Is our filter JIT'ed? */
jit_requested:1,/* archs need to JIT the prog */
jit_required:1, /* program strictly requires JIT compiler */
gpl_compatible:1, /* Is filter GPL compatible? */
- cb_access:1, /* Is control block accessed? */
dst_needed:1, /* Do we need dst entry? */
blinding_requested:1, /* needs constant blinding */
blinded:1, /* Was blinded */
diff --git a/include/linux/filter.h b/include/linux/filter.h
index 39decde7fc730..788c2d625db4a 100644
--- a/include/linux/filter.h
+++ b/include/linux/filter.h
@@ -1047,16 +1047,17 @@ static inline u32 __bpf_prog_run_save_cb(const struct bpf_prog *prog,
const struct sk_buff *skb = ctx;
u8 *cb_data = bpf_skb_cb(skb);
u8 cb_saved[BPF_SKB_CB_LEN];
+ bool cb_access = READ_ONCE(prog->cb_access);
u32 res;

- if (unlikely(prog->cb_access)) {
+ if (unlikely(cb_access)) {
memcpy(cb_saved, cb_data, sizeof(cb_saved));
memset(cb_data, 0, sizeof(cb_saved));
}

res = bpf_prog_run(prog, skb);

- if (unlikely(prog->cb_access))
+ if (unlikely(cb_access))
memcpy(cb_data, cb_saved, sizeof(cb_saved));

return res;
@@ -1079,7 +1080,7 @@ static inline u32 bpf_prog_run_clear_cb(const struct bpf_prog *prog,
u8 *cb_data = bpf_skb_cb(skb);
u32 res;

- if (unlikely(prog->cb_access))
+ if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(prog->cb_access)))
memset(cb_data, 0, BPF_SKB_CB_LEN);

res = bpf_prog_run_pin_on_cpu(prog, skb);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index c7bc9ba9b331f..43a29e47c8d01 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -3812,6 +3812,12 @@ static int bpf_tracing_prog_attach(struct bpf_prog *prog,
if (err)
goto out_unlock;

+ if (prog->type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT && READ_ONCE(prog->cb_access)) {
+ WRITE_ONCE(tgt_prog->cb_access, true);
+ /* Drain runs that observed cb_access=false before enabling freplace. */
+ synchronize_rcu();
+ }
+
err = bpf_trampoline_link_prog(&link->link.node, tr, tgt_prog);
if (err) {
bpf_link_cleanup(&link_primer);
--
2.55.0