From 593835377f24ca1bb98008ec1dc3baefe491ad6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrii Nakryiko Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:23:18 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] libbpf: Fix using invalidated memory in bpf_linker add_dst_sec() can invalidate bpf_linker's section index making dst_symtab pointer pointing into unallocated memory. Reinitialize dst_symtab pointer on each iteration to make sure it's always valid. Fixes: faf6ed321cf6 ("libbpf: Add BPF static linker APIs") Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211124002325.1737739-7-andrii@kernel.org --- tools/lib/bpf/linker.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c b/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c index 3e1b2a1..9aa016f 100644 --- a/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c @@ -2000,7 +2000,7 @@ add_sym: static int linker_append_elf_relos(struct bpf_linker *linker, struct src_obj *obj) { struct src_sec *src_symtab = &obj->secs[obj->symtab_sec_idx]; - struct dst_sec *dst_symtab = &linker->secs[linker->symtab_sec_idx]; + struct dst_sec *dst_symtab; int i, err; for (i = 1; i < obj->sec_cnt; i++) { @@ -2033,6 +2033,9 @@ static int linker_append_elf_relos(struct bpf_linker *linker, struct src_obj *ob return -1; } + /* add_dst_sec() above could have invalidated linker->secs */ + dst_symtab = &linker->secs[linker->symtab_sec_idx]; + /* shdr->sh_link points to SYMTAB */ dst_sec->shdr->sh_link = linker->symtab_sec_idx; -- 2.7.4