bpf: introduce ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL

With the current ARG_PTR_TO_MEM/ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM semantics, an helper
argument can be NULL when the next argument type is ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO
and the verifier can prove the value of this next argument is 0. However,
most helpers are just interested in handling <!NULL, 0>, so forcing them to
deal with <NULL, 0> makes the implementation of those helpers more
complicated for no apparent benefits, requiring them to explicitly handle
those corner cases with checks that bpf programs could start relying upon,
preventing the possibility of removing them later.

Solve this by making ARG_PTR_TO_MEM/ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM never accept NULL
even when ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO is set, and introduce a new argument type
ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL to explicitly deal with the NULL case.

Currently, the only helper that needs this is bpf_csum_diff_proto(), so
change arg1 and arg3 to this new type as well.

Also add a new battery of tests that explicitly test the
!ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL combination: all the current ones testing the
various <NULL, 0> variations are focused on bpf_csum_diff, so cover also
other helpers.
Signed-off-by: Gianluca Borello <g.borello@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>

include/linux/bpf.h

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ enum bpf_arg_type {
 	 * functions that access data on eBPF program stack
 	 */
 	ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,		/* pointer to valid memory (stack, packet, map value) */
+	ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL, /* pointer to valid memory or NULL */
 	ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM,	/* pointer to memory does not need to be initialized,
 				 * helper function must fill all bytes or clear
 				 * them in error case.

kernel/bpf/verifier.c

@@ -1384,13 +1384,15 @@ static int check_func_arg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 regno,
 		if (type != expected_type)
 			goto err_type;
 	} else if (arg_type == ARG_PTR_TO_MEM ||
+		   arg_type == ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL ||
 		   arg_type == ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM) {
 		expected_type = PTR_TO_STACK;
 		/* One exception here. In case function allows for NULL to be
 		 * passed in as argument, it's a SCALAR_VALUE type. Final test
 		 * happens during stack boundary checking.
 		 */
-		if (register_is_null(*reg))
+		if (register_is_null(*reg) &&
+		    arg_type == ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)
 			/* final test in check_stack_boundary() */;
 		else if (!type_is_pkt_pointer(type) &&
 			 type != PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE &&

net/core/filter.c

@@ -1646,9 +1646,9 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_csum_diff_proto = {
 	.gpl_only	= false,
 	.pkt_access	= true,
 	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
-	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+	.arg1_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL,
 	.arg2_type	= ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO,
-	.arg3_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+	.arg3_type	= ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL,
 	.arg4_type	= ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO,
 	.arg5_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
 };

tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c

@@ -5631,7 +5631,7 @@ static struct bpf_test tests[] = {
 		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT,
 	},
 	{
-		"helper access to variable memory: size = 0 allowed on NULL",
+		"helper access to variable memory: size = 0 allowed on NULL (ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
 		.insns = {
 			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_1, 0),
 			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, 0),
@@ -5645,7 +5645,7 @@ static struct bpf_test tests[] = {
 		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 	},
 	{
-		"helper access to variable memory: size > 0 not allowed on NULL",
+		"helper access to variable memory: size > 0 not allowed on NULL (ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
 		.insns = {
 			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_1, 0),
 			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, 0),
@@ -5663,7 +5663,7 @@ static struct bpf_test tests[] = {
 		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 	},
 	{
-		"helper access to variable memory: size = 0 allowed on != NULL stack pointer",
+		"helper access to variable memory: size = 0 allowed on != NULL stack pointer (ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
 		.insns = {
 			BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_10),
 			BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, BPF_REG_1, -8),
@@ -5680,7 +5680,7 @@ static struct bpf_test tests[] = {
 		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 	},
 	{
-		"helper access to variable memory: size = 0 allowed on != NULL map pointer",
+		"helper access to variable memory: size = 0 allowed on != NULL map pointer (ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
 		.insns = {
 			BPF_ST_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_10, -8, 0),
 			BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_10),
@@ -5702,7 +5702,7 @@ static struct bpf_test tests[] = {
 		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 	},
 	{
-		"helper access to variable memory: size possible = 0 allowed on != NULL stack pointer",
+		"helper access to variable memory: size possible = 0 allowed on != NULL stack pointer (ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
 		.insns = {
 			BPF_ST_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_10, -8, 0),
 			BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_10),
@@ -5727,7 +5727,7 @@ static struct bpf_test tests[] = {
 		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 	},
 	{
-		"helper access to variable memory: size possible = 0 allowed on != NULL map pointer",
+		"helper access to variable memory: size possible = 0 allowed on != NULL map pointer (ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
 		.insns = {
 			BPF_ST_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_10, -8, 0),
 			BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_10),
@@ -5750,7 +5750,7 @@ static struct bpf_test tests[] = {
 		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 	},
 	{
-		"helper access to variable memory: size possible = 0 allowed on != NULL packet pointer",
+		"helper access to variable memory: size possible = 0 allowed on != NULL packet pointer (ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
 		.insns = {
 			BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_1,
 				    offsetof(struct __sk_buff, data)),
@@ -5771,6 +5771,105 @@ static struct bpf_test tests[] = {
 		.result = ACCEPT,
 		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS,
 	},
+	{
+		"helper access to variable memory: size = 0 not allowed on NULL (!ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
+		.insns = {
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_1, 0),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, 0),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_3, 0),
+			BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_probe_read),
+			BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+		},
+		.errstr = "R1 type=inv expected=fp",
+		.result = REJECT,
+		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT,
+	},
+	{
+		"helper access to variable memory: size > 0 not allowed on NULL (!ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
+		.insns = {
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_1, 0),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, 1),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_3, 0),
+			BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_probe_read),
+			BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+		},
+		.errstr = "R1 type=inv expected=fp",
+		.result = REJECT,
+		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT,
+	},
+	{
+		"helper access to variable memory: size = 0 allowed on != NULL stack pointer (!ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
+		.insns = {
+			BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_10),
+			BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, BPF_REG_1, -8),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, 0),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_3, 0),
+			BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_probe_read),
+			BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+		},
+		.result = ACCEPT,
+		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT,
+	},
+	{
+		"helper access to variable memory: size = 0 allowed on != NULL map pointer (!ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
+		.insns = {
+			BPF_ST_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_10, -8, 0),
+			BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_10),
+			BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, BPF_REG_2, -8),
+			BPF_LD_MAP_FD(BPF_REG_1, 0),
+			BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_map_lookup_elem),
+			BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JEQ, BPF_REG_0, 0, 4),
+			BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, 0),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_3, 0),
+			BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_probe_read),
+			BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+		},
+		.fixup_map1 = { 3 },
+		.result = ACCEPT,
+		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT,
+	},
+	{
+		"helper access to variable memory: size possible = 0 allowed on != NULL stack pointer (!ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
+		.insns = {
+			BPF_ST_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_10, -8, 0),
+			BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_10),
+			BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, BPF_REG_2, -8),
+			BPF_LD_MAP_FD(BPF_REG_1, 0),
+			BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_map_lookup_elem),
+			BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JEQ, BPF_REG_0, 0, 6),
+			BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_0, 0),
+			BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JGT, BPF_REG_2, 8, 4),
+			BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_10),
+			BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, BPF_REG_1, -8),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_3, 0),
+			BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_probe_read),
+			BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+		},
+		.fixup_map1 = { 3 },
+		.result = ACCEPT,
+		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT,
+	},
+	{
+		"helper access to variable memory: size possible = 0 allowed on != NULL map pointer (!ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL)",
+		.insns = {
+			BPF_ST_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_10, -8, 0),
+			BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_10),
+			BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, BPF_REG_2, -8),
+			BPF_LD_MAP_FD(BPF_REG_1, 0),
+			BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_map_lookup_elem),
+			BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JEQ, BPF_REG_0, 0, 5),
+			BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_0),
+			BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_0, 0),
+			BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JGT, BPF_REG_2, 8, 2),
+			BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_3, 0),
+			BPF_EMIT_CALL(BPF_FUNC_probe_read),
+			BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
+		},
+		.fixup_map1 = { 3 },
+		.result = ACCEPT,
+		.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT,
+	},
 	{
 		"helper access to variable memory: 8 bytes leak",
 		.insns = {