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[RFC PATCH v1 14/25] unwind_user/eh_frame: Add .eh_frame[_hdr] validation option

From: Jens Remus <hidden>
Date: 2026-08-18 14:50:44
Also in: linux-s390, lkml
Subsystem: the rest, userspace stack unwinding · Maintainers: Linus Torvalds, Josh Poimboeuf, Steven Rostedt

Add a debug feature to validate all .eh_frame[_hdr] sections when first
loading the file rather than on demand.

Signed-off-by: Jens Remus <redacted>
---

Notes (jremus):
    FIXME: dbg*() with UACCESS enabled.

 arch/Kconfig                   | 22 ++++++++
 kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c       | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 kernel/unwind/eh_frame_debug.h |  4 ++
 3 files changed, 119 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index ea969811f798..30d9e876f28a 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -490,6 +490,28 @@ config HAVE_UNWIND_USER_EH_FRAME
 	bool
 	select UNWIND_USER
 
+config EH_FRAME_VALIDATION
+	bool "Enable .eh_frame[_hdr] section debugging"
+	depends on HAVE_UNWIND_USER_EH_FRAME
+	depends on DYNAMIC_DEBUG
+	help
+	  When adding an .eh_frame_hdr section for a test, validate the
+	  entire section and its referenced entrire .eh_frame section
+	  immediately rather than on demand.
+
+	  This is a debug feature which is helpful for rooting out
+	  .eh_frame[_hdr] section issues.  If the .eh_frame[_hdr]
+	  section is corrupt, it will fail to load immediately, with
+	  more information provided in dynamic printks.
+
+	  This has a significant page cache footprint due to its reading
+	  of the entire .eh_frame[_hdr] sections for every loaded executable
+	  and shared library.  Also, it's done for all processes, even those
+	  which don't get stack traced by the kernel.  Not recommended for
+	  general use.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config HAVE_UNWIND_USER_FP
 	bool
 	select UNWIND_USER
diff --git a/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c b/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c
index 46ffb535ca53..c9161229196c 100644
--- a/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c
+++ b/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c
@@ -1163,6 +1163,95 @@ int eh_frame_find(unsigned long ip, struct unwind_user_frame *frame)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_EH_FRAME_VALIDATION
+
+static int eh_frame_validate_section(struct eh_frame_section *sec)
+{
+	void __user *table_start_ptr;
+	unsigned long table_size;
+	u8 table_enc;
+	int entry_size;
+	unsigned long prev_func_addr;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (!sec->has_binary_search_table)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!sec->fde_count) {
+		dbg_sec(".eh_frame_hdr: invalid FDE count\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	table_enc = sec->binary_search_table_enc;
+	entry_size = 2 * encoded_pointer_size(table_enc);
+	if (!entry_size) {
+		dbg_sec(".eh_frame_hdr: invalid binary search table entry size\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	table_start_ptr = (void __user *)sec->binary_search_table_start;
+	table_size = sec->binary_search_table_end - sec->binary_search_table_start;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sec->fde_count; i++) {
+		struct eh_frame_fde fde;
+		unsigned long cur;
+		unsigned long func_addr, fde_addr;
+		int ret;
+
+		cur = sec->binary_search_table_start + i * entry_size;
+
+		scoped_user_read_access_size(table_start_ptr, table_size, Efault) {
+			/* Read function start address from table */
+			ret = read_encoded_pointer(sec, NULL, &cur,
+						   sec->binary_search_table_end,
+						   table_enc, &func_addr);
+			if (ret) {
+				dbg_sec_ehfh(cur, "table[%u]: failed to read function start address\n", i);
+				return ret;
+			}
+			if (i && func_addr <= prev_func_addr) {
+				dbg_sec(".eh_frame_hdr: table[%u]: not sorted\n", i);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			prev_func_addr = func_addr;
+
+			/* Read FDE address from table */
+			ret = read_encoded_pointer(sec, NULL, &cur,
+						   sec->binary_search_table_end,
+						   table_enc, &fde_addr);
+			if (ret) {
+				dbg_sec_ehfh(cur, "table[%u]: failed to read FDE pointer\n", i);
+				return ret;
+			}
+			if (fde_addr < sec->eh_frame_start) {
+				dbg_sec(".eh_frame_hdr: table[%u]: invalid FDE address\n", i);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+		}
+
+		ret = __read_fde(sec, fde_addr, &fde);
+		if (ret) {
+			dbg_sec(".eh_frame_hdr: table[%u]: failed to read FDE at .eh_frame+%#lx\n",
+				i, fde_addr - sec->eh_frame_start);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		if (func_addr != fde.func_addr) {
+			dbg_sec(".eh_frame_hdr: table[%u]: function start address mismatch\n", i);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+Efault:
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_EH_FRAME_VALIDATION */
+
+static int eh_frame_validate_section(struct eh_frame_section *sec) { return 0; }
+
+#endif /* !CONFIG_EH_FRAME_VALIDATION */
+
 static void free_section(struct eh_frame_section *sec)
 {
 	dbg_free(sec);
@@ -1299,6 +1388,10 @@ int eh_frame_add_section(unsigned long eh_frame_hdr_start,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free;
 
+	ret = eh_frame_validate_section(sec);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_free;
+
 	ret = mtree_insert_range(eh_frame_mt, sec->text_start, sec->text_end - 1,
 				 sec, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/kernel/unwind/eh_frame_debug.h b/kernel/unwind/eh_frame_debug.h
index 40a80861d4d4..bcb2d03ab9ab 100644
--- a/kernel/unwind/eh_frame_debug.h
+++ b/kernel/unwind/eh_frame_debug.h
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #define dbg_sec(fmt, ...)						\
 	dbg("%s: " fmt, sec->filename, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+#define dbg_sec_ehfh(addr, fmt, ...)					\
+	dbg_sec(".eh_frame_hdr+%#lx: " fmt, ((addr) - sec->eh_frame_hdr_start), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
 static inline void dbg_init(struct eh_frame_section *sec)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ static inline void dbg_free(struct eh_frame_section *sec)
 
 #define dbg(args...)			no_printk(args)
 #define dbg_sec(args...)		no_printk(args)
+#define dbg_sec_ehfh(args...)		no_printk(args)
 
 static inline void dbg_init(struct eh_frame_section *sec) {}
 static inline void dbg_free(struct eh_frame_section *sec) {}
-- 
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