No direct packet access in BPF program with just CAP_BPF?

000 terminal session

$ uname -r
5.13.0-1007-intel
$ gcc amain.c -o main
$ sudo setcap 39+eip main # CAP_BPF
$ ./main
Permission denied
0: (79) r2 = *(u64 *)(r1 +0)
1: (79) r3 = *(u64 *)(r1 +8)
2: (bf) r4 = r2
3: (07) r4 += 2
4: (2d) if r4 > r3 goto pc+4
R3 pointer comparison prohibited
processed 5 insns (limit 1000000) max_states_per_insn 0 total_states 0 peak_states 0 mark_read 0
$ sudo setcap 38,39+eip main # CAP_PERFMON,CAP_BPF
$ ./main
$ echo $?
0

amain.c

#include <errno.h>
#include <linux/bpf.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/syscall.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include "bpf_insn.h"

static const struct bpf_insn prog[] = {
    // BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_REUSEPORT: gets a pointer to sk_reuseport_md (r1).

    // Get packet data pointer (r2) and ensure length >= 2, goto Drop otherwise
    BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_1,
                offsetof(struct sk_reuseport_md, data)),
    BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_3, BPF_REG_1,
                offsetof(struct sk_reuseport_md, data_end)),
    BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_4, BPF_REG_2),
    BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, BPF_REG_4, 2),
    BPF_JMP_REG(BPF_JGT, BPF_REG_4, BPF_REG_3, /* Drop: */ +4),

    // Ensure first 2 bytes are 0, goto Drop otherwise
    BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_H, BPF_REG_4, BPF_REG_2, 0),
    BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_4, 0, /* Drop: */ +2),

    // return SK_PASS
    BPF_MOV32_IMM(BPF_REG_0, SK_PASS),
    BPF_EXIT_INSN(),

    // Drop: return SK_DROP
    BPF_MOV32_IMM(BPF_REG_0, SK_DROP),
    BPF_EXIT_INSN()
};

int main() {
    char log_buf[4096] = {};
    union bpf_attr attr = {
        .prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_REUSEPORT,
        .insns = (uint64_t)prog,
        .insn_cnt = sizeof(prog) / sizeof(prog[0]),
        .license = (uint64_t)"GPL",
        .log_buf = (uint64_t)log_buf,
        .log_size = sizeof(log_buf),
        .log_level = 1
    };
    if (syscall(SYS_bpf, BPF_PROG_LOAD, &attr, sizeof(attr)) == -1) {
        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n%s", strerror(errno), log_buf);
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

bpf_insn.h

/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
/*
 * Linux Socket Filter Data Structures
 */
/* a stripped-down include/linux/filter.h from kernel source tree */

/* ArgX, context and stack frame pointer register positions. Note,
 * Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, etc are used as argument mappings of function
 * calls in BPF_CALL instruction.
 */
#define BPF_REG_ARG1	BPF_REG_1
#define BPF_REG_ARG2	BPF_REG_2
#define BPF_REG_ARG3	BPF_REG_3
#define BPF_REG_ARG4	BPF_REG_4
#define BPF_REG_ARG5	BPF_REG_5
#define BPF_REG_CTX	BPF_REG_6
#define BPF_REG_FP	BPF_REG_10

/* BPF program can access up to 512 bytes of stack space. */
#define MAX_BPF_STACK	512

/* Helper macros for filter block array initializers. */

/* ALU ops on registers, bpf_add|sub|...: dst_reg += src_reg */

#define BPF_ALU64_REG(OP, DST, SRC)				\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU64 | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_X,	\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = 0 })

#define BPF_ALU32_REG(OP, DST, SRC)				\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_X,		\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = 0 })

/* ALU ops on immediates, bpf_add|sub|...: dst_reg += imm32 */

#define BPF_ALU64_IMM(OP, DST, IMM)				\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU64 | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_K,	\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

#define BPF_ALU32_IMM(OP, DST, IMM)				\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_K,		\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

/* Endianess conversion, cpu_to_{l,b}e(), {l,b}e_to_cpu() */

#define BPF_ENDIAN(TYPE, DST, LEN)				\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_END | BPF_SRC(TYPE),	\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = LEN })

/* Short form of mov, dst_reg = src_reg */

#define BPF_MOV64_REG(DST, SRC)					\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU64 | BPF_MOV | BPF_X,		\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = 0 })

#define BPF_MOV32_REG(DST, SRC)					\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_MOV | BPF_X,		\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = 0 })

/* Short form of mov, dst_reg = imm32 */

#define BPF_MOV64_IMM(DST, IMM)					\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU64 | BPF_MOV | BPF_K,		\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

#define BPF_MOV32_IMM(DST, IMM)					\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_MOV | BPF_K,		\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

/* Special form of mov32, used for doing explicit zero extension on dst. */
#define BPF_ZEXT_REG(DST)					\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_MOV | BPF_X,		\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = DST,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = 1 })

static inline bool insn_is_zext(const struct bpf_insn *insn)
{
	return insn->code == (BPF_ALU | BPF_MOV | BPF_X) && insn->imm == 1;
}

/* BPF_LD_IMM64 macro encodes single 'load 64-bit immediate' insn */
#define BPF_LD_IMM64(DST, IMM)					\
	BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW(DST, 0, IMM)

#define BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW(DST, SRC, IMM)				\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_LD | BPF_DW | BPF_IMM,		\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = (__s32) (IMM) }),			\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = 0, /* zero is reserved opcode */	\
		.dst_reg = 0,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = (__s32)(((__u64) (IMM)) >> 32) })

/* pseudo BPF_LD_IMM64 insn used to refer to process-local map_fd */
#define BPF_LD_MAP_FD(DST, MAP_FD)				\
	BPF_LD_IMM64_RAW(DST, BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_FD, MAP_FD)

/* Short form of mov based on type, BPF_X: dst_reg = src_reg, BPF_K: dst_reg = imm32 */

#define BPF_MOV64_RAW(TYPE, DST, SRC, IMM)			\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU64 | BPF_MOV | BPF_SRC(TYPE),	\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

#define BPF_MOV32_RAW(TYPE, DST, SRC, IMM)			\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ALU | BPF_MOV | BPF_SRC(TYPE),	\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

/* Direct packet access, R0 = *(uint *) (skb->data + imm32) */

#define BPF_LD_ABS(SIZE, IMM)					\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_LD | BPF_SIZE(SIZE) | BPF_ABS,	\
		.dst_reg = 0,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

/* Indirect packet access, R0 = *(uint *) (skb->data + src_reg + imm32) */

#define BPF_LD_IND(SIZE, SRC, IMM)				\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_LD | BPF_SIZE(SIZE) | BPF_IND,	\
		.dst_reg = 0,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

/* Memory load, dst_reg = *(uint *) (src_reg + off16) */

#define BPF_LDX_MEM(SIZE, DST, SRC, OFF)			\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_LDX | BPF_SIZE(SIZE) | BPF_MEM,	\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = OFF,					\
		.imm   = 0 })

/* Memory store, *(uint *) (dst_reg + off16) = src_reg */

#define BPF_STX_MEM(SIZE, DST, SRC, OFF)			\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_STX | BPF_SIZE(SIZE) | BPF_MEM,	\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = OFF,					\
		.imm   = 0 })

/* Atomic memory add, *(uint *)(dst_reg + off16) += src_reg */

#define BPF_STX_XADD(SIZE, DST, SRC, OFF)			\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_STX | BPF_SIZE(SIZE) | BPF_XADD,	\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = OFF,					\
		.imm   = 0 })

/* Memory store, *(uint *) (dst_reg + off16) = imm32 */

#define BPF_ST_MEM(SIZE, DST, OFF, IMM)				\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_ST | BPF_SIZE(SIZE) | BPF_MEM,	\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = OFF,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

/* Conditional jumps against registers, if (dst_reg 'op' src_reg) goto pc + off16 */

#define BPF_JMP_REG(OP, DST, SRC, OFF)				\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_JMP | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_X,		\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = OFF,					\
		.imm   = 0 })

/* Conditional jumps against immediates, if (dst_reg 'op' imm32) goto pc + off16 */

#define BPF_JMP_IMM(OP, DST, IMM, OFF)				\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_JMP | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_K,		\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = OFF,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

/* Like BPF_JMP_REG, but with 32-bit wide operands for comparison. */

#define BPF_JMP32_REG(OP, DST, SRC, OFF)			\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_JMP32 | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_X,	\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = OFF,					\
		.imm   = 0 })

/* Like BPF_JMP_IMM, but with 32-bit wide operands for comparison. */

#define BPF_JMP32_IMM(OP, DST, IMM, OFF)			\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_JMP32 | BPF_OP(OP) | BPF_K,	\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = OFF,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

/* Unconditional jumps, goto pc + off16 */

#define BPF_JMP_A(OFF)						\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_JMP | BPF_JA,			\
		.dst_reg = 0,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = OFF,					\
		.imm   = 0 })

/* Relative call */

#define BPF_CALL_REL(TGT)					\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_JMP | BPF_CALL,			\
		.dst_reg = 0,					\
		.src_reg = BPF_PSEUDO_CALL,			\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = TGT })

/* Function call */

#define BPF_CAST_CALL(x)					\
		((u64 (*)(u64, u64, u64, u64, u64))(x))

#define BPF_EMIT_CALL(FUNC)					\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_JMP | BPF_CALL,			\
		.dst_reg = 0,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = (FUNC) })

/* Raw code statement block */

#define BPF_RAW_INSN(CODE, DST, SRC, OFF, IMM)			\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = CODE,					\
		.dst_reg = DST,					\
		.src_reg = SRC,					\
		.off   = OFF,					\
		.imm   = IMM })

/* Program exit */

#define BPF_EXIT_INSN()						\
	((struct bpf_insn) {					\
		.code  = BPF_JMP | BPF_EXIT,			\
		.dst_reg = 0,					\
		.src_reg = 0,					\
		.off   = 0,					\
		.imm   = 0 })