Jann Horn reported a potential vma iterator issue in the failure path of
the vma_merge() code. After examining the interface, it seemed the best
course of action is to simply add an undo path in the unlikely case of
an error.
On examining the vma iterator issue, another issue was discovered that
would increase the memory usage during failure scenarios, so this is
addressed in patch 2.
Since it is unclear in the code, another patch adds comments to the
vma_merge() function on why dup_anon_vma() is safe in 'case 6'.
Changes since v1:
- Moved dup_anon_vma() call update from patch 1 to patch 2 - Thanks
Matthew Wilcox
- Changed comment on patch 1 - Thanks Andrew Morton
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]/
Liam R. Howlett (3):
mmap: Fix vma_iterator in error path of vma_merge()
mmap: Fix error paths with dup_anon_vma()
mmap: Add clarifying comment to vma_merge() code
mm/mmap.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
--
2.40.1
When tracing through the code in vma_merge(), it was not completely
clear why the error return to a dup_anon_vma() call would not overwrite
a previous attempt to the same function. This commit adds a comment
specifying why it is safe.
Suggested-by: Jann Horn <[email protected]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAG48ez3iDwFPR=Ed1BfrNuyUJPMK_=StjxhUsCkL6po1s7bONg@mail.gmail.com/
Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <[email protected]>
---
mm/mmap.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 2f0ee489db8a..3c78afb707cf 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -937,6 +937,11 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
vma_start_write(curr);
remove = curr;
remove2 = next;
+ /*
+ * Note that the dup_anon_vma below cannot overwrite err
+ * since the first caller would do nothing unless next
+ * has an anon_vma.
+ */
if (!next->anon_vma)
err = dup_anon_vma(prev, curr, &anon_dup);
}
--
2.40.1
When the calling function fails after the dup_anon_vma(), the
duplication of the anon_vma is not being undone. Add the necessary
unlink_anon_vma() call to the error paths that are missing them.
This issue showed up during inspection of the error path in vma_merge()
for an unrelated vma iterator issue.
Users may experience increased memory usage, which may be problematic as
the failure would likely be caused by a low memory situation.
Fixes: d4af56c5c7c6 ("mm: start tracking VMAs with maple tree")
Cc: [email protected]
Cc: Jann Horn <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <[email protected]>
---
mm/mmap.c | 22 +++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index a4eb5a5626bb..2f0ee489db8a 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static inline void vma_complete(struct vma_prepare *vp,
* Returns: 0 on success.
*/
static inline int dup_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *dst,
- struct vm_area_struct *src)
+ struct vm_area_struct *src, struct vm_area_struct **dup)
{
/*
* Easily overlooked: when mprotect shifts the boundary, make sure the
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ static inline int dup_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *dst,
if (src->anon_vma && !dst->anon_vma) {
vma_assert_write_locked(dst);
dst->anon_vma = src->anon_vma;
+ *dup = dst;
return anon_vma_clone(dst, src);
}
@@ -624,6 +625,7 @@ int vma_expand(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long start, unsigned long end, pgoff_t pgoff,
struct vm_area_struct *next)
{
+ struct vm_area_struct *anon_dup = NULL;
bool remove_next = false;
struct vma_prepare vp;
@@ -633,7 +635,7 @@ int vma_expand(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
remove_next = true;
vma_start_write(next);
- ret = dup_anon_vma(vma, next);
+ ret = dup_anon_vma(vma, next, &anon_dup);
if (ret)
return ret;
}
@@ -661,6 +663,8 @@ int vma_expand(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
return 0;
nomem:
+ if (anon_dup)
+ unlink_anon_vmas(anon_dup);
return -ENOMEM;
}
@@ -860,6 +864,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
{
struct vm_area_struct *curr, *next, *res;
struct vm_area_struct *vma, *adjust, *remove, *remove2;
+ struct vm_area_struct *anon_dup = NULL;
struct vma_prepare vp;
pgoff_t vma_pgoff;
int err = 0;
@@ -927,18 +932,18 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
vma_start_write(next);
remove = next; /* case 1 */
vma_end = next->vm_end;
- err = dup_anon_vma(prev, next);
+ err = dup_anon_vma(prev, next, &anon_dup);
if (curr) { /* case 6 */
vma_start_write(curr);
remove = curr;
remove2 = next;
if (!next->anon_vma)
- err = dup_anon_vma(prev, curr);
+ err = dup_anon_vma(prev, curr, &anon_dup);
}
} else if (merge_prev) { /* case 2 */
if (curr) {
vma_start_write(curr);
- err = dup_anon_vma(prev, curr);
+ err = dup_anon_vma(prev, curr, &anon_dup);
if (end == curr->vm_end) { /* case 7 */
remove = curr;
} else { /* case 5 */
@@ -954,7 +959,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
vma_end = addr;
adjust = next;
adj_start = -(prev->vm_end - addr);
- err = dup_anon_vma(next, prev);
+ err = dup_anon_vma(next, prev, &anon_dup);
} else {
/*
* Note that cases 3 and 8 are the ONLY ones where prev
@@ -968,7 +973,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
vma_pgoff = curr->vm_pgoff;
vma_start_write(curr);
remove = curr;
- err = dup_anon_vma(next, curr);
+ err = dup_anon_vma(next, curr, &anon_dup);
}
}
}
@@ -1018,6 +1023,9 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
return res;
prealloc_fail:
+ if (anon_dup)
+ unlink_anon_vmas(anon_dup);
+
anon_vma_fail:
if (merge_prev)
vma_next(vmi);
--
2.40.1
On 9/28/23 19:16, Liam R. Howlett wrote:
> When tracing through the code in vma_merge(), it was not completely
> clear why the error return to a dup_anon_vma() call would not overwrite
> a previous attempt to the same function. This commit adds a comment
> specifying why it is safe.
>
> Suggested-by: Jann Horn <[email protected]>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAG48ez3iDwFPR=Ed1BfrNuyUJPMK_=StjxhUsCkL6po1s7bONg@mail.gmail.com/
> Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
> ---
> mm/mmap.c | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> index 2f0ee489db8a..3c78afb707cf 100644
> --- a/mm/mmap.c
> +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> @@ -937,6 +937,11 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> vma_start_write(curr);
> remove = curr;
> remove2 = next;
> + /*
> + * Note that the dup_anon_vma below cannot overwrite err
> + * since the first caller would do nothing unless next
> + * has an anon_vma.
> + */
> if (!next->anon_vma)
> err = dup_anon_vma(prev, curr, &anon_dup);
> }
When merging of the previous VMA fails after the vma iterator has been
moved to the previous entry, the vma iterator must be advanced to ensure
the caller takes the correct action on the next vma iterator event. Fix
this by adding a vma_next() call to the error path.
Users would not notice the effects as it would result in an extra
vma_merge() call if the first call ended due to an out-of-memory event.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAG48ez12VN1JAOtTNMY+Y2YnsU45yL5giS-Qn=ejtiHpgJAbdQ@mail.gmail.com/
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAG48ez12VN1JAOtTNMY+Y2YnsU45yL5giS-Qn=ejtiHpgJAbdQ@mail.gmail.com/
Fixes: 18b098af2890 ("vma_merge: set vma iterator to correct position.")
Cc: [email protected]
Cc: Jann Horn <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <[email protected]>
---
mm/mmap.c | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index b56a7f0c9f85..a4eb5a5626bb 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
/* Error in anon_vma clone. */
if (err)
- return NULL;
+ goto anon_vma_fail;
if (vma_start < vma->vm_start || vma_end > vma->vm_end)
vma_expanded = true;
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
}
if (vma_iter_prealloc(vmi, vma))
- return NULL;
+ goto prealloc_fail;
init_multi_vma_prep(&vp, vma, adjust, remove, remove2);
VM_WARN_ON(vp.anon_vma && adjust && adjust->anon_vma &&
@@ -1016,6 +1016,12 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
vma_complete(&vp, vmi, mm);
khugepaged_enter_vma(res, vm_flags);
return res;
+
+prealloc_fail:
+anon_vma_fail:
+ if (merge_prev)
+ vma_next(vmi);
+ return NULL;
}
/*
--
2.40.1