From: "Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)" <ljs@kernel.org>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: "Liam R . Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>,
Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@kernel.org>, Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>,
Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de>, Jeff Xu <jeffxu@chromium.org>,
David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
antonius <bluedragonsec2023@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH mm-hotfixes] mm/mseal: update VMA end correctly on merge
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:06:40 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260327090640.146308-1-ljs@kernel.org> (raw)
Previously we stored the end of the current VMA in curr_end, and then upon
iterating to the next VMA updated curr_start to curr_end to advance to the
next VMA.
However, this doesn't take into account the fact that a VMA might be
updated due to a merge by vma_modify_flags(), which can result in curr_end
being stale and thus, upon setting curr_start to curr_end, ending up with
an incorrect curr_start on the next iteration.
Resolve the issue by setting curr_end to vma->vm_end unconditionally to
ensure this value remains updated should this occur.
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) <ljs@kernel.org>
Fixes: 6c2da14ae1e0 ("mm/mseal: rework mseal apply logic")
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Reported-by: Antonius <antonius@bluedragonsec.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAK8a0jyHXqBpt8Xe8v9SNDbnRiwz7OthA8SKY=NLRY7smPEP3Q@mail.gmail.com/
---
mm/mseal.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/mm/mseal.c b/mm/mseal.c
index 316b5e1dec78..2d72a15d8ea1 100644
--- a/mm/mseal.c
+++ b/mm/mseal.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int mseal_apply(struct mm_struct *mm,
prev = vma;
for_each_vma_range(vmi, vma, end) {
- const unsigned long curr_end = MIN(vma->vm_end, end);
+ unsigned long curr_end = MIN(vma->vm_end, end);
if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_SEALED)) {
vm_flags_t vm_flags = vma->vm_flags | VM_SEALED;
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static int mseal_apply(struct mm_struct *mm,
if (IS_ERR(vma))
return PTR_ERR(vma);
vm_flags_set(vma, VM_SEALED);
+ curr_end = vma->vm_end; /* Merge may have updated. */
}
prev = vma;
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-27 9:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-27 9:06 Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) [this message]
2026-03-27 9:15 ` [PATCH mm-hotfixes] mm/mseal: update VMA end correctly on merge Pedro Falcato
2026-03-27 9:16 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-27 13:22 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-27 15:24 ` Andrew Morton
2026-03-27 15:52 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-27 16:57 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-03-27 17:23 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
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