[PATCH v2] fork: initialize function graph state before copy_exec_state()

["Jérémy Jean" <Jeremy.Jean@oss.cyber.gouv.fr>]

dup_task_struct() copies the parent's task_struct, including ret_stack.
ftrace_graph_init_task() clears the copied function graph state, but it
currently runs after copy_exec_state().

For non-CLONE_VM forks, copy_exec_state() allocates a new task_exec_state.
If that allocation fails, copy_process() reaches bad_fork_free and
free_task() calls ftrace_graph_exit_task(). Since the child still carries
the parent's ret_stack pointer, the unwind frees the parent's active
function graph return stack. The parent subsequently accesses freed memory
from function_graph_enter_regs().

KASAN reports:

[   22.190920] ==================================================================
[   22.195899] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in function_graph_enter_regs+0xa76/0xb90
[   22.200747] Write of size 8 at addr ff110000054dc0a8 by task repro/1
[   22.205134]
[   22.210770] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: repro Not tainted 7.2.0-07732-g9328b3b03bdc-dirty #3 PREEMPT(lazy)
[   22.212576] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[   22.213750] Call Trace:
[   22.215271]  <TASK>
[   22.216242]  ? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10
[   22.217774]  dump_stack_lvl+0x4e/0x70
[   22.220531]  print_report+0x157/0x4b4
[   22.223202]  ? fixup_red_left+0x9/0x30
[   22.224407]  ? complete_report_info+0x83/0x110
[   22.226679]  ? function_graph_enter_regs+0xa76/0xb90
[   22.228084]  kasan_report+0xce/0x100
[   22.230109]  ? function_graph_enter_regs+0xa76/0xb90
[   22.232860]  ? stack_trace_save+0x4/0xd0
[   22.234156]  function_graph_enter_regs+0xa76/0xb90
[   22.236090]  ? kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50
[   22.237752]  ? __pfx_function_graph_enter_regs+0x10/0x10
[   22.238694]  ? ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x345/0xf80
[   22.239628]  ? stack_trace_save+0x4/0xd0
[   22.242121]  ? stack_trace_save+0x4/0xd0
[   22.243588]  ftrace_graph_func+0xda/0x160
[   22.245362]  ? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10
[   22.246520]  0xffffffffa0000095
[   22.250528]  ? stack_trace_save+0x9/0xd0
[   22.251757]  ? ring_buffer_unlock_commit+0x11d/0x5c0
[   22.253152]  stack_trace_save+0x9/0xd0
[   22.254264]  kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50
[   22.273631]  kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
[   22.276763]  kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x70
[   22.278296]  __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70
[   22.280157]  kmem_cache_free+0xbf/0x3b0
[   22.282963]  ? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10
[   22.284001]  free_task+0xa2/0x160
[   22.285699]  ? ftrace_stub_direct_tramp+0x10/0x10
[   22.286752]  copy_process+0x2aae/0x7bc0

Initialize the child function graph state immediately after
dup_task_struct(), before the first fallible operation.

Fixes: 6b1c66c9cca9 ("exec_state: relocate dumpable information")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5
Signed-off-by: Jérémy Jean <Jeremy.Jean@oss.cyber.gouv.fr>
---
Resending v2 as requested by adding Cc: linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org

Changes in v2:
- Add the KASAN report excerpt to the commit message.
- Add a comment documenting why ftrace_graph_init_task() must run before
  fallible initialization.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260821102207.3626491-2-Jeremy.Jean@oss.cyber.gouv.fr/

 kernel/fork.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 1e68404bd773..0d1ad92e2d33 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -2139,6 +2139,11 @@ __latent_entropy struct task_struct *copy_process(
 	p = dup_task_struct(current, node);
 	if (!p)
 		goto fork_out;
+	/*
+	 * Must run before the first fallible op, so error paths never
+	 * free the parent's ret_stack.
+	 */
+	ftrace_graph_init_task(p);
 	retval = copy_exec_state(clone_flags, p);
 	if (retval)
 		goto bad_fork_free;
@@ -2165,8 +2170,6 @@ __latent_entropy struct task_struct *copy_process(
 	 */
 	p->clear_child_tid = (clone_flags & CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID) ? args->child_tid : NULL;
 
-	ftrace_graph_init_task(p);
-
 	rt_mutex_init_task(p);
 	raw_spin_lock_init(&p->blocked_lock);
 
-- 
2.47.3