From: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
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"Christian Brauner (Amutable)" <brauner@kernel.org>,
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Subject: [PATCH v2 36/51] proc: don't let NOMMU map procfs files
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 18:47:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261104-work-procfs-bugfixes-v2-36-bbf7d5546809@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261104-work-procfs-bugfixes-v2-0-bbf7d5546809@kernel.org>
Every procfs file has a ->mmap since commit 786d7e1612f0 ("Fix
rmmod/read/write races in /proc entries"), whether the entry has a
->proc_mmap or not. On NOMMU validate_mmap_request() takes that to mean
the file can be mapped. procfs has no ->mmap_capabilities so a regular
file gets NOMMU_MAP_COPY, and a private mapping never calls ->mmap at
all. Instead do_mmap() takes nommu_region_sem for writing and
do_mmap_private() reads the file into the copy with kernel_read().
Reading /proc/maps takes nommu_region_sem as well:
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, open("/proc/maps", O_RDONLY), 0)
do_mmap() // down_write(&nommu_region_sem)
-> do_mmap_private()
-> kernel_read()
-> seq_read_iter()
-> nommu_region_list_start() // down_read()
The task hangs for good, holding nommu_region_sem and its own mmap_lock,
and every mmap(), munmap() and exit after that hangs behind it.
/proc/maps is 0444 so any user can do that.
Give the procfs files a ->mmap_capabilities on NOMMU that allows
nothing. That covers every entry and not just /proc/maps, procfs can't
know which entry's read takes nommu_region_sem. Mapping a procfs file
then fails with -ENODEV, like mapping a file without ->mmap did before
786d7e1612f0. NOMMU never called ->proc_mmap() for a regular file
anyway, procfs never offered NOMMU_MAP_DIRECT.
Reported-by: Chris Mason <mason@kernel.org>
Fixes: 786d7e1612f0 ("Fix rmmod/read/write races in /proc entries")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
---
fs/proc/inode.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index b7634f975d98..9933f03ab9fb 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -466,6 +466,18 @@ proc_reg_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long orig_addr,
return rv;
}
+#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
+/*
+ * NOMMU never calls ->proc_mmap() for a regular file. It reads the file into
+ * a private copy instead, with nommu_region_sem held for writing, which
+ * reading /proc/maps takes as well. Don't map procfs files at all.
+ */
+static unsigned int proc_reg_mmap_capabilities(struct file *file)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
static int proc_reg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
struct proc_dir_entry *pde = PDE(inode);
@@ -559,6 +571,9 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_reg_file_ops = {
.unlocked_ioctl = proc_reg_unlocked_ioctl,
.mmap = proc_reg_mmap,
.get_unmapped_area = proc_reg_get_unmapped_area,
+#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
+ .mmap_capabilities = proc_reg_mmap_capabilities,
+#endif
.open = proc_reg_open,
.release = proc_reg_release,
};
@@ -572,6 +587,9 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_iter_file_ops = {
.unlocked_ioctl = proc_reg_unlocked_ioctl,
.mmap = proc_reg_mmap,
.get_unmapped_area = proc_reg_get_unmapped_area,
+#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
+ .mmap_capabilities = proc_reg_mmap_capabilities,
+#endif
.open = proc_reg_open,
.release = proc_reg_release,
};
@@ -586,6 +604,9 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_reg_file_ops_compat = {
.compat_ioctl = proc_reg_compat_ioctl,
.mmap = proc_reg_mmap,
.get_unmapped_area = proc_reg_get_unmapped_area,
+#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
+ .mmap_capabilities = proc_reg_mmap_capabilities,
+#endif
.open = proc_reg_open,
.release = proc_reg_release,
};
@@ -600,6 +621,9 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_iter_file_ops_compat = {
.compat_ioctl = proc_reg_compat_ioctl,
.mmap = proc_reg_mmap,
.get_unmapped_area = proc_reg_get_unmapped_area,
+#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
+ .mmap_capabilities = proc_reg_mmap_capabilities,
+#endif
.open = proc_reg_open,
.release = proc_reg_release,
};
--
2.53.0
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[not found] <20261104-work-procfs-v2-0-288f0ce32927@kernel.org>
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 00/51] proc: fix a few old bugs in /proc handlers (Part 1/7) Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 01/51] alloc_tag: don't remove /proc/allocinfo under the codetag module lock Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 02/51] scsi: esas2r: don't copy kernel pointers out in EXPRESS_IOCTL_GET_MOD_INFO Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 03/51] ALSA: cs46xx: hand the region to the region proc files Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 04/51] PNP: isapnp: don't go on when isapnp_cfg_begin() fails Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:34 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 05/51] xtensa: simdisk: remove the proc entry before the disk Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 06/51] powerpc/pseries: put the node that the ofdt property commands look up Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 07/51] lockd: don't hand out the terminator of nlm_end_grace Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 08/51] powerpc/pseries/lparcfg: don't drop the last byte of a write Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 09/51] profiling: report it when /proc/profile can't be created Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 10/51] zorro: size the proc files like what they serve Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:27 ` [PATCH v2 11/51] sparc: led: consume the whole write Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:45 ` [PATCH v2 12/51] powerpc/rtas: consume the whole write to /proc/powerpc/rtas/progress Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:46 ` [PATCH v2 13/51] sched/psi: don't drop the last byte of a trigger write Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 14/51] proc: sysctl: don't stop readdir at an entry that is being unregistered Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 15/51] PCI/proc: don't truncate the position of config space accesses Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 16/51] PNP: isapnp: don't read past the end of the buffer on a large pread() Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 17/51] s390/dasd: don't look in front of the buffer on an empty write Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 18/51] platform/x86: toshiba_acpi: reject malformed brightness and fan writes Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 19/51] xtensa: simdisk: don't read the file name without the lock Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 20/51] powerpc/rtas_flash: don't read past the validate message Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 21/51] powerpc/rtasd: zero the error log buffer Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 22/51] ALSA: info: don't write past the end of a data entry Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 23/51] scsi: BusLogic: don't return 0 from writes to the proc file Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 24/51] scsi: ips: " Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 25/51] wifi: libipw: don't return 0 from writes to debug_level Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 26/51] scsi: core: NUL-terminate what is written to the host proc files Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 27/51] um: NUL-terminate what is written to /proc/exitcode Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 28/51] ntfs3: don't warn when a huge label is written Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 29/51] proc: don't walk through a non-directory when resolving a name Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 30/51] net: pktgen: reject device names with a '/' Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 31/51] proc: don't WARN about a name that is already registered Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 32/51] proc: resume readdir after the last name it returned Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 33/51] selftests/proc: check a /proc listing while entries come and go Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 34/51] proc: let proc_remove() remove the entry it was given Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 35/51] proc: warn about entries left in /proc/net of a dying namespace Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` Christian Brauner [this message]
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 37/51] proc/vmcore: don't let vmcore_cleanup() run twice at once Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 38/51] powerpc/crash_dump: check ioremap_cache() in copy_oldmem_page() Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 17:47 ` [PATCH v2 39/51] powerpc/crash_dump: recover from a machine check " Christian Brauner
2026-11-04 18:40 ` [PATCH v2 00/51] proc: fix a few old bugs in /proc handlers (Part 1/7) Christian Brauner
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