linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: mempolicy: fix potential pte_unmap

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Message-ID: <20201019113224.GD27114@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:32:24 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
To:     Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>
Cc:     Shijie Luo <luoshijie1@...wei.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linmiaohe@...wei.com, linfeilong@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: mempolicy: fix potential pte_unmap_unlock pte error

On Mon 19-10-20 12:50:34, Oscar Salvador wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 03:48:53AM -0400, Shijie Luo wrote:
> > When flags in queue_pages_pte_range don't have MPOL_MF_MOVE or MPOL_MF_MOVE_ALL
> >  bits, code breaks and passing origin pte - 1 to pte_unmap_unlock seems like
> > not a good idea.
> 
> I think the above is already explained below?

Yes

> > queue_pages_pte_range can run in MPOL_MF_MOVE_ALL mode which doesn't migrate
> > misplaced pages but returns with EIO when encountering such a page. Since
> > commit a7f40cfe3b7a ("mm: mempolicy: make mbind() return -EIO when MPOL_MF_STRICT
> >  is specified") and early break on the first pte in the range results in
> > pte_unmap_unlock on an underflow pte. This can lead to lockups later on when
> >  somebody  tries to lock the pte resp. page_table_lock again..
> > 
> > Fixes: a7f40cfe3b7a ("mm: mempolicy: make mbind() return -EIO when
> > MPOL_MF_STRICT is specified")

Cc: stable

is due as well. There are even security concerns and I wouldn't be
surprised if this gained a CVE.

> > Signed-off-by: Shijie Luo <luoshijie1@...wei.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
> 
> Anyway, LGTM:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>

Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs