linux-kernel - [bug report] mm/hugetlb: possible data leak with huge pmd sharing

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Message-ID: <025b3ea6-4b26-f091-5464-0eef5aac7719@huawei.com>
Date:   Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:07:54 +0800
From:   Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
To:     Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>
Subject: [bug report] mm/hugetlb: possible data leak with huge pmd sharing

Hi all:
    When I investigate the mm/hugetlb code, I found there's a possible data leak issue
with huge pmd sharing. Thank about the below scene:

    1. Process A and process B shares huge pmd page.(vm_flags: VM_MAYSHARE but !VM_SHARED)
    2. Process A write fault a hugetlb page. As vm_flags is !VM_SHARED, a private copy of
hugetlb page will be installed in the pagetable via hugetlb_wp.
    3. Process A writes private data into hugetlb page.
    4. Process B can read process A's private data since hugetlb page is shared through huge
pmd sharing...

I think the above scene is possible. If so, huge pmd sharing for !VM_SHARED should be disabled
to fix this issue? Or am I miss something about hugetlb huge pmd sharing?

Any response would be appreciated.

Thanks! :)