linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/mprotect: Fix do_mprotect

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Message-ID: <1b27077f-d4e5-321c-f15e-b1309763806c@redhat.com>
Date:   Wed, 7 Jun 2023 09:43:14 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@...il.com>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Jeff Xu <jeffxu@...omium.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/mprotect: Fix do_mprotect_pkey() limit check

On 06.06.23 20:29, Liam R. Howlett wrote:
> The return of do_mprotect_pkey() can still be incorrectly returned as
> success if there is a gap that spans to or beyond the end address passed
> in.  Update the check to ensure that the end address has indeed been
> seen.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CABi2SkXjN+5iFoBhxk71t3cmunTk-s=rB4T7qo0UQRh17s49PQ@mail.gmail.com/
> Fixes: 82f951340f25 ("mm/mprotect: fix do_mprotect_pkey() return on error")
> Reported-by: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@...omium.org>
> Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>
> ---
>   mm/mprotect.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
> index 92d3d3ca390a..c59e7561698c 100644
> --- a/mm/mprotect.c
> +++ b/mm/mprotect.c
> @@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static int do_mprotect_pkey(unsigned long start, size_t len,
>   	}
>   	tlb_finish_mmu(&tlb);
>   
> -	if (!error && vma_iter_end(&vmi) < end)
> +	if (!error && tmp < end)
>   		error = -ENOMEM;
>   
>   out:

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>

-- 
Cheers,

David / dhildenb