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authorLorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>2026-01-12 15:51:43 +0000
committerAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>2026-01-19 12:30:01 -0800
commit605f6586ecf78395f0185ab24c368fb46a06e434 (patch)
tree23612a0afdb8013c2ebeed57831eed58aecd696a /include/uapi/linux/counter/git@git.tavy.me:linux.git
parentb7880cb166ab62c2409046b2347261abf701530e (diff)
mm/vma: do not leak memory when .mmap_prepare swaps the file
The current implementation of mmap() is set up such that a struct file object is obtained for the input fd in ksys_mmap_pgoff() via fget(), and its reference count decremented at the end of the function via. fput(). If a merge can be achieved, we are fine to simply decrement the refcount on the file. Otherwise, in __mmap_new_file_vma(), we increment the reference count on the file via get_file() such that the fput() in ksys_mmap_pgoff() does not free the now-referenced file object. The introduction of the f_op->mmap_prepare hook changes things, as it becomes possible for a driver to replace the file object right at the beginning of the mmap operation. The current implementation is buggy if this happens because it unconditionally calls get_file() on the mapping's file whether or not it was replaced (and thus whether or not its reference count will be decremented at the end of ksys_mmap_pgoff()). This results in a memory leak, and was exposed in commit ab04945f91bc ("mm: update mem char driver to use mmap_prepare"). This patch solves the problem by explicitly tracking whether we actually need to call get_file() on the file or not, and only doing so if required. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20260112155143.661284-1-lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com> Fixes: ab04945f91bc ("mm: update mem char driver to use mmap_prepare") Reported-by: syzbot+bf5de69ebb4bdf86f59f@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/6964a92b.050a0220.eaf7.008a.GAE@google.com/ Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> Cc: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com> Cc: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca> Cc: Liam Howlett <liam.howlett@oracle.com> Cc: Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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