[PATCH] mm/filemap: Cache the value of vm_flags

From: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)
Date: Wed May 25 2022 - 14:23:45 EST


After we have unlocked the mmap_lock for I/O, the file is pinned, but
the VMA is not. Checking this flag after that can be a use-after-free.
It's not a terribly interesting use-after-free as it can only read one
bit, and it's used to decide whether to read 2MB or 4MB. But it
upsets the automated tools and it's generally bad practice anyway,
so let's fix it.

Reported-by: syzbot+5b96d55e5b54924c77ad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 4687fdbb805a ("mm/filemap: Support VM_HUGEPAGE for file mappings")
Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/filemap.c | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 9a1eef6c5d35..61dd39990fda 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -2991,11 +2991,12 @@ static struct file *do_sync_mmap_readahead(struct vm_fault *vmf)
struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
DEFINE_READAHEAD(ractl, file, ra, mapping, vmf->pgoff);
struct file *fpin = NULL;
+ unsigned long vm_flags = vmf->vma->vm_flags;
unsigned int mmap_miss;

#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
/* Use the readahead code, even if readahead is disabled */
- if (vmf->vma->vm_flags & VM_HUGEPAGE) {
+ if (vm_flags & VM_HUGEPAGE) {
fpin = maybe_unlock_mmap_for_io(vmf, fpin);
ractl._index &= ~((unsigned long)HPAGE_PMD_NR - 1);
ra->size = HPAGE_PMD_NR;
@@ -3003,7 +3004,7 @@ static struct file *do_sync_mmap_readahead(struct vm_fault *vmf)
* Fetch two PMD folios, so we get the chance to actually
* readahead, unless we've been told not to.
*/
- if (!(vmf->vma->vm_flags & VM_RAND_READ))
+ if (!(vm_flags & VM_RAND_READ))
ra->size *= 2;
ra->async_size = HPAGE_PMD_NR;
page_cache_ra_order(&ractl, ra, HPAGE_PMD_ORDER);
@@ -3012,12 +3013,12 @@ static struct file *do_sync_mmap_readahead(struct vm_fault *vmf)
#endif

/* If we don't want any read-ahead, don't bother */
- if (vmf->vma->vm_flags & VM_RAND_READ)
+ if (vm_flags & VM_RAND_READ)
return fpin;
if (!ra->ra_pages)
return fpin;

- if (vmf->vma->vm_flags & VM_SEQ_READ) {
+ if (vm_flags & VM_SEQ_READ) {
fpin = maybe_unlock_mmap_for_io(vmf, fpin);
page_cache_sync_ra(&ractl, ra->ra_pages);
return fpin;
--
2.34.1