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fs/proc: task_mmu.c: don't read mapcount for migration entry

Published Jul 16, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/proc: task_mmu.c: don't read mapcount for migration entry

The syzbot reported the below BUG:

kernel BUG at include/linux/page-flags.h:785!
invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN
CPU: 1 PID: 4392 Comm: syz-executor560 Not tainted 5.16.0-rc6-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011
RIP: 0010:PageDoubleMap include/linux/page-flags.h:785 [inline]
RIP: 0010:__page_mapcount+0x2d2/0x350 mm/util.c:744
Call Trace:
page_mapcount include/linux/mm.h:837 [inline]
smaps_account+0x470/0xb10 fs/proc/task_mmu.c:466
smaps_pte_entry fs/proc/task_mmu.c:538 [inline]
smaps_pte_range+0x611/0x1250 fs/proc/task_mmu.c:601
walk_pmd_range mm/pagewalk.c:128 [inline]
walk_pud_range mm/pagewalk.c:205 [inline]
walk_p4d_range mm/pagewalk.c:240 [inline]
walk_pgd_range mm/pagewalk.c:277 [inline]
__walk_page_range+0xe23/0x1ea0 mm/pagewalk.c:379
walk_page_vma+0x277/0x350 mm/pagewalk.c:530
smap_gather_stats.part.0+0x148/0x260 fs/proc/task_mmu.c:768
smap_gather_stats fs/proc/task_mmu.c:741 [inline]
show_smap+0xc6/0x440 fs/proc/task_mmu.c:822
seq_read_iter+0xbb0/0x1240 fs/seq_file.c:272
seq_read+0x3e0/0x5b0 fs/seq_file.c:162
vfs_read+0x1b5/0x600 fs/read_write.c:479
ksys_read+0x12d/0x250 fs/read_write.c:619
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

The reproducer was trying to read /proc/$PID/smaps when calling
MADV_FREE at the mean time. MADV_FREE may split THPs if it is called
for partial THP. It may trigger the below race:

CPU A CPU B
----- -----
smaps walk: MADV_FREE:
page_mapcount()
PageCompound()
split_huge_page()
page = compound_head(page)
PageDoubleMap(page)

When calling PageDoubleMap() this page is not a tail page of THP anymore
so the BUG is triggered.

This could be fixed by elevated refcount of the page before calling
mapcount, but that would prevent it from counting migration entries, and
it seems overkilling because the race just could happen when PMD is
split so all PTE entries of tail pages are actually migration entries,
and smaps_account() does treat migration entries as mapcount == 1 as
Kirill pointed out.

Add a new parameter for smaps_account() to tell this entry is migration
entry then skip calling page_mapcount(). Don't skip getting mapcount
for device private entries since they do track references with mapcount.

Pagemap also has the similar issue although it was not reported. Fixed
it as well.

[shy828301@gmail.com: v4]
[nathan@kernel.org: avoid unused variable warning in pagemap_pmd_range()]

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 4.5 5.10.102

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.16.10-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.16.10-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.16.10-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +25 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +27 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux +10 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux +12 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp +4 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2947-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-docs 5.14.21-150500.55.73.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1.150300.18.103.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.203.1.150200.9.105.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3499-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.203.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3499-1
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SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1.150300.18.103.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.203.1.150200.9.105.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3499-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.203.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3499-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2902-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2902-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1.150300.18.103.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.181.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3225-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1.150300.18.103.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.181.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3225-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17 +1 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_29 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_48 1-150300.7.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150200.24.203.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3499-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_52 1-150200.5.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3499-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1.150300.18.103.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.203.1.150200.9.105.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3499-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.203.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3499-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1.150300.18.103.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3249-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 dtb-aarch64 +9 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2947-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
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openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1
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openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8 SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1

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