[PATCH v4 0/7] binder: fix issues with mremap()

From: Carlos Llamas

Date: Tue Sep 01 2026 - 16:53:35 EST


This is a follow up series fixing some pre-existing issues found by
sashiko during a review of an unrelated patchset here:
https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260813193433.3318288-1-surenb@xxxxxxxxxx

The goal is to safely reject mremap() requests on binder's vma to
prevent pages from temporary leaking and accidental IPC tear-down.

Cc: Todd Kjos <tkjos@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>

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v4:
- Also reject vma splitting. This closes loopholes wrt to partial
range munmap() that Sashiko pointed out.
- With splitting denied, we can go back to the simpler ->vm_start
check in op->close().

v3:
- Switch to a range-check in vm_ops->close() and protect against
partial munmap() as Sashiko points out.
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260901163521.1355535-1-cmllamas@xxxxxxxxxx/

v2:
- Set VM_DONTEXPAND in [1/5] and [2/5] per Sashiko's feedback.
- Check vma->vm_start to prevent incorrect ->close() in [3/5] per
Sashiko's feedback.
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260901030419.470246-1-cmllamas@xxxxxxxxxx/

v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260831224145.169403-1-cmllamas@xxxxxxxxxx/

Carlos Llamas (7):
binder: set VM_DONTEXPAND
rust_binder: set VM_DONTEXPAND
binder: forbid vma splitting
rust_binder: forbid vma splitting
binder: check vma->vm_start in binder_vma_close()
binder: reject mremap()
rust_binder: reject mremap()

drivers/android/binder.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
drivers/android/binder/page_range.rs | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
drivers/android/binder/process.rs | 1 +
3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

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