[PATCH] mm/vma: correctly unaccount on mmap_prepare() failure
From: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
Date: Wed Sep 02 2026 - 14:55:06 EST
__mmap_setup() accounts memory for relevant mappings via:
security_vm_enough_memory_mm()
-> __vm_enough_memory()
-> vm_acct_memory()
If __mmap_setup() fails, this indicates that this accounting did not take
place, and thus it's appropriate for __mmap_region() to jump to
abort_munmap.
However if call_mmap_prepare() fails, it also jumps there and any accounted
memory is not correctly unaccounted.
Fix this by handling each error separately.
Fixes: c84bf6dd2b83 ("mm: introduce new .mmap_prepare() file callback")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/vma.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/vma.c b/mm/vma.c
index 35e7a64855fa..f29abb30956b 100644
--- a/mm/vma.c
+++ b/mm/vma.c
@@ -2859,10 +2859,12 @@ static unsigned long __mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
map.check_ksm_early = can_set_ksm_flags_early(&map);
error = __mmap_setup(&map, &desc, uf);
- if (!error && have_mmap_prepare)
- error = call_mmap_prepare(&map, &desc);
if (error)
goto abort_munmap;
+ if (have_mmap_prepare)
+ error = call_mmap_prepare(&map, &desc);
+ if (error)
+ goto unacct_error;
if (map.check_ksm_early)
update_ksm_flags(&map);
---
base-commit: e3b5239afe1b8f0194db7436b17c33e94c1988c4
change-id: 20260902-fix-unaccount-mmap_prepare-0daa93d56f74
Best regards,
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Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>