* [PATCH v2] lib/maple_tree: fix potential NULL dereference in mas_pop_node()
@ 2026-03-13 7:31 Josh Law
2026-04-01 3:27 ` Liam R. Howlett
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From: Josh Law @ 2026-03-13 7:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Liam R . Howlett, Andrew Morton
Cc: Alice Ryhl, Andrew Ballance, linux-kernel, maple-tree, linux-mm,
Josh Law
If kmem_cache_alloc_from_sheaf() returns NULL (possible under
GFP_NOWAIT pressure), mas_pop_node() falls through to the out label
and dereferences the NULL pointer in memset(ret, 0, sizeof(*ret)).
Add a NULL check after the sheaf allocation to bail out early.
Signed-off-by: Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>
---
v2: drop WARN_ON_ONCE — this is a recoverable allocation failure,
not a state that warrants a warning splat.
lib/maple_tree.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index 739918e859e5..1eaaa5f964e9 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -1063,6 +1063,8 @@ static __always_inline struct maple_node *mas_pop_node(struct ma_state *mas)
return NULL;
ret = kmem_cache_alloc_from_sheaf(maple_node_cache, GFP_NOWAIT, mas->sheaf);
+ if (!ret)
+ return NULL;
out:
memset(ret, 0, sizeof(*ret));
--
2.34.1
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2026-03-13 7:31 [PATCH v2] lib/maple_tree: fix potential NULL dereference in mas_pop_node() Josh Law
@ 2026-04-01 3:27 ` Liam R. Howlett
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From: Liam R. Howlett @ 2026-04-01 3:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Josh Law
Cc: Andrew Morton, Alice Ryhl, Andrew Ballance, linux-kernel,
maple-tree, linux-mm, Josh Law
* Josh Law <hlcj1234567@gmail.com> [260313 03:31]:
> If kmem_cache_alloc_from_sheaf() returns NULL (possible under
> GFP_NOWAIT pressure), mas_pop_node() falls through to the out label
> and dereferences the NULL pointer in memset(ret, 0, sizeof(*ret)).
>
> Add a NULL check after the sheaf allocation to bail out early.
>
> Signed-off-by: Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>
> ---
> v2: drop WARN_ON_ONCE — this is a recoverable allocation failure,
> not a state that warrants a warning splat.
>
> lib/maple_tree.c | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
> index 739918e859e5..1eaaa5f964e9 100644
> --- a/lib/maple_tree.c
> +++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
> @@ -1063,6 +1063,8 @@ static __always_inline struct maple_node *mas_pop_node(struct ma_state *mas)
> return NULL;
>
> ret = kmem_cache_alloc_from_sheaf(maple_node_cache, GFP_NOWAIT, mas->sheaf);
> + if (!ret)
> + return NULL;
>
This isn't necessary, as explained to v1 after this was sent, I think?
What a mess. I'm objecting.
Liam
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