mm/vmalloc: fix vmalloc which may return null if called with __GFP_NOFAIL
commit a421ef303008 ("mm: allow !GFP_KERNEL allocations for kvmalloc")
includes support for __GFP_NOFAIL, but it presents a conflict with commit
dd544141b9eb ("vmalloc: back off when the current task is OOM-killed"). A
possible scenario is as follows:
process-a
__vmalloc_node_range(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOFAIL)
__vmalloc_area_node()
vm_area_alloc_pages()
--> oom-killer send SIGKILL to process-a
if (fatal_signal_pending(current)) break;
--> return NULL;
To fix this, do not check fatal_signal_pending() in vm_area_alloc_pages()
if __GFP_NOFAIL set.
This issue occurred during OPLUS KASAN TEST. Below is part of the log
-> oom-killer sends signal to process
[65731.222840] [ T1308] oom-kill:constraint=CONSTRAINT_NONE,nodemask=(null),cpuset=/,mems_allowed=0,global_oom,task_memcg=/apps/uid_10198,task=gs.intelligence,pid=32454,uid=10198
[65731.259685] [T32454] Call trace:
[65731.259698] [T32454] dump_backtrace+0xf4/0x118
[65731.259734] [T32454] show_stack+0x18/0x24
[65731.259756] [T32454] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x7c
[65731.259781] [T32454] dump_stack+0x18/0x38
[65731.259800] [T32454] mrdump_common_die+0x250/0x39c [mrdump]
[65731.259936] [T32454] ipanic_die+0x20/0x34 [mrdump]
[65731.260019] [T32454] atomic_notifier_call_chain+0xb4/0xfc
[65731.260047] [T32454] notify_die+0x114/0x198
[65731.260073] [T32454] die+0xf4/0x5b4
[65731.260098] [T32454] die_kernel_fault+0x80/0x98
[65731.260124] [T32454] __do_kernel_fault+0x160/0x2a8
[65731.260146] [T32454] do_bad_area+0x68/0x148
[65731.260174] [T32454] do_mem_abort+0x151c/0x1b34
[65731.260204] [T32454] el1_abort+0x3c/0x5c
[65731.260227] [T32454] el1h_64_sync_handler+0x54/0x90
[65731.260248] [T32454] el1h_64_sync+0x68/0x6c
[65731.260269] [T32454] z_erofs_decompress_queue+0x7f0/0x2258
--> be->decompressed_pages = kvcalloc(be->nr_pages, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOFAIL);
kernel panic by NULL pointer dereference.
erofs assume kvmalloc with __GFP_NOFAIL never return NULL.
[65731.260293] [T32454] z_erofs_runqueue+0xf30/0x104c
[65731.260314] [T32454] z_erofs_readahead+0x4f0/0x968
[65731.260339] [T32454] read_pages+0x170/0xadc
[65731.260364] [T32454] page_cache_ra_unbounded+0x874/0xf30
[65731.260388] [T32454] page_cache_ra_order+0x24c/0x714
[65731.260411] [T32454] filemap_fault+0xbf0/0x1a74
[65731.260437] [T32454] __do_fault+0xd0/0x33c
[65731.260462] [T32454] handle_mm_fault+0xf74/0x3fe0
[65731.260486] [T32454] do_mem_abort+0x54c/0x1b34
[65731.260509] [T32454] el0_da+0x44/0x94
[65731.260531] [T32454] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x98/0xb4
[65731.260553] [T32454] el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c
Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Tracking
Sign in to view the affected projects.
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-4008-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5731-1 | linux security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6999-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6999-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7004-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7005-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7005-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7008-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7029-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References |
|
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
|
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
|
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Metrics |
ssvc
|
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Weaknesses | CWE-476 |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T20:21:15.258Z
Reserved: 2024-06-25T14:23:23.745Z
Link: CVE-2024-39474
Updated: 2024-08-02T04:26:14.977Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-07-05T07:15:10.190
Modified: 2025-11-03T22:17:04.300
Link: CVE-2024-39474
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN