mm: larger stack guard gap, between vmas
authorSasha Levin <alexander.levin@verizon.com>
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 22:57:07 +0000 (18:57 -0400)
committerSasha Levin <alexander.levin@verizon.com>
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 22:57:15 +0000 (18:57 -0400)
[ Upstream commit 1be7107fbe18eed3e319a6c3e83c78254b693acb ]

Stack guard page is a useful feature to reduce a risk of stack smashing
into a different mapping. We have been using a single page gap which
is sufficient to prevent having stack adjacent to a different mapping.
But this seems to be insufficient in the light of the stack usage in
userspace. E.g. glibc uses as large as 64kB alloca() in many commonly
used functions. Others use constructs liks gid_t buffer[NGROUPS_MAX]
which is 256kB or stack strings with MAX_ARG_STRLEN.

This will become especially dangerous for suid binaries and the default
no limit for the stack size limit because those applications can be
tricked to consume a large portion of the stack and a single glibc call
could jump over the guard page. These attacks are not theoretical,
unfortunatelly.

Make those attacks less probable by increasing the stack guard gap
to 1MB (on systems with 4k pages; but make it depend on the page size
because systems with larger base pages might cap stack allocations in
the PAGE_SIZE units) which should cover larger alloca() and VLA stack
allocations. It is obviously not a full fix because the problem is
somehow inherent, but it should reduce attack space a lot.

One could argue that the gap size should be configurable from userspace,
but that can be done later when somebody finds that the new 1MB is wrong
for some special case applications.  For now, add a kernel command line
option (stack_guard_gap) to specify the stack gap size (in page units).

Implementation wise, first delete all the old code for stack guard page:
because although we could get away with accounting one extra page in a
stack vma, accounting a larger gap can break userspace - case in point,
a program run with "ulimit -S -v 20000" failed when the 1MB gap was
counted for RLIMIT_AS; similar problems could come with RLIMIT_MLOCK
and strict non-overcommit mode.

Instead of keeping gap inside the stack vma, maintain the stack guard
gap as a gap between vmas: using vm_start_gap() in place of vm_start
(or vm_end_gap() in place of vm_end if VM_GROWSUP) in just those few
places which need to respect the gap - mainly arch_get_unmapped_area(),
and and the vma tree's subtree_gap support for that.

Original-patch-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Original-patch-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>
Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
Tested-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de> # parisc
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@verizon.com>
21 files changed:
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
arch/arc/mm/mmap.c
arch/arm/mm/mmap.c
arch/frv/mm/elf-fdpic.c
arch/mips/mm/mmap.c
arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c
arch/s390/mm/mmap.c
arch/sh/mm/mmap.c
arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
arch/sparc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
arch/tile/mm/hugetlbpage.c
arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c
arch/x86/mm/hugetlbpage.c
arch/xtensa/kernel/syscall.c
fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
fs/proc/task_mmu.c
include/linux/mm.h
mm/gup.c
mm/memory.c
mm/mmap.c

index fa7ac86140381513b754171249590a4ecb9c9844..08dc303d0d47dcc070c0199f3ed43d77cc6fff92 100644 (file)
@@ -3453,6 +3453,13 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
        spia_pedr=
        spia_peddr=
 
+       stack_guard_gap=        [MM]
+                       override the default stack gap protection. The value
+                       is in page units and it defines how many pages prior
+                       to (for stacks growing down) resp. after (for stacks
+                       growing up) the main stack are reserved for no other
+                       mapping. Default value is 256 pages.
+
        stacktrace      [FTRACE]
                        Enabled the stack tracer on boot up.
 
index 2e06d56e987bf84c773b01bbfa6a7b4af1ac6fc9..cf4ae6958240074d265b4f26cb6f0d4271105b92 100644 (file)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
 
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
index 407dc786583aec0e6077f50a8374f99002ca8233..c469c06657521679d61e010653294c33df7e1156 100644 (file)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
 
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0,
                        addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr);
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                               (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                               (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
index 836f14707a627f156343154f359ac1f7758e9fd4..efa59f1f80226e6c951182ad0124aeccd38c7787 100644 (file)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ unsigned long arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr, unsi
                addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr);
                vma = find_vma(current->mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        goto success;
        }
 
index 5c81fdd032c3b1269549f27e27348e9606eb5424..025cb31aa0a2aff6193c05cc32d271d9048f0e5c 100644 (file)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static unsigned long arch_get_unmapped_area_common(struct file *filp,
 
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
index 5aba01ac457ffc5d4823cf09c071f02f00a1d015..4dda73c44fee0aef7f4cc656c459ff2a42960281 100644 (file)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ unsigned long arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
                unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags)
 {
        struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
-       struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+       struct vm_area_struct *vma, *prev;
        unsigned long task_size = TASK_SIZE;
        int do_color_align, last_mmap;
        struct vm_unmapped_area_info info;
@@ -115,9 +115,10 @@ unsigned long arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
                else
                        addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr);
 
-               vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
+               vma = find_vma_prev(mm, addr, &prev);
                if (task_size - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)) &&
+                   (!prev || addr >= vm_end_gap(prev)))
                        goto found_addr;
        }
 
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0,
                          const unsigned long len, const unsigned long pgoff,
                          const unsigned long flags)
 {
-       struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+       struct vm_area_struct *vma, *prev;
        struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
        unsigned long addr = addr0;
        int do_color_align, last_mmap;
@@ -175,9 +176,11 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0,
                        addr = COLOR_ALIGN(addr, last_mmap, pgoff);
                else
                        addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr);
-               vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
+
+               vma = find_vma_prev(mm, addr, &prev);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)) &&
+                   (!prev || addr >= vm_end_gap(prev)))
                        goto found_addr;
        }
 
index 0f432a702870fa96a9d35b41110e0b6b4e99406e..6ad12b244770249970bb15fc43c67be555bc79ff 100644 (file)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int slice_area_is_free(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
        if ((mm->task_size - len) < addr)
                return 0;
        vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
-       return (!vma || (addr + len) <= vma->vm_start);
+       return (!vma || (addr + len) <= vm_start_gap(vma));
 }
 
 static int slice_low_has_vma(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long slice)
index e2f8685d998154fc076698980b3e02a69aeb78ef..868b568ac6f19a1cff3e04f4cd3f8f00d67938f8 100644 (file)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
                addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr);
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr && addr >= mmap_min_addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0,
                addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr);
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr && addr >= mmap_min_addr &&
-                               (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                               (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
index 6777177807c26f5d6630ec48535bb4f7d5eba0e2..7df7d59441889aa8bc4a748cd4a40dc94ab89cff 100644 (file)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ unsigned long arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
 
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0,
 
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
index c690c8e16a96ef2758fca4e9af8080ec7af6c17a..7f0f7c01b29717878968ef6804df96fbe800f586 100644 (file)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ unsigned long arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr, unsi
 
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (task_size - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0,
 
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (task_size - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
index 4242eab12e10738e8bdbf6117f7be26d45528a48..2b6fae615fb1601383f230c0c1cc4b08b9da7397 100644 (file)
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ hugetlb_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
                addr = ALIGN(addr, HPAGE_SIZE);
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (task_size - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
        if (mm->get_unmapped_area == arch_get_unmapped_area)
index 8416240c322c929f6becd672673e6316603173d0..e6cf9794bfa9bfbe7ac350e81a5ba9de04ae5dad 100644 (file)
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ unsigned long hugetlb_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
                addr = ALIGN(addr, huge_page_size(h));
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
        if (current->mm->get_unmapped_area == arch_get_unmapped_area)
index 10e0272d789a189b7215100a1d66a676d9b4bbfa..136ad7c1ce7b1f4aac1bc91a15164a68a0be1d07 100644 (file)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
                addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr);
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (end - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0,
                addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr);
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                               (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                               (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
index 42982b26e32be693713d90e8fa4e18b8f771eb4a..39bdaf3ac44a81236efb96120e48199d3a6ab5df 100644 (file)
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ hugetlb_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
                addr = ALIGN(addr, huge_page_size(h));
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
        if (mm->get_unmapped_area == arch_get_unmapped_area)
index 83cf49685373867080689b163bc5fcf3ed89f3c7..3aaaae18417c4e4b6ab758709d996f9dfeedef46 100644 (file)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ unsigned long arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
                /* At this point:  (!vmm || addr < vmm->vm_end). */
                if (TASK_SIZE - len < addr)
                        return -ENOMEM;
-               if (!vmm || addr + len <= vmm->vm_start)
+               if (!vmm || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vmm))
                        return addr;
                addr = vmm->vm_end;
                if (flags & MAP_SHARED)
index a533d8c6648915f0edde8c6c8e47bc2982b1e569..320150137f9908d8fec64e622c30a8aadb169943 100644 (file)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ hugetlb_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
                addr = ALIGN(addr, huge_page_size(h));
                vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
index 32287fb146db44c83d950dcc4d5b9bdcc959b771..72c60f0b4b28ec55ee102438c796118ed63de50a 100644 (file)
@@ -287,11 +287,7 @@ show_map_vma(struct seq_file *m, struct vm_area_struct *vma, int is_pid)
 
        /* We don't show the stack guard page in /proc/maps */
        start = vma->vm_start;
-       if (stack_guard_page_start(vma, start))
-               start += PAGE_SIZE;
        end = vma->vm_end;
-       if (stack_guard_page_end(vma, end))
-               end -= PAGE_SIZE;
 
        seq_setwidth(m, 25 + sizeof(void *) * 6 - 1);
        seq_printf(m, "%08lx-%08lx %c%c%c%c %08llx %02x:%02x %lu ",
index fa4a4491b3c0e0033788c1a8b16f7f359ea98ca0..7aeee730d41f87b3655de9d0466fb0245cf8f239 100644 (file)
@@ -1247,34 +1247,6 @@ int clear_page_dirty_for_io(struct page *page);
 
 int get_cmdline(struct task_struct *task, char *buffer, int buflen);
 
-/* Is the vma a continuation of the stack vma above it? */
-static inline int vma_growsdown(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
-{
-       return vma && (vma->vm_end == addr) && (vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN);
-}
-
-static inline int stack_guard_page_start(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-                                            unsigned long addr)
-{
-       return (vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN) &&
-               (vma->vm_start == addr) &&
-               !vma_growsdown(vma->vm_prev, addr);
-}
-
-/* Is the vma a continuation of the stack vma below it? */
-static inline int vma_growsup(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
-{
-       return vma && (vma->vm_start == addr) && (vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP);
-}
-
-static inline int stack_guard_page_end(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-                                          unsigned long addr)
-{
-       return (vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP) &&
-               (vma->vm_end == addr) &&
-               !vma_growsup(vma->vm_next, addr);
-}
-
 extern struct task_struct *task_of_stack(struct task_struct *task,
                                struct vm_area_struct *vma, bool in_group);
 
@@ -1965,6 +1937,7 @@ void page_cache_async_readahead(struct address_space *mapping,
 
 unsigned long max_sane_readahead(unsigned long nr);
 
+extern unsigned long stack_guard_gap;
 /* Generic expand stack which grows the stack according to GROWS{UP,DOWN} */
 extern int expand_stack(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address);
 
@@ -1993,6 +1966,30 @@ static inline struct vm_area_struct * find_vma_intersection(struct mm_struct * m
        return vma;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long vm_start_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+       unsigned long vm_start = vma->vm_start;
+
+       if (vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN) {
+               vm_start -= stack_guard_gap;
+               if (vm_start > vma->vm_start)
+                       vm_start = 0;
+       }
+       return vm_start;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned long vm_end_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+       unsigned long vm_end = vma->vm_end;
+
+       if (vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP) {
+               vm_end += stack_guard_gap;
+               if (vm_end < vma->vm_end)
+                       vm_end = -PAGE_SIZE;
+       }
+       return vm_end;
+}
+
 static inline unsigned long vma_pages(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
        return (vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
index e6de9e74e4ae2d69e7f4b01b104d0f728e29e6a0..280483707cd025a8d60cea007e50c201dd2c9147 100644 (file)
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -275,11 +275,6 @@ static int faultin_page(struct task_struct *tsk, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
        unsigned int fault_flags = 0;
        int ret;
 
-       /* For mm_populate(), just skip the stack guard page. */
-       if ((*flags & FOLL_POPULATE) &&
-                       (stack_guard_page_start(vma, address) ||
-                        stack_guard_page_end(vma, address + PAGE_SIZE)))
-               return -ENOENT;
        if (*flags & FOLL_WRITE)
                fault_flags |= FAULT_FLAG_WRITE;
        if (nonblocking)
index 701d9ad45c46f97c194f1750cfb0eeb9be24e785..fc449016d10e38b11be8ae94a567e72883d19a49 100644 (file)
@@ -2619,40 +2619,6 @@ out_release:
        return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * This is like a special single-page "expand_{down|up}wards()",
- * except we must first make sure that 'address{-|+}PAGE_SIZE'
- * doesn't hit another vma.
- */
-static inline int check_stack_guard_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
-{
-       address &= PAGE_MASK;
-       if ((vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN) && address == vma->vm_start) {
-               struct vm_area_struct *prev = vma->vm_prev;
-
-               /*
-                * Is there a mapping abutting this one below?
-                *
-                * That's only ok if it's the same stack mapping
-                * that has gotten split..
-                */
-               if (prev && prev->vm_end == address)
-                       return prev->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
-
-               return expand_downwards(vma, address - PAGE_SIZE);
-       }
-       if ((vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP) && address + PAGE_SIZE == vma->vm_end) {
-               struct vm_area_struct *next = vma->vm_next;
-
-               /* As VM_GROWSDOWN but s/below/above/ */
-               if (next && next->vm_start == address + PAGE_SIZE)
-                       return next->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
-
-               return expand_upwards(vma, address + PAGE_SIZE);
-       }
-       return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * We enter with non-exclusive mmap_sem (to exclude vma changes,
  * but allow concurrent faults), and pte mapped but not yet locked.
@@ -2673,10 +2639,6 @@ static int do_anonymous_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
        if (vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED)
                return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 
-       /* Check if we need to add a guard page to the stack */
-       if (check_stack_guard_page(vma, address) < 0)
-               return VM_FAULT_SIGSEGV;
-
        /* Use the zero-page for reads */
        if (!(flags & FAULT_FLAG_WRITE) && !mm_forbids_zeropage(mm)) {
                entry = pte_mkspecial(pfn_pte(my_zero_pfn(address),
index d30b8f8f02b19aa043007011f7896da26fa684a0..e864a9d9eef72cf71645f2c60228b0115e7d9531 100644 (file)
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(brk, unsigned long, brk)
        unsigned long retval;
        unsigned long newbrk, oldbrk;
        struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
+       struct vm_area_struct *next;
        unsigned long min_brk;
        bool populate;
 
@@ -331,7 +332,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(brk, unsigned long, brk)
        }
 
        /* Check against existing mmap mappings. */
-       if (find_vma_intersection(mm, oldbrk, newbrk+PAGE_SIZE))
+       next = find_vma(mm, oldbrk);
+       if (next && newbrk + PAGE_SIZE > vm_start_gap(next))
                goto out;
 
        /* Ok, looks good - let it rip. */
@@ -354,10 +356,22 @@ out:
 
 static long vma_compute_subtree_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-       unsigned long max, subtree_gap;
-       max = vma->vm_start;
-       if (vma->vm_prev)
-               max -= vma->vm_prev->vm_end;
+       unsigned long max, prev_end, subtree_gap;
+
+       /*
+        * Note: in the rare case of a VM_GROWSDOWN above a VM_GROWSUP, we
+        * allow two stack_guard_gaps between them here, and when choosing
+        * an unmapped area; whereas when expanding we only require one.
+        * That's a little inconsistent, but keeps the code here simpler.
+        */
+       max = vm_start_gap(vma);
+       if (vma->vm_prev) {
+               prev_end = vm_end_gap(vma->vm_prev);
+               if (max > prev_end)
+                       max -= prev_end;
+               else
+                       max = 0;
+       }
        if (vma->vm_rb.rb_left) {
                subtree_gap = rb_entry(vma->vm_rb.rb_left,
                                struct vm_area_struct, vm_rb)->rb_subtree_gap;
@@ -450,7 +464,7 @@ static void validate_mm(struct mm_struct *mm)
                        anon_vma_unlock_read(anon_vma);
                }
 
-               highest_address = vma->vm_end;
+               highest_address = vm_end_gap(vma);
                vma = vma->vm_next;
                i++;
        }
@@ -619,7 +633,7 @@ void __vma_link_rb(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
        if (vma->vm_next)
                vma_gap_update(vma->vm_next);
        else
-               mm->highest_vm_end = vma->vm_end;
+               mm->highest_vm_end = vm_end_gap(vma);
 
        /*
         * vma->vm_prev wasn't known when we followed the rbtree to find the
@@ -865,7 +879,7 @@ again:                      remove_next = 1 + (end > next->vm_end);
                        vma_gap_update(vma);
                if (end_changed) {
                        if (!next)
-                               mm->highest_vm_end = end;
+                               mm->highest_vm_end = vm_end_gap(vma);
                        else if (!adjust_next)
                                vma_gap_update(next);
                }
@@ -908,7 +922,7 @@ again:                      remove_next = 1 + (end > next->vm_end);
                else if (next)
                        vma_gap_update(next);
                else
-                       mm->highest_vm_end = end;
+                       VM_WARN_ON(mm->highest_vm_end != vm_end_gap(vma));
        }
        if (insert && file)
                uprobe_mmap(insert);
@@ -1731,7 +1745,7 @@ unsigned long unmapped_area(struct vm_unmapped_area_info *info)
 
        while (true) {
                /* Visit left subtree if it looks promising */
-               gap_end = vma->vm_start;
+               gap_end = vm_start_gap(vma);
                if (gap_end >= low_limit && vma->vm_rb.rb_left) {
                        struct vm_area_struct *left =
                                rb_entry(vma->vm_rb.rb_left,
@@ -1742,7 +1756,7 @@ unsigned long unmapped_area(struct vm_unmapped_area_info *info)
                        }
                }
 
-               gap_start = vma->vm_prev ? vma->vm_prev->vm_end : 0;
+               gap_start = vma->vm_prev ? vm_end_gap(vma->vm_prev) : 0;
 check_current:
                /* Check if current node has a suitable gap */
                if (gap_start > high_limit)
@@ -1769,8 +1783,8 @@ check_current:
                        vma = rb_entry(rb_parent(prev),
                                       struct vm_area_struct, vm_rb);
                        if (prev == vma->vm_rb.rb_left) {
-                               gap_start = vma->vm_prev->vm_end;
-                               gap_end = vma->vm_start;
+                               gap_start = vm_end_gap(vma->vm_prev);
+                               gap_end = vm_start_gap(vma);
                                goto check_current;
                        }
                }
@@ -1834,7 +1848,7 @@ unsigned long unmapped_area_topdown(struct vm_unmapped_area_info *info)
 
        while (true) {
                /* Visit right subtree if it looks promising */
-               gap_start = vma->vm_prev ? vma->vm_prev->vm_end : 0;
+               gap_start = vma->vm_prev ? vm_end_gap(vma->vm_prev) : 0;
                if (gap_start <= high_limit && vma->vm_rb.rb_right) {
                        struct vm_area_struct *right =
                                rb_entry(vma->vm_rb.rb_right,
@@ -1847,7 +1861,7 @@ unsigned long unmapped_area_topdown(struct vm_unmapped_area_info *info)
 
 check_current:
                /* Check if current node has a suitable gap */
-               gap_end = vma->vm_start;
+               gap_end = vm_start_gap(vma);
                if (gap_end < low_limit)
                        return -ENOMEM;
                if (gap_start <= high_limit && gap_end - gap_start >= length)
@@ -1873,7 +1887,7 @@ check_current:
                                       struct vm_area_struct, vm_rb);
                        if (prev == vma->vm_rb.rb_right) {
                                gap_start = vma->vm_prev ?
-                                       vma->vm_prev->vm_end : 0;
+                                       vm_end_gap(vma->vm_prev) : 0;
                                goto check_current;
                        }
                }
@@ -1911,7 +1925,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
                unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags)
 {
        struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
-       struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+       struct vm_area_struct *vma, *prev;
        struct vm_unmapped_area_info info;
 
        if (len > TASK_SIZE - mmap_min_addr)
@@ -1922,9 +1936,10 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
 
        if (addr) {
                addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr);
-               vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
+               vma = find_vma_prev(mm, addr, &prev);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr && addr >= mmap_min_addr &&
-                   (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                   (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)) &&
+                   (!prev || addr >= vm_end_gap(prev)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
@@ -1947,7 +1962,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0,
                          const unsigned long len, const unsigned long pgoff,
                          const unsigned long flags)
 {
-       struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+       struct vm_area_struct *vma, *prev;
        struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
        unsigned long addr = addr0;
        struct vm_unmapped_area_info info;
@@ -1962,9 +1977,10 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0,
        /* requesting a specific address */
        if (addr) {
                addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr);
-               vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
+               vma = find_vma_prev(mm, addr, &prev);
                if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr && addr >= mmap_min_addr &&
-                               (!vma || addr + len <= vma->vm_start))
+                               (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma)) &&
+                               (!prev || addr >= vm_end_gap(prev)))
                        return addr;
        }
 
@@ -2090,21 +2106,19 @@ find_vma_prev(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
  * update accounting. This is shared with both the
  * grow-up and grow-down cases.
  */
-static int acct_stack_growth(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long size, unsigned long grow)
+static int acct_stack_growth(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+                            unsigned long size, unsigned long grow)
 {
        struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
        struct rlimit *rlim = current->signal->rlim;
-       unsigned long new_start, actual_size;
+       unsigned long new_start;
 
        /* address space limit tests */
        if (!may_expand_vm(mm, grow))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        /* Stack limit test */
-       actual_size = size;
-       if (size && (vma->vm_flags & (VM_GROWSUP | VM_GROWSDOWN)))
-               actual_size -= PAGE_SIZE;
-       if (actual_size > READ_ONCE(rlim[RLIMIT_STACK].rlim_cur))
+       if (size > READ_ONCE(rlim[RLIMIT_STACK].rlim_cur))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        /* mlock limit tests */
@@ -2145,16 +2159,29 @@ static int acct_stack_growth(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long size, uns
  */
 int expand_upwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
 {
+       struct vm_area_struct *next;
+       unsigned long gap_addr;
        int error = 0;
 
        if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP))
                return -EFAULT;
 
        /* Guard against wrapping around to address 0. */
-       if (address < PAGE_ALIGN(address+4))
-               address = PAGE_ALIGN(address+4);
-       else
+       address &= PAGE_MASK;
+       address += PAGE_SIZE;
+       if (!address)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       /* Enforce stack_guard_gap */
+       gap_addr = address + stack_guard_gap;
+       if (gap_addr < address)
                return -ENOMEM;
+       next = vma->vm_next;
+       if (next && next->vm_start < gap_addr) {
+               if (!(next->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP))
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+               /* Check that both stack segments have the same anon_vma? */
+       }
 
        /* We must make sure the anon_vma is allocated. */
        if (unlikely(anon_vma_prepare(vma)))
@@ -2196,7 +2223,8 @@ int expand_upwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
                                if (vma->vm_next)
                                        vma_gap_update(vma->vm_next);
                                else
-                                       vma->vm_mm->highest_vm_end = address;
+                                       vma->vm_mm->highest_vm_end =
+                                                       vm_end_gap(vma);
                                spin_unlock(&vma->vm_mm->page_table_lock);
 
                                perf_event_mmap(vma);
@@ -2216,6 +2244,8 @@ int expand_upwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
 int expand_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
                                   unsigned long address)
 {
+       struct vm_area_struct *prev;
+       unsigned long gap_addr;
        int error;
 
        address &= PAGE_MASK;
@@ -2223,6 +2253,17 @@ int expand_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
        if (error)
                return error;
 
+       /* Enforce stack_guard_gap */
+       gap_addr = address - stack_guard_gap;
+       if (gap_addr > address)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       prev = vma->vm_prev;
+       if (prev && prev->vm_end > gap_addr) {
+               if (!(prev->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN))
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+               /* Check that both stack segments have the same anon_vma? */
+       }
+
        /* We must make sure the anon_vma is allocated. */
        if (unlikely(anon_vma_prepare(vma)))
                return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2274,28 +2315,25 @@ int expand_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
        return error;
 }
 
-/*
- * Note how expand_stack() refuses to expand the stack all the way to
- * abut the next virtual mapping, *unless* that mapping itself is also
- * a stack mapping. We want to leave room for a guard page, after all
- * (the guard page itself is not added here, that is done by the
- * actual page faulting logic)
- *
- * This matches the behavior of the guard page logic (see mm/memory.c:
- * check_stack_guard_page()), which only allows the guard page to be
- * removed under these circumstances.
- */
+/* enforced gap between the expanding stack and other mappings. */
+unsigned long stack_guard_gap = 256UL<<PAGE_SHIFT;
+
+static int __init cmdline_parse_stack_guard_gap(char *p)
+{
+       unsigned long val;
+       char *endptr;
+
+       val = simple_strtoul(p, &endptr, 10);
+       if (!*endptr)
+               stack_guard_gap = val << PAGE_SHIFT;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+__setup("stack_guard_gap=", cmdline_parse_stack_guard_gap);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACK_GROWSUP
 int expand_stack(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
 {
-       struct vm_area_struct *next;
-
-       address &= PAGE_MASK;
-       next = vma->vm_next;
-       if (next && next->vm_start == address + PAGE_SIZE) {
-               if (!(next->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP))
-                       return -ENOMEM;
-       }
        return expand_upwards(vma, address);
 }
 
@@ -2317,14 +2355,6 @@ find_extend_vma(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 #else
 int expand_stack(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address)
 {
-       struct vm_area_struct *prev;
-
-       address &= PAGE_MASK;
-       prev = vma->vm_prev;
-       if (prev && prev->vm_end == address) {
-               if (!(prev->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN))
-                       return -ENOMEM;
-       }
        return expand_downwards(vma, address);
 }
 
@@ -2422,7 +2452,7 @@ detach_vmas_to_be_unmapped(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
                vma->vm_prev = prev;
                vma_gap_update(vma);
        } else
-               mm->highest_vm_end = prev ? prev->vm_end : 0;
+               mm->highest_vm_end = prev ? vm_end_gap(prev) : 0;
        tail_vma->vm_next = NULL;
 
        /* Kill the cache */