When free_meta_offset is not zero, it is usually aligned on 4 bytes, because the size of preceding kasan_alloc_meta is aligned on 4 bytes. As a result, accesses to kasan_free_meta fields may be misaligned. Signed-off-by: Alexander Potapenko <glider@xxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/kasan/kasan.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mm/kasan/kasan.c b/mm/kasan/kasan.c index 6845f92..0379551 100644 --- a/mm/kasan/kasan.c +++ b/mm/kasan/kasan.c @@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ void kasan_cache_create(struct kmem_cache *cache, size_t *size, /* Add free meta. */ if (cache->flags & SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU || cache->ctor || cache->object_size < sizeof(struct kasan_free_meta)) { - cache->kasan_info.free_meta_offset = *size; + cache->kasan_info.free_meta_offset = + ALIGN(*size, sizeof(void *)); *size += sizeof(struct kasan_free_meta); } redzone_adjust = optimal_redzone(cache->object_size) - -- 2.8.0.rc3.226.g39d4020 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>