In access_process_vm() we need to check that we have found the right vma, not the following vma, before we try to access it. Otherwise we might call the vma's access routine with an address which does not fall inside the vma. Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/memory.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c index 5823698..7e6f17b 100644 --- a/mm/memory.c +++ b/mm/memory.c @@ -3619,7 +3619,7 @@ int access_process_vm(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long addr, void *buf, in */ #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT vma = find_vma(mm, addr); - if (!vma) + if (!vma || vma->vm_start > addr) break; if (vma->vm_ops && vma->vm_ops->access) ret = vma->vm_ops->access(vma, addr, buf, -- 1.7.1 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>