diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index 5e63c459dc61..309d24118f9a 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -1160,6 +1160,24 @@ static ssize_t clear_refs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 					count = -EINTR;
 					goto out_mm;
 				}
+				/*
+				 * Avoid to modify vma->vm_flags
+				 * without locked ops while the
+				 * coredump reads the vm_flags.
+				 */
+				if (!mmget_still_valid(mm)) {
+					/*
+					 * Silently return "count"
+					 * like if get_task_mm()
+					 * failed. FIXME: should this
+					 * function have returned
+					 * -ESRCH if get_task_mm()
+					 * failed like if
+					 * get_proc_task() fails?
+					 */
+					up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+					goto out_mm;
+				}
 				for (vma = mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) {
 					vma->vm_flags &= ~VM_SOFTDIRTY;
 					vma_set_page_prot(vma);
diff --git a/fs/userfaultfd.c b/fs/userfaultfd.c
index 5f10052d2671..7a908d683258 100644
--- a/fs/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/fs/userfaultfd.c
@@ -627,6 +627,8 @@ static void userfaultfd_event_wait_completion(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 
 		/* the various vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx still points to it */
 		down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+		/* no task can run (and in turn coredump) yet */
+		VM_WARN_ON(!mmget_still_valid(mm));
 		for (vma = mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next)
 			if (vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx.ctx == release_new_ctx) {
 				vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx = NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX;
@@ -867,6 +869,8 @@ static int userfaultfd_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	 * taking the mmap_sem for writing.
 	 */
 	down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+	if (!mmget_still_valid(mm))
+		goto skip_mm;
 	prev = NULL;
 	for (vma = mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) {
 		cond_resched();
@@ -889,6 +893,7 @@ static int userfaultfd_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		vma->vm_flags = new_flags;
 		vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx = NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX;
 	}
+skip_mm:
 	up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
 	mmput(mm);
 wakeup:
@@ -1327,6 +1332,8 @@ static int userfaultfd_register(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 		goto out;
 
 	down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+	if (!mmget_still_valid(mm))
+		goto out_unlock;
 	vma = find_vma_prev(mm, start, &prev);
 	if (!vma)
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -1514,6 +1521,8 @@ static int userfaultfd_unregister(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 		goto out;
 
 	down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+	if (!mmget_still_valid(mm))
+		goto out_unlock;
 	vma = find_vma_prev(mm, start, &prev);
 	if (!vma)
 		goto out_unlock;
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/mm.h b/include/linux/sched/mm.h
index 3d49b91b674d..ef4ae0a545fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/mm.h
@@ -57,6 +57,27 @@ static inline void mmdrop_async(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * This has to be called after a get_task_mm()/mmget_not_zero()
+ * followed by taking the mmap_sem for writing before modifying the
+ * vmas or anything the coredump pretends not to change from under it.
+ *
+ * NOTE: find_extend_vma() called from GUP context is the only place
+ * that can modify the "mm" (notably the vm_start/end) under mmap_sem
+ * for reading and outside the context of the process, so it is also
+ * the only case that holds the mmap_sem for reading that must call
+ * this function. Generally if the mmap_sem is hold for reading
+ * there's no need of this check after get_task_mm()/mmget_not_zero().
+ *
+ * This function can be obsoleted and the check can be removed, after
+ * the coredump code will hold the mmap_sem for writing before
+ * invoking the ->core_dump methods.
+ */
+static inline bool mmget_still_valid(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+	return likely(!mm->core_state);
+}
+
 /**
  * mmget() - Pin the address space associated with a &struct mm_struct.
  * @mm: The address space to pin.
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 00dab291e61d..59fd53b41c9c 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/pkeys.h>
 #include <linux/oom.h>
+#include <linux/sched/mm.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
@@ -2448,7 +2449,8 @@ find_extend_vma(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 	vma = find_vma_prev(mm, addr, &prev);
 	if (vma && (vma->vm_start <= addr))
 		return vma;
-	if (!prev || expand_stack(prev, addr))
+	/* don't alter vm_end if the coredump is running */
+	if (!prev || !mmget_still_valid(mm) || expand_stack(prev, addr))
 		return NULL;
 	if (prev->vm_flags & VM_LOCKED)
 		populate_vma_page_range(prev, addr, prev->vm_end, NULL);
@@ -2474,6 +2476,9 @@ find_extend_vma(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 		return vma;
 	if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN))
 		return NULL;
+	/* don't alter vm_start if the coredump is running */
+	if (!mmget_still_valid(mm))
+		return NULL;
 	start = vma->vm_start;
 	if (expand_stack(vma, addr))
 		return NULL;