diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/.gitignore
index 7b9dc2426f18..8a536c731e3c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+anon_cow
 hugepage-mmap
 hugepage-mremap
 hugepage-shm
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
index 4ae879f70f4c..bc759534ec28 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS += --no-builtin-rules
 
 CFLAGS = -Wall -I ../../../../usr/include $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 LDLIBS = -lrt -lpthread
-TEST_GEN_FILES = compaction_test
+TEST_GEN_FILES = anon_cow
+TEST_GEN_FILES += compaction_test
 TEST_GEN_FILES += gup_test
 TEST_GEN_FILES += hmm-tests
 TEST_GEN_FILES += hugetlb-madvise
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ TEST_FILES += va_128TBswitch.sh
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
+$(OUTPUT)/anon_cow: vm_util.c
 $(OUTPUT)/madv_populate: vm_util.c
 $(OUTPUT)/soft-dirty: vm_util.c
 $(OUTPUT)/split_huge_page_test: vm_util.c
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/anon_cow.c b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/anon_cow.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9d2b15c829e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/anon_cow.c
@@ -0,0 +1,401 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * COW (Copy On Write) tests for anonymous memory.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2022, Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Author(s): David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include "../kselftest.h"
+#include "vm_util.h"
+
+static size_t pagesize;
+static int pagemap_fd;
+
+struct comm_pipes {
+	int child_ready[2];
+	int parent_ready[2];
+};
+
+static int setup_comm_pipes(struct comm_pipes *comm_pipes)
+{
+	if (pipe(comm_pipes->child_ready) < 0)
+		return -errno;
+	if (pipe(comm_pipes->parent_ready) < 0) {
+		close(comm_pipes->child_ready[0]);
+		close(comm_pipes->child_ready[1]);
+		return -errno;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void close_comm_pipes(struct comm_pipes *comm_pipes)
+{
+	close(comm_pipes->child_ready[0]);
+	close(comm_pipes->child_ready[1]);
+	close(comm_pipes->parent_ready[0]);
+	close(comm_pipes->parent_ready[1]);
+}
+
+static int child_memcmp_fn(char *mem, size_t size,
+			   struct comm_pipes *comm_pipes)
+{
+	char *old = malloc(size);
+	char buf;
+
+	/* Backup the original content. */
+	memcpy(old, mem, size);
+
+	/* Wait until the parent modified the page. */
+	write(comm_pipes->child_ready[1], "0", 1);
+	while (read(comm_pipes->parent_ready[0], &buf, 1) != 1)
+		;
+
+	/* See if we still read the old values. */
+	return memcmp(old, mem, size);
+}
+
+static int child_vmsplice_memcmp_fn(char *mem, size_t size,
+				    struct comm_pipes *comm_pipes)
+{
+	struct iovec iov = {
+		.iov_base = mem,
+		.iov_len = size,
+	};
+	size_t cur, total, transferred;
+	char *old, *new;
+	int fds[2];
+	char buf;
+
+	old = malloc(size);
+	new = malloc(size);
+
+	/* Backup the original content. */
+	memcpy(old, mem, size);
+
+	if (pipe(fds) < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	/* Trigger a read-only pin. */
+	transferred = vmsplice(fds[1], &iov, 1, 0);
+	if (transferred < 0)
+		return -errno;
+	if (transferred == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Unmap it from our page tables. */
+	if (munmap(mem, size) < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	/* Wait until the parent modified it. */
+	write(comm_pipes->child_ready[1], "0", 1);
+	while (read(comm_pipes->parent_ready[0], &buf, 1) != 1)
+		;
+
+	/* See if we still read the old values via the pipe. */
+	for (total = 0; total < transferred; total += cur) {
+		cur = read(fds[0], new + total, transferred - total);
+		if (cur < 0)
+			return -errno;
+	}
+
+	return memcmp(old, new, transferred);
+}
+
+typedef int (*child_fn)(char *mem, size_t size, struct comm_pipes *comm_pipes);
+
+static void do_test_cow_in_parent(char *mem, size_t size, child_fn fn)
+{
+	struct comm_pipes comm_pipes;
+	char buf;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = setup_comm_pipes(&comm_pipes);
+	if (ret) {
+		ksft_test_result_fail("pipe() failed\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ret = fork();
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ksft_test_result_fail("fork() failed\n");
+		goto close_comm_pipes;
+	} else if (!ret) {
+		exit(fn(mem, size, &comm_pipes));
+	}
+
+	while (read(comm_pipes.child_ready[0], &buf, 1) != 1)
+		;
+	/* Modify the page. */
+	memset(mem, 0xff, size);
+	write(comm_pipes.parent_ready[1], "0", 1);
+
+	wait(&ret);
+	if (WIFEXITED(ret))
+		ret = WEXITSTATUS(ret);
+	else
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	ksft_test_result(!ret, "No leak from parent into child\n");
+close_comm_pipes:
+	close_comm_pipes(&comm_pipes);
+}
+
+static void test_cow_in_parent(char *mem, size_t size)
+{
+	do_test_cow_in_parent(mem, size, child_memcmp_fn);
+}
+
+static void test_vmsplice_in_child(char *mem, size_t size)
+{
+	do_test_cow_in_parent(mem, size, child_vmsplice_memcmp_fn);
+}
+
+static void do_test_vmsplice_in_parent(char *mem, size_t size,
+				       bool before_fork)
+{
+	struct iovec iov = {
+		.iov_base = mem,
+		.iov_len = size,
+	};
+	size_t cur, total, transferred;
+	struct comm_pipes comm_pipes;
+	char *old, *new;
+	int ret, fds[2];
+	char buf;
+
+	old = malloc(size);
+	new = malloc(size);
+
+	memcpy(old, mem, size);
+
+	ret = setup_comm_pipes(&comm_pipes);
+	if (ret) {
+		ksft_test_result_fail("pipe() failed\n");
+		goto free;
+	}
+
+	if (pipe(fds) < 0) {
+		ksft_test_result_fail("pipe() failed\n");
+		goto close_comm_pipes;
+	}
+
+	if (before_fork) {
+		transferred = vmsplice(fds[1], &iov, 1, 0);
+		if (transferred <= 0) {
+			ksft_test_result_fail("vmsplice() failed\n");
+			goto close_pipe;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = fork();
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ksft_test_result_fail("fork() failed\n");
+		goto close_pipe;
+	} else if (!ret) {
+		write(comm_pipes.child_ready[1], "0", 1);
+		while (read(comm_pipes.parent_ready[0], &buf, 1) != 1)
+			;
+		/* Modify page content in the child. */
+		memset(mem, 0xff, size);
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	if (!before_fork) {
+		transferred = vmsplice(fds[1], &iov, 1, 0);
+		if (transferred <= 0) {
+			ksft_test_result_fail("vmsplice() failed\n");
+			wait(&ret);
+			goto close_pipe;
+		}
+	}
+
+	while (read(comm_pipes.child_ready[0], &buf, 1) != 1)
+		;
+	if (munmap(mem, size) < 0) {
+		ksft_test_result_fail("munmap() failed\n");
+		goto close_pipe;
+	}
+	write(comm_pipes.parent_ready[1], "0", 1);
+
+	/* Wait until the child is done writing. */
+	wait(&ret);
+	if (!WIFEXITED(ret)) {
+		ksft_test_result_fail("wait() failed\n");
+		goto close_pipe;
+	}
+
+	/* See if we still read the old values. */
+	for (total = 0; total < transferred; total += cur) {
+		cur = read(fds[0], new + total, transferred - total);
+		if (cur < 0) {
+			ksft_test_result_fail("read() failed\n");
+			goto close_pipe;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ksft_test_result(!memcmp(old, new, transferred),
+			 "No leak from child into parent\n");
+close_pipe:
+	close(fds[0]);
+	close(fds[1]);
+close_comm_pipes:
+	close_comm_pipes(&comm_pipes);
+free:
+	free(old);
+	free(new);
+}
+
+static void test_vmsplice_before_fork(char *mem, size_t size)
+{
+	do_test_vmsplice_in_parent(mem, size, true);
+}
+
+static void test_vmsplice_after_fork(char *mem, size_t size)
+{
+	do_test_vmsplice_in_parent(mem, size, false);
+}
+
+typedef void (*test_fn)(char *mem, size_t size);
+
+static void do_run_with_base_page(test_fn fn, bool swapout)
+{
+	char *mem;
+	int ret;
+
+	mem = mmap(NULL, pagesize, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+		   MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
+	if (mem == MAP_FAILED) {
+		ksft_test_result_fail("mmap() failed\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ret = madvise(mem, pagesize, MADV_NOHUGEPAGE);
+	/* Ignore if not around on a kernel. */
+	if (ret && errno != EINVAL) {
+		ksft_test_result_fail("MADV_NOHUGEPAGE failed\n");
+		goto munmap;
+	}
+
+	/* Populate a base page. */
+	memset(mem, 0, pagesize);
+
+	if (swapout) {
+		madvise(mem, pagesize, MADV_PAGEOUT);
+		if (!pagemap_is_swapped(pagemap_fd, mem)) {
+			ksft_test_result_skip("MADV_PAGEOUT did not work, is swap enabled?\n");
+			goto munmap;
+		}
+	}
+
+	fn(mem, pagesize);
+munmap:
+	munmap(mem, pagesize);
+}
+
+static void run_with_base_page(test_fn fn, const char *desc)
+{
+	ksft_print_msg("[RUN] %s ... with base page\n", desc);
+	do_run_with_base_page(fn, false);
+}
+
+static void run_with_base_page_swap(test_fn fn, const char *desc)
+{
+	ksft_print_msg("[RUN] %s ... with swapped out base page\n", desc);
+	do_run_with_base_page(fn, true);
+}
+
+struct test_case {
+	const char *desc;
+	test_fn fn;
+};
+
+static const struct test_case test_cases[] = {
+	/*
+	 * Basic COW tests for fork() without any GUP. If we miss to break COW,
+	 * either the child can observe modifications by the parent or the
+	 * other way around.
+	 */
+	{
+		"Basic COW after fork()",
+		test_cow_in_parent,
+	},
+	/*
+	 * vmsplice() [R/O GUP] + unmap in the child; modify in the parent. If
+	 * we miss to break COW, the child observes modifications by the parent.
+	 * This is CVE-2020-29374 reported by Jann Horn.
+	 */
+	{
+		"vmsplice() + unmap in child",
+		test_vmsplice_in_child
+	},
+	/*
+	 * vmsplice() [R/O GUP] in parent before fork(), unmap in parent after
+	 * fork(); modify in the child. If we miss to break COW, the parent
+	 * observes modifications by the child.
+	 */
+	{
+		"vmsplice() before fork(), unmap in parent after fork()",
+		test_vmsplice_before_fork,
+	},
+	/*
+	 * vmsplice() [R/O GUP] + unmap in parent after fork(); modify in the
+	 * child. If we miss to break COW, the parent observes modifications by
+	 * the child.
+	 */
+	{
+		"vmsplice() + unmap in parent after fork()",
+		test_vmsplice_after_fork,
+	},
+};
+
+static void run_test_case(struct test_case const *test_case)
+{
+	run_with_base_page(test_case->fn, test_case->desc);
+	run_with_base_page_swap(test_case->fn, test_case->desc);
+}
+
+static void run_test_cases(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(test_cases); i++)
+		run_test_case(&test_cases[i]);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int nr_test_cases = ARRAY_SIZE(test_cases);
+	int err;
+
+	pagesize = getpagesize();
+
+	ksft_print_header();
+	ksft_set_plan(nr_test_cases * 2);
+
+	pagemap_fd = open("/proc/self/pagemap", O_RDONLY);
+	if (pagemap_fd < 0)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("opening pagemap failed\n");
+
+	run_test_cases();
+
+	err = ksft_get_fail_cnt();
+	if (err)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("%d out of %d tests failed\n",
+				   err, ksft_test_num());
+	return ksft_exit_pass();
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/run_vmtests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/run_vmtests.sh
index e780e76c26b8..af59380bc254 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/run_vmtests.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/run_vmtests.sh
@@ -197,4 +197,7 @@ fi
 
 run_test ./soft-dirty
 
+# COW tests for anonymous memory
+run_test ./anon_cow
+
 exit $exitcode
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/vm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/vm_util.c
index b58ab11a7a30..6456027e1985 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/vm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/vm_util.c
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ bool pagemap_is_softdirty(int fd, char *start)
 	return entry & 0x0080000000000000ull;
 }
 
+bool pagemap_is_swapped(int fd, char *start)
+{
+	uint64_t entry = pagemap_get_entry(fd, start);
+
+	return entry & 0x4000000000000000ull;
+}
+
 void clear_softdirty(void)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/vm_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/vm_util.h
index 2e512bd57ae1..bb8ec8d69623 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/vm_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/vm_util.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 uint64_t pagemap_get_entry(int fd, char *start);
 bool pagemap_is_softdirty(int fd, char *start);
+bool pagemap_is_swapped(int fd, char *start);
 void clear_softdirty(void);
 uint64_t read_pmd_pagesize(void);
 uint64_t check_huge(void *addr);
