diff --git a/Kernel/Memory/AddressSpace.cpp b/Kernel/Memory/AddressSpace.cpp
index ea47ee91a37..abd33bfa4d6 100644
--- a/Kernel/Memory/AddressSpace.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Memory/AddressSpace.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ ErrorOr<Region*> AddressSpace::try_allocate_split_region(Region const& source_re
     size_t page_offset_in_source_region = (offset_in_vmobject - source_region.offset_in_vmobject()) / PAGE_SIZE;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < region->page_count(); ++i) {
         if (source_region.should_cow(page_offset_in_source_region + i))
-            region->set_should_cow(i, true);
+            TRY(region->set_should_cow(i, true));
     }
     return region;
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.cpp b/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.cpp
index a55d0225c30..1625c677e87 100644
--- a/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.cpp
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<VMObject>> AnonymousVMObject::try_clone()
     // to cow all pages as needed
     auto new_shared_committed_cow_pages = TRY(adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) SharedCommittedCowPages(move(committed_pages))));
     auto new_physical_pages = TRY(this->try_clone_physical_pages());
-    auto clone = TRY(adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) AnonymousVMObject(*this, *new_shared_committed_cow_pages, move(new_physical_pages))));
-
-    m_shared_committed_cow_pages = move(new_shared_committed_cow_pages);
+    auto clone = TRY(try_create_with_shared_cow(*this, *new_shared_committed_cow_pages, move(new_physical_pages)));
 
     // Both original and clone become COW. So create a COW map for ourselves
     // or reset all pages to be copied again if we were previously cloned
-    ensure_or_reset_cow_map();
+    TRY(ensure_or_reset_cow_map());
+
+    m_shared_committed_cow_pages = move(new_shared_committed_cow_pages);
 
     if (m_unused_committed_pages.has_value() && !m_unused_committed_pages->is_empty()) {
         // The parent vmobject didn't use up all committed pages. When
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<AnonymousVMObject>> AnonymousVMObject::try_create_for_phys
     return adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) AnonymousVMObject(paddr, move(new_physical_pages)));
 }
 
+ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<AnonymousVMObject>> AnonymousVMObject::try_create_with_shared_cow(AnonymousVMObject const& other, NonnullRefPtr<SharedCommittedCowPages> shared_committed_cow_pages, FixedArray<RefPtr<PhysicalPage>>&& new_physical_pages)
+{
+    auto vmobject = TRY(adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) AnonymousVMObject(other, move(shared_committed_cow_pages), move(new_physical_pages))));
+
+    TRY(vmobject->ensure_cow_map());
+
+    return vmobject;
+}
+
 AnonymousVMObject::AnonymousVMObject(FixedArray<RefPtr<PhysicalPage>>&& new_physical_pages, AllocationStrategy strategy, Optional<CommittedPhysicalPageSet> committed_pages)
     : VMObject(move(new_physical_pages))
     , m_unused_committed_pages(move(committed_pages))
@@ -155,7 +164,6 @@ AnonymousVMObject::AnonymousVMObject(AnonymousVMObject const& other, NonnullRefP
     , m_shared_committed_cow_pages(move(shared_committed_cow_pages))
     , m_purgeable(other.m_purgeable)
 {
-    ensure_cow_map();
 }
 
 AnonymousVMObject::~AnonymousVMObject()
@@ -250,19 +258,20 @@ NonnullRefPtr<PhysicalPage> AnonymousVMObject::allocate_committed_page(Badge<Reg
     return m_unused_committed_pages->take_one();
 }
 
-Bitmap& AnonymousVMObject::ensure_cow_map()
+ErrorOr<void> AnonymousVMObject::ensure_cow_map()
 {
     if (m_cow_map.is_null())
-        m_cow_map = Bitmap::try_create(page_count(), true).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
-    return m_cow_map;
+        m_cow_map = TRY(Bitmap::try_create(page_count(), true));
+    return {};
 }
 
-void AnonymousVMObject::ensure_or_reset_cow_map()
+ErrorOr<void> AnonymousVMObject::ensure_or_reset_cow_map()
 {
     if (m_cow_map.is_null())
-        ensure_cow_map();
+        TRY(ensure_cow_map());
     else
         m_cow_map.fill(true);
+    return {};
 }
 
 bool AnonymousVMObject::should_cow(size_t page_index, bool is_shared) const
@@ -275,9 +284,11 @@ bool AnonymousVMObject::should_cow(size_t page_index, bool is_shared) const
     return !m_cow_map.is_null() && m_cow_map.get(page_index);
 }
 
-void AnonymousVMObject::set_should_cow(size_t page_index, bool cow)
+ErrorOr<void> AnonymousVMObject::set_should_cow(size_t page_index, bool cow)
 {
-    ensure_cow_map().set(page_index, cow);
+    TRY(ensure_cow_map());
+    m_cow_map.set(page_index, cow);
+    return {};
 }
 
 size_t AnonymousVMObject::cow_pages() const
@@ -307,7 +318,7 @@ PageFaultResponse AnonymousVMObject::handle_cow_fault(size_t page_index, Virtual
 
     if (page_slot->ref_count() == 1) {
         dbgln_if(PAGE_FAULT_DEBUG, "    >> It's a COW page but nobody is sharing it anymore. Remap r/w");
-        set_should_cow(page_index, false);
+        MUST(set_should_cow(page_index, false)); // If we received a COW fault, we already have a cow map allocated, so this is infallible
 
         if (m_shared_committed_cow_pages) {
             m_shared_committed_cow_pages->uncommit_one();
@@ -350,7 +361,7 @@ PageFaultResponse AnonymousVMObject::handle_cow_fault(size_t page_index, Virtual
         MM.unquickmap_page();
     }
     page_slot = move(page);
-    set_should_cow(page_index, false);
+    MUST(set_should_cow(page_index, false)); // If we received a COW fault, we already have a cow map allocated, so this is infallible
     return PageFaultResponse::Continue;
 }
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.h b/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.h
index dead6cbef0e..c940333c270 100644
--- a/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.h
+++ b/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
     PageFaultResponse handle_cow_fault(size_t, VirtualAddress);
     size_t cow_pages() const;
     bool should_cow(size_t page_index, bool) const;
-    void set_should_cow(size_t page_index, bool);
+    ErrorOr<void> set_should_cow(size_t page_index, bool);
 
     bool is_purgeable() const { return m_purgeable; }
     bool is_volatile() const { return m_volatile; }
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public:
 private:
     class SharedCommittedCowPages;
 
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<AnonymousVMObject>> try_create_with_shared_cow(AnonymousVMObject const&, NonnullRefPtr<SharedCommittedCowPages>, FixedArray<RefPtr<PhysicalPage>>&&);
+
     explicit AnonymousVMObject(FixedArray<RefPtr<PhysicalPage>>&&, AllocationStrategy, Optional<CommittedPhysicalPageSet>);
     explicit AnonymousVMObject(PhysicalAddress, FixedArray<RefPtr<PhysicalPage>>&&);
     explicit AnonymousVMObject(FixedArray<RefPtr<PhysicalPage>>&&);
@@ -54,8 +56,8 @@ private:
 
     virtual bool is_anonymous() const override { return true; }
 
-    Bitmap& ensure_cow_map();
-    void ensure_or_reset_cow_map();
+    ErrorOr<void> ensure_cow_map();
+    ErrorOr<void> ensure_or_reset_cow_map();
 
     Optional<CommittedPhysicalPageSet> m_unused_committed_pages;
     Bitmap m_cow_map;
diff --git a/Kernel/Memory/Region.cpp b/Kernel/Memory/Region.cpp
index f6e56730ed0..84790f3e313 100644
--- a/Kernel/Memory/Region.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Memory/Region.cpp
@@ -178,11 +178,12 @@ bool Region::should_cow(size_t page_index) const
     return static_cast<AnonymousVMObject const&>(vmobject()).should_cow(first_page_index() + page_index, m_shared);
 }
 
-void Region::set_should_cow(size_t page_index, bool cow)
+ErrorOr<void> Region::set_should_cow(size_t page_index, bool cow)
 {
     VERIFY(!m_shared);
     if (vmobject().is_anonymous())
-        static_cast<AnonymousVMObject&>(vmobject()).set_should_cow(first_page_index() + page_index, cow);
+        TRY(static_cast<AnonymousVMObject&>(vmobject()).set_should_cow(first_page_index() + page_index, cow));
+    return {};
 }
 
 bool Region::map_individual_page_impl(size_t page_index)
diff --git a/Kernel/Memory/Region.h b/Kernel/Memory/Region.h
index e977eecc8ba..54380fe7ed7 100644
--- a/Kernel/Memory/Region.h
+++ b/Kernel/Memory/Region.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] size_t amount_dirty() const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] bool should_cow(size_t page_index) const;
-    void set_should_cow(size_t page_index, bool);
+    ErrorOr<void> set_should_cow(size_t page_index, bool);
 
     [[nodiscard]] size_t cow_pages() const;