diff --git a/include/linux/key.h b/include/linux/key.h
index cef3b315ba7c2e..89069981521200 100644
--- a/include/linux/key.h
+++ b/include/linux/key.h
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ extern int key_unlink(struct key *keyring,
 
 extern struct key *keyring_alloc(const char *description, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
 				 const struct cred *cred,
+				 key_perm_t perm,
 				 unsigned long flags,
 				 struct key *dest);
 
diff --git a/security/keys/key.c b/security/keys/key.c
index 50d96d4e06f235..bebeca3a78e466 100644
--- a/security/keys/key.c
+++ b/security/keys/key.c
@@ -826,13 +826,13 @@ key_ref_t key_create_or_update(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
 	/* if the client doesn't provide, decide on the permissions we want */
 	if (perm == KEY_PERM_UNDEF) {
 		perm = KEY_POS_VIEW | KEY_POS_SEARCH | KEY_POS_LINK | KEY_POS_SETATTR;
-		perm |= KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_SEARCH | KEY_USR_LINK | KEY_USR_SETATTR;
+		perm |= KEY_USR_VIEW;
 
 		if (ktype->read)
-			perm |= KEY_POS_READ | KEY_USR_READ;
+			perm |= KEY_POS_READ;
 
 		if (ktype == &key_type_keyring || ktype->update)
-			perm |= KEY_USR_WRITE;
+			perm |= KEY_POS_WRITE;
 	}
 
 	/* allocate a new key */
diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index 81e7852d281d51..cf704a92083f2d 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -257,17 +257,14 @@ static long keyring_read(const struct key *keyring,
  * Allocate a keyring and link into the destination keyring.
  */
 struct key *keyring_alloc(const char *description, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
-			  const struct cred *cred, unsigned long flags,
-			  struct key *dest)
+			  const struct cred *cred, key_perm_t perm,
+			  unsigned long flags, struct key *dest)
 {
 	struct key *keyring;
 	int ret;
 
 	keyring = key_alloc(&key_type_keyring, description,
-			    uid, gid, cred,
-			    (KEY_POS_ALL & ~KEY_POS_SETATTR) | KEY_USR_ALL,
-			    flags);
-
+			    uid, gid, cred, perm, flags);
 	if (!IS_ERR(keyring)) {
 		ret = key_instantiate_and_link(keyring, NULL, 0, dest, NULL);
 		if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/security/keys/process_keys.c b/security/keys/process_keys.c
index 9de5dc59827645..b58d9389274047 100644
--- a/security/keys/process_keys.c
+++ b/security/keys/process_keys.c
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ int install_user_keyrings(void)
 	struct user_struct *user;
 	const struct cred *cred;
 	struct key *uid_keyring, *session_keyring;
+	key_perm_t user_keyring_perm;
 	char buf[20];
 	int ret;
 
+	user_keyring_perm = (KEY_POS_ALL & ~KEY_POS_SETATTR) | KEY_USR_ALL;
 	cred = current_cred();
 	user = cred->user;
 
@@ -72,8 +74,8 @@ int install_user_keyrings(void)
 		uid_keyring = find_keyring_by_name(buf, true);
 		if (IS_ERR(uid_keyring)) {
 			uid_keyring = keyring_alloc(buf, user->uid, (gid_t) -1,
-						    cred, KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA,
-						    NULL);
+						    cred, user_keyring_perm,
+						    KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA, NULL);
 			if (IS_ERR(uid_keyring)) {
 				ret = PTR_ERR(uid_keyring);
 				goto error;
@@ -88,7 +90,8 @@ int install_user_keyrings(void)
 		if (IS_ERR(session_keyring)) {
 			session_keyring =
 				keyring_alloc(buf, user->uid, (gid_t) -1,
-					      cred, KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA, NULL);
+					      cred, user_keyring_perm,
+					      KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA, NULL);
 			if (IS_ERR(session_keyring)) {
 				ret = PTR_ERR(session_keyring);
 				goto error_release;
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ int install_thread_keyring_to_cred(struct cred *new)
 	struct key *keyring;
 
 	keyring = keyring_alloc("_tid", new->uid, new->gid, new,
+				KEY_POS_ALL | KEY_USR_VIEW,
 				KEY_ALLOC_QUOTA_OVERRUN, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(keyring))
 		return PTR_ERR(keyring);
@@ -173,8 +177,9 @@ int install_process_keyring_to_cred(struct cred *new)
 	if (new->process_keyring)
 		return -EEXIST;
 
-	keyring = keyring_alloc("_pid", new->uid, new->gid,
-				new, KEY_ALLOC_QUOTA_OVERRUN, NULL);
+	keyring = keyring_alloc("_pid", new->uid, new->gid, new,
+				KEY_POS_ALL | KEY_USR_VIEW,
+				KEY_ALLOC_QUOTA_OVERRUN, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(keyring))
 		return PTR_ERR(keyring);
 
@@ -223,8 +228,9 @@ int install_session_keyring_to_cred(struct cred *cred, struct key *keyring)
 		if (cred->session_keyring)
 			flags = KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA;
 
-		keyring = keyring_alloc("_ses", cred->uid, cred->gid,
-					cred, flags, NULL);
+		keyring = keyring_alloc("_ses", cred->uid, cred->gid, cred,
+					KEY_POS_ALL | KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_READ,
+					flags, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(keyring))
 			return PTR_ERR(keyring);
 	} else {
@@ -773,8 +779,10 @@ long join_session_keyring(const char *name)
 	keyring = find_keyring_by_name(name, false);
 	if (PTR_ERR(keyring) == -ENOKEY) {
 		/* not found - try and create a new one */
-		keyring = keyring_alloc(name, old->uid, old->gid, old,
-					KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA, NULL);
+		keyring = keyring_alloc(
+			name, old->uid, old->gid, old,
+			KEY_POS_ALL | KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_READ | KEY_USR_LINK,
+			KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(keyring)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(keyring);
 			goto error2;
diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index 275c4f9e4b8c03..0ae3a2202771a0 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ static int call_sbin_request_key(struct key_construction *cons,
 
 	cred = get_current_cred();
 	keyring = keyring_alloc(desc, cred->fsuid, cred->fsgid, cred,
+				KEY_POS_ALL | KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_READ,
 				KEY_ALLOC_QUOTA_OVERRUN, NULL);
 	put_cred(cred);
 	if (IS_ERR(keyring)) {
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ static int construct_alloc_key(struct key_type *type,
 	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
 	unsigned long prealloc;
 	struct key *key;
+	key_perm_t perm;
 	key_ref_t key_ref;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -355,8 +357,15 @@ static int construct_alloc_key(struct key_type *type,
 	*_key = NULL;
 	mutex_lock(&user->cons_lock);
 
+	perm = KEY_POS_VIEW | KEY_POS_SEARCH | KEY_POS_LINK | KEY_POS_SETATTR;
+	perm |= KEY_USR_VIEW;
+	if (type->read)
+		perm |= KEY_POS_READ;
+	if (type == &key_type_keyring || type->update)
+		perm |= KEY_POS_WRITE;
+
 	key = key_alloc(type, description, cred->fsuid, cred->fsgid, cred,
-			KEY_POS_ALL, flags);
+			perm, flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(key))
 		goto alloc_failed;