diff --git a/include/linux/key.h b/include/linux/key.h
index b2752c35f42c..994d52f00c13 100644
--- a/include/linux/key.h
+++ b/include/linux/key.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct key {
 #define KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE	5	/* set if key is negative */
 #define KEY_FLAG_ROOT_CAN_CLEAR	6	/* set if key can be cleared by root without permission */
 #define KEY_FLAG_INVALIDATED	7	/* set if key has been invalidated */
+#define KEY_FLAG_UID_KEYRING	11	/* set if key is a user or user session keyring */
 
 	/* the description string
 	 * - this is used to match a key against search criteria
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ extern struct key *key_alloc(struct key_type *type,
 #define KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA	0x0000	/* add to quota, reject if would overrun */
 #define KEY_ALLOC_QUOTA_OVERRUN	0x0001	/* add to quota, permit even if overrun */
 #define KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA	0x0002	/* not in quota */
+#define KEY_ALLOC_UID_KEYRING	0x0010	/* allocating a user or user session keyring */
 
 extern void key_revoke(struct key *key);
 extern void key_invalidate(struct key *key);
diff --git a/security/keys/internal.h b/security/keys/internal.h
index d4f1468b9b50..ce6d4634a840 100644
--- a/security/keys/internal.h
+++ b/security/keys/internal.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ extern key_ref_t search_process_keyrings(struct key_type *type,
 					 key_match_func_t match,
 					 const struct cred *cred);
 
-extern struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, bool skip_perm_check);
+extern struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, bool uid_keyring);
 
 extern int install_user_keyrings(void);
 extern int install_thread_keyring_to_cred(struct cred *);
diff --git a/security/keys/key.c b/security/keys/key.c
index 6373ff18b8ea..248c2e731375 100644
--- a/security/keys/key.c
+++ b/security/keys/key.c
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ struct key *key_alloc(struct key_type *type, const char *desc,
 
 	if (!(flags & KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA))
 		key->flags |= 1 << KEY_FLAG_IN_QUOTA;
+	if (flags & KEY_ALLOC_UID_KEYRING)
+		key->flags |= 1 << KEY_FLAG_UID_KEYRING;
 
 	memset(&key->type_data, 0, sizeof(key->type_data));
 
diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index e7d2d72204c0..604091c9c57d 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -583,15 +583,15 @@ found:
 /*
  * Find a keyring with the specified name.
  *
- * All named keyrings in the current user namespace are searched, provided they
- * grant Search permission directly to the caller (unless this check is
- * skipped).  Keyrings whose usage points have reached zero or who have been
- * revoked are skipped.
+ * Only keyrings that have nonzero refcount, are not revoked, and are owned by a
+ * user in the current user namespace are considered.  If @uid_keyring is %true,
+ * the keyring additionally must have been allocated as a user or user session
+ * keyring; otherwise, it must grant Search permission directly to the caller.
  *
  * Returns a pointer to the keyring with the keyring's refcount having being
  * incremented on success.  -ENOKEY is returned if a key could not be found.
  */
-struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, bool skip_perm_check)
+struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, bool uid_keyring)
 {
 	struct key *keyring;
 	int bucket;
@@ -619,10 +619,15 @@ struct key *find_keyring_by_name(const char *name, bool skip_perm_check)
 			if (strcmp(keyring->description, name) != 0)
 				continue;
 
-			if (!skip_perm_check &&
-			    key_permission(make_key_ref(keyring, 0),
-					   KEY_SEARCH) < 0)
-				continue;
+			if (uid_keyring) {
+				if (!test_bit(KEY_FLAG_UID_KEYRING,
+					      &keyring->flags))
+					continue;
+			} else {
+				if (key_permission(make_key_ref(keyring, 0),
+						   KEY_SEARCH) < 0)
+					continue;
+			}
 
 			/* we've got a match but we might end up racing with
 			 * key_cleanup() if the keyring is currently 'dead'
diff --git a/security/keys/process_keys.c b/security/keys/process_keys.c
index 7a5abb2b9d56..1c963ff89681 100644
--- a/security/keys/process_keys.c
+++ b/security/keys/process_keys.c
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ int install_user_keyrings(void)
 		if (IS_ERR(uid_keyring)) {
 			uid_keyring = keyring_alloc(buf, user->uid, INVALID_GID,
 						    cred, user_keyring_perm,
-						    KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA, NULL);
+						    KEY_ALLOC_UID_KEYRING |
+							KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA,
+						    NULL);
 			if (IS_ERR(uid_keyring)) {
 				ret = PTR_ERR(uid_keyring);
 				goto error;
@@ -92,7 +94,9 @@ int install_user_keyrings(void)
 			session_keyring =
 				keyring_alloc(buf, user->uid, INVALID_GID,
 					      cred, user_keyring_perm,
-					      KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA, NULL);
+					      KEY_ALLOC_UID_KEYRING |
+						  KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA,
+					      NULL);
 			if (IS_ERR(session_keyring)) {
 				ret = PTR_ERR(session_keyring);
 				goto error_release;