diff --git a/Documentation/keys.txt b/Documentation/keys.txt
index b82d38de8b89..be424b02437d 100644
--- a/Documentation/keys.txt
+++ b/Documentation/keys.txt
@@ -711,6 +711,27 @@ The keyctl syscall functions are:
      The assumed authoritative key is inherited across fork and exec.
 
 
+ (*) Get the LSM security context attached to a key.
+
+	long keyctl(KEYCTL_GET_SECURITY, key_serial_t key, char *buffer,
+		    size_t buflen)
+
+     This function returns a string that represents the LSM security context
+     attached to a key in the buffer provided.
+
+     Unless there's an error, it always returns the amount of data it could
+     produce, even if that's too big for the buffer, but it won't copy more
+     than requested to userspace. If the buffer pointer is NULL then no copy
+     will take place.
+
+     A NUL character is included at the end of the string if the buffer is
+     sufficiently big.  This is included in the returned count.  If no LSM is
+     in force then an empty string will be returned.
+
+     A process must have view permission on the key for this function to be
+     successful.
+
+
 ===============
 KERNEL SERVICES
 ===============
diff --git a/include/linux/keyctl.h b/include/linux/keyctl.h
index 3365945640c9..656ee6b77a4a 100644
--- a/include/linux/keyctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/keyctl.h
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@
 #define KEYCTL_SET_REQKEY_KEYRING	14	/* set default request-key keyring */
 #define KEYCTL_SET_TIMEOUT		15	/* set key timeout */
 #define KEYCTL_ASSUME_AUTHORITY		16	/* assume request_key() authorisation */
+#define KEYCTL_GET_SECURITY		17	/* get key security label */
 
 #endif /*  _LINUX_KEYCTL_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 3ebcdd00b17d..adb09d893ae0 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1009,6 +1009,17 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
  *	@perm describes the combination of permissions required of this key.
  *	Return 1 if permission granted, 0 if permission denied and -ve it the
  *	normal permissions model should be effected.
+ * @key_getsecurity:
+ *	Get a textual representation of the security context attached to a key
+ *	for the purposes of honouring KEYCTL_GETSECURITY.  This function
+ *	allocates the storage for the NUL-terminated string and the caller
+ *	should free it.
+ *	@key points to the key to be queried.
+ *	@_buffer points to a pointer that should be set to point to the
+ *	 resulting string (if no label or an error occurs).
+ *	Return the length of the string (including terminating NUL) or -ve if
+ *      an error.
+ *	May also return 0 (and a NULL buffer pointer) if there is no label.
  *
  * Security hooks affecting all System V IPC operations.
  *
@@ -1538,7 +1549,7 @@ struct security_operations {
 	int (*key_permission) (key_ref_t key_ref,
 			       struct task_struct *context,
 			       key_perm_t perm);
-
+	int (*key_getsecurity)(struct key *key, char **_buffer);
 #endif	/* CONFIG_KEYS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT
@@ -2732,6 +2743,7 @@ int security_key_alloc(struct key *key, struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long f
 void security_key_free(struct key *key);
 int security_key_permission(key_ref_t key_ref,
 			    struct task_struct *context, key_perm_t perm);
+int security_key_getsecurity(struct key *key, char **_buffer);
 
 #else
 
@@ -2753,6 +2765,12 @@ static inline int security_key_permission(key_ref_t key_ref,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int security_key_getsecurity(struct key *key, char **_buffer)
+{
+	*_buffer = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_KEYS */
 
diff --git a/security/dummy.c b/security/dummy.c
index 26ee06ef0e93..48cf30226e16 100644
--- a/security/dummy.c
+++ b/security/dummy.c
@@ -994,6 +994,13 @@ static inline int dummy_key_permission(key_ref_t key_ref,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int dummy_key_getsecurity(struct key *key, char **_buffer)
+{
+	*_buffer = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_KEYS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT
@@ -1210,6 +1217,7 @@ void security_fixup_ops (struct security_operations *ops)
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, key_alloc);
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, key_free);
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, key_permission);
+	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, key_getsecurity);
 #endif	/* CONFIG_KEYS */
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT
 	set_to_dummy_if_null(ops, audit_rule_init);
diff --git a/security/keys/compat.c b/security/keys/compat.c
index e10ec995f275..c766c68a63bc 100644
--- a/security/keys/compat.c
+++ b/security/keys/compat.c
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_keyctl(u32 option,
 	case KEYCTL_ASSUME_AUTHORITY:
 		return keyctl_assume_authority(arg2);
 
+	case KEYCTL_GET_SECURITY:
+		return keyctl_get_security(arg2, compat_ptr(arg3), arg4);
+
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
diff --git a/security/keys/internal.h b/security/keys/internal.h
index 3cc04c2afe1c..6361d3736dbc 100644
--- a/security/keys/internal.h
+++ b/security/keys/internal.h
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ extern long keyctl_negate_key(key_serial_t, unsigned, key_serial_t);
 extern long keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring(int);
 extern long keyctl_set_timeout(key_serial_t, unsigned);
 extern long keyctl_assume_authority(key_serial_t);
-
+extern long keyctl_get_security(key_serial_t keyid, char __user *buffer,
+				size_t buflen);
 
 /*
  * debugging key validation
diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 1698bf90ee84..56e963b700b9 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
@@ -1080,6 +1081,66 @@ error:
 
 } /* end keyctl_assume_authority() */
 
+/*
+ * get the security label of a key
+ * - the key must grant us view permission
+ * - if there's a buffer, we place up to buflen bytes of data into it
+ * - unless there's an error, we return the amount of information available,
+ *   irrespective of how much we may have copied (including the terminal NUL)
+ * - implements keyctl(KEYCTL_GET_SECURITY)
+ */
+long keyctl_get_security(key_serial_t keyid,
+			 char __user *buffer,
+			 size_t buflen)
+{
+	struct key *key, *instkey;
+	key_ref_t key_ref;
+	char *context;
+	long ret;
+
+	key_ref = lookup_user_key(NULL, keyid, 0, 1, KEY_VIEW);
+	if (IS_ERR(key_ref)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(key_ref) != -EACCES)
+			return PTR_ERR(key_ref);
+
+		/* viewing a key under construction is also permitted if we
+		 * have the authorisation token handy */
+		instkey = key_get_instantiation_authkey(keyid);
+		if (IS_ERR(instkey))
+			return PTR_ERR(key_ref);
+		key_put(instkey);
+
+		key_ref = lookup_user_key(NULL, keyid, 0, 1, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(key_ref))
+			return PTR_ERR(key_ref);
+	}
+
+	key = key_ref_to_ptr(key_ref);
+	ret = security_key_getsecurity(key, &context);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		/* if no information was returned, give userspace an empty
+		 * string */
+		ret = 1;
+		if (buffer && buflen > 0 &&
+		    copy_to_user(buffer, "", 1) != 0)
+			ret = -EFAULT;
+	} else if (ret > 0) {
+		/* return as much data as there's room for */
+		if (buffer && buflen > 0) {
+			if (buflen > ret)
+				buflen = ret;
+
+			if (copy_to_user(buffer, context, buflen) != 0)
+				ret = -EFAULT;
+		}
+
+		kfree(context);
+	}
+
+	key_ref_put(key_ref);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*
  * the key control system call
@@ -1160,6 +1221,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_keyctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
 	case KEYCTL_ASSUME_AUTHORITY:
 		return keyctl_assume_authority((key_serial_t) arg2);
 
+	case KEYCTL_GET_SECURITY:
+		return keyctl_get_security((key_serial_t) arg2,
+					   (char *) arg3,
+					   (size_t) arg4);
+
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index a809035441ab..8e64a29dc55d 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -1156,6 +1156,11 @@ int security_key_permission(key_ref_t key_ref,
 	return security_ops->key_permission(key_ref, context, perm);
 }
 
+int security_key_getsecurity(struct key *key, char **_buffer)
+{
+	return security_ops->key_getsecurity(key, _buffer);
+}
+
 #endif	/* CONFIG_KEYS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 047365ac9faa..838d1e5e63a1 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -5300,6 +5300,20 @@ static int selinux_key_permission(key_ref_t key_ref,
 			    SECCLASS_KEY, perm, NULL);
 }
 
+static int selinux_key_getsecurity(struct key *key, char **_buffer)
+{
+	struct key_security_struct *ksec = key->security;
+	char *context = NULL;
+	unsigned len;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = security_sid_to_context(ksec->sid, &context, &len);
+	if (!rc)
+		rc = len;
+	*_buffer = context;
+	return rc;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 static struct security_operations selinux_ops = {
@@ -5488,6 +5502,7 @@ static struct security_operations selinux_ops = {
 	.key_alloc =			selinux_key_alloc,
 	.key_free =			selinux_key_free,
 	.key_permission =		selinux_key_permission,
+	.key_getsecurity =		selinux_key_getsecurity,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT