diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
index b821b13d343a..8a6b57108ac2 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void mconsole_proc(struct mc_request *req)
 	ptr += strlen("proc");
 	ptr = skip_spaces(ptr);
 
-	file = file_open_root(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, ptr, O_RDONLY);
+	file = file_open_root(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, ptr, O_RDONLY, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
 		mconsole_reply(req, "Failed to open file", 1, 0);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "open /proc/%s: %ld\n", ptr, PTR_ERR(file));
diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index 9ea87e9fdccf..47c32c3bfa1d 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
 #include <linux/oom.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/path.h>
 #include <linux/timekeeping.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -649,6 +652,8 @@ void do_coredump(const siginfo_t *siginfo)
 		}
 	} else {
 		struct inode *inode;
+		int open_flags = O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_NOFOLLOW |
+				 O_LARGEFILE | O_EXCL;
 
 		if (cprm.limit < binfmt->min_coredump)
 			goto fail_unlock;
@@ -687,10 +692,27 @@ void do_coredump(const siginfo_t *siginfo)
 		 * what matters is that at least one of the two processes
 		 * writes its coredump successfully, not which one.
 		 */
-		cprm.file = filp_open(cn.corename,
-				 O_CREAT | 2 | O_NOFOLLOW |
-				 O_LARGEFILE | O_EXCL,
-				 0600);
+		if (need_suid_safe) {
+			/*
+			 * Using user namespaces, normal user tasks can change
+			 * their current->fs->root to point to arbitrary
+			 * directories. Since the intention of the "only dump
+			 * with a fully qualified path" rule is to control where
+			 * coredumps may be placed using root privileges,
+			 * current->fs->root must not be used. Instead, use the
+			 * root directory of init_task.
+			 */
+			struct path root;
+
+			task_lock(&init_task);
+			get_fs_root(init_task.fs, &root);
+			task_unlock(&init_task);
+			cprm.file = file_open_root(root.dentry, root.mnt,
+				cn.corename, open_flags, 0600);
+			path_put(&root);
+		} else {
+			cprm.file = filp_open(cn.corename, open_flags, 0600);
+		}
 		if (IS_ERR(cprm.file))
 			goto fail_unlock;
 
diff --git a/fs/fhandle.c b/fs/fhandle.c
index d59712dfa3e7..ca3c3dd01789 100644
--- a/fs/fhandle.c
+++ b/fs/fhandle.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ long do_handle_open(int mountdirfd,
 		path_put(&path);
 		return fd;
 	}
-	file = file_open_root(path.dentry, path.mnt, "", open_flag);
+	file = file_open_root(path.dentry, path.mnt, "", open_flag, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
 		put_unused_fd(fd);
 		retval =  PTR_ERR(file);
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 55bdc75e2172..17cb6b1dab75 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -992,14 +992,12 @@ struct file *filp_open(const char *filename, int flags, umode_t mode)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(filp_open);
 
 struct file *file_open_root(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-			    const char *filename, int flags)
+			    const char *filename, int flags, umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct open_flags op;
-	int err = build_open_flags(flags, 0, &op);
+	int err = build_open_flags(flags, mode, &op);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
-	if (flags & O_CREAT)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	return do_file_open_root(dentry, mnt, filename, &op);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_open_root);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 35d99266ca9a..14a97194b34b 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ extern long do_sys_open(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int flags,
 extern struct file *file_open_name(struct filename *, int, umode_t);
 extern struct file *filp_open(const char *, int, umode_t);
 extern struct file *file_open_root(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
-				   const char *, int);
+				   const char *, int, umode_t);
 extern struct file * dentry_open(const struct path *, int, const struct cred *);
 extern int filp_close(struct file *, fl_owner_t id);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
index 7e7746a42a62..10a1d7dc9313 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ static ssize_t binary_sysctl(const int *name, int nlen,
 	}
 
 	mnt = task_active_pid_ns(current)->proc_mnt;
-	file = file_open_root(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, pathname, flags);
+	file = file_open_root(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, pathname, flags, 0);
 	result = PTR_ERR(file);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		goto out_putname;