diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
index 4a9aa0433b07..7713ef089c3c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
+#include <rdma/ib.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_cm.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_user_cm.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_marshall.h>
@@ -1103,6 +1104,9 @@ static ssize_t ib_ucm_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 	struct ib_ucm_cmd_hdr hdr;
 	ssize_t result;
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ib_safe_file_access(filp)))
+		return -EACCES;
+
 	if (len < sizeof(hdr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
index dd3bcceadfde..c0f3826abb30 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -1574,6 +1574,9 @@ static ssize_t ucma_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 	struct rdma_ucm_cmd_hdr hdr;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ib_safe_file_access(filp)))
+		return -EACCES;
+
 	if (len < sizeof(hdr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index 28ba2cc81535..31f422a70623 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
+#include <rdma/ib.h>
+
 #include "uverbs.h"
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Roland Dreier");
@@ -709,6 +711,9 @@ static ssize_t ib_uverbs_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 	int srcu_key;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ib_safe_file_access(filp)))
+		return -EACCES;
+
 	if (count < sizeof hdr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c
index e449e394963f..24f4a782e0f4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 
+#include <rdma/ib.h>
+
 #include "qib.h"
 #include "qib_common.h"
 #include "qib_user_sdma.h"
@@ -2067,6 +2069,9 @@ static ssize_t qib_write(struct file *fp, const char __user *data,
 	ssize_t ret = 0;
 	void *dest;
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ib_safe_file_access(fp)))
+		return -EACCES;
+
 	if (count < sizeof(cmd.type)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto bail;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/TODO b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/TODO
index 05de0dad8762..4c6f1d7d2eaf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/TODO
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/TODO
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ July, 2015
 - Remove unneeded file entries in sysfs
 - Remove software processing of IB protocol and place in library for use
   by qib, ipath (if still present), hfi1, and eventually soft-roce
-
+- Replace incorrect uAPI
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/file_ops.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/file_ops.c
index 541529589736..c1c5bf82addb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/file_ops.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 
+#include <rdma/ib.h>
+
 #include "hfi.h"
 #include "pio.h"
 #include "device.h"
@@ -190,6 +192,10 @@ static ssize_t hfi1_file_write(struct file *fp, const char __user *data,
 	int uctxt_required = 1;
 	int must_be_root = 0;
 
+	/* FIXME: This interface cannot continue out of staging */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ib_safe_file_access(fp)))
+		return -EACCES;
+
 	if (count < sizeof(cmd)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto bail;
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib.h b/include/rdma/ib.h
index cf8f9e700e48..a6b93706b0fc 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define _RDMA_IB_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 
 struct ib_addr {
 	union {
@@ -86,4 +87,19 @@ struct sockaddr_ib {
 	__u64			sib_scope_id;
 };
 
+/*
+ * The IB interfaces that use write() as bi-directional ioctl() are
+ * fundamentally unsafe, since there are lots of ways to trigger "write()"
+ * calls from various contexts with elevated privileges. That includes the
+ * traditional suid executable error message writes, but also various kernel
+ * interfaces that can write to file descriptors.
+ *
+ * This function provides protection for the legacy API by restricting the
+ * calling context.
+ */
+static inline bool ib_safe_file_access(struct file *filp)
+{
+	return filp->f_cred == current_cred() && segment_eq(get_fs(), USER_DS);
+}
+
 #endif /* _RDMA_IB_H */