diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 50ca17d3cb45..a3035223d421 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -2732,6 +2732,30 @@ bool our_mnt(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 	return check_mnt(real_mount(mnt));
 }
 
+bool current_chrooted(void)
+{
+	/* Does the current process have a non-standard root */
+	struct path ns_root;
+	struct path fs_root;
+	bool chrooted;
+
+	/* Find the namespace root */
+	ns_root.mnt = &current->nsproxy->mnt_ns->root->mnt;
+	ns_root.dentry = ns_root.mnt->mnt_root;
+	path_get(&ns_root);
+	while (d_mountpoint(ns_root.dentry) && follow_down_one(&ns_root))
+		;
+
+	get_fs_root(current->fs, &fs_root);
+
+	chrooted = !path_equal(&fs_root, &ns_root);
+
+	path_put(&fs_root);
+	path_put(&ns_root);
+
+	return chrooted;
+}
+
 static void *mntns_get(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	struct mnt_namespace *ns = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs_struct.h b/include/linux/fs_struct.h
index 729eded4b24f..2b93a9a5a1e6 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs_struct.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs_struct.h
@@ -50,4 +50,6 @@ static inline void get_fs_root_and_pwd(struct fs_struct *fs, struct path *root,
 	spin_unlock(&fs->lock);
 }
 
+extern bool current_chrooted(void);
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_FS_STRUCT_H */
diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index b14f4d342043..0f1e42884577 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ int create_user_ns(struct cred *new)
 	kgid_t group = new->egid;
 	int ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * Verify that we can not violate the policy of which files
+	 * may be accessed that is specified by the root directory,
+	 * by verifing that the root directory is at the root of the
+	 * mount namespace which allows all files to be accessed.
+	 */
+	if (current_chrooted())
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	/* The creator needs a mapping in the parent user namespace
 	 * or else we won't be able to reasonably tell userspace who
 	 * created a user_namespace.