diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy b/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy
index 98694661354..ec0a38ef314 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/ima_policy
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Description:
 			lsm:	[[subj_user=] [subj_role=] [subj_type=]
 				 [obj_user=] [obj_role=] [obj_type=]]
 
-		base: 	func:= [BPRM_CHECK][FILE_MMAP][FILE_CHECK]
+		base: 	func:= [BPRM_CHECK][FILE_MMAP][FILE_CHECK][MODULE_CHECK]
 			mask:= [MAY_READ] [MAY_WRITE] [MAY_APPEND] [MAY_EXEC]
 			fsmagic:= hex value
 			uid:= decimal value
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Description:
 			measure func=BPRM_CHECK
 			measure func=FILE_MMAP mask=MAY_EXEC
 			measure func=FILE_CHECK mask=MAY_READ uid=0
+			measure func=MODULE_CHECK uid=0
 			appraise fowner=0
 
 		The default policy measures all executables in bprm_check,
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 540f7b240c7..6f07f4a28b4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -981,6 +981,12 @@ _modinst_post: _modinst_
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.fwinst obj=firmware __fw_modinst
 	$(call cmd,depmod)
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG), y)
+PHONY += modules_sign
+modules_sign:
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modsign
+endif
+
 else # CONFIG_MODULES
 
 # Modules not configured
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index ac03bdb4ae4..4da7cde70b5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@
 #define __NR_process_vm_readv		(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+376)
 #define __NR_process_vm_writev		(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+377)
 					/* 378 for kcmp */
+#define __NR_finit_module		(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+379)
 
 /*
  * This may need to be greater than __NR_last_syscall+1 in order to
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/calls.S b/arch/arm/kernel/calls.S
index 5935b6a02e6..a4fda4e7a37 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/calls.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/calls.S
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@
 		CALL(sys_process_vm_readv)
 		CALL(sys_process_vm_writev)
 		CALL(sys_ni_syscall)	/* reserved for sys_kcmp */
+		CALL(sys_finit_module)
 #ifndef syscalls_counted
 .equ syscalls_padding, ((NR_syscalls + 3) & ~3) - NR_syscalls
 #define syscalls_counted
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/module.c b/arch/cris/kernel/module.c
index 37400f5869e..51123f985eb 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/module.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_ETRAX_KMALLOCED_MODULES
 void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
 	return kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c
index 5e34ccf39a4..2a625fb063e 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c
@@ -214,8 +214,6 @@ static inline int reassemble_22(int as22)
 
 void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
 	/* using RWX means less protection for modules, but it's
 	 * easier than trying to map the text, data, init_text and
 	 * init_data correctly */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h
index cec8aae5cbf..97909d3b1d7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h
@@ -356,3 +356,4 @@ COMPAT_SYS_SPU(sendmmsg)
 SYSCALL_SPU(setns)
 COMPAT_SYS(process_vm_readv)
 COMPAT_SYS(process_vm_writev)
+SYSCALL(finit_module)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h
index bcbbe413c60..29365e15ed7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <uapi/asm/unistd.h>
 
 
-#define __NR_syscalls		353
+#define __NR_syscalls		354
 
 #define __NR__exit __NR_exit
 #define NR_syscalls	__NR_syscalls
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 380b5d37a90..8c478c6c6b1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@
 #define __NR_setns		350
 #define __NR_process_vm_readv	351
 #define __NR_process_vm_writev	352
+#define __NR_finit_module	353
 
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_ASM_POWERPC_UNISTD_H_ */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
index f1ddc0d2367..4435488ebe2 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
 	void *ret;
 
-	/* We handle the zero case fine, unlike vmalloc */
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
 	ret = module_map(size);
 	if (ret)
 		memset(ret, 0, size);
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/module.c b/arch/tile/kernel/module.c
index 243ffebe38d..4918d91bc3a 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/module.c
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 	int i = 0;
 	int npages;
 
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
 	npages = (size + PAGE_SIZE - 1) / PAGE_SIZE;
 	pages = kmalloc(npages * sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (pages == NULL)
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c b/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c
index 8fbe8577f5e..16bd1495b93 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 	struct vm_struct *area;
 
 	size = PAGE_ALIGN(size);
-	if (!size)
-		return NULL;
-
 	area = __get_vm_area(size, VM_ALLOC, MODULES_VADDR, MODULES_END);
 	if (!area)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl b/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
index ee3c220ee50..05f404f53f5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
+++ b/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
@@ -356,3 +356,4 @@
 347	i386	process_vm_readv	sys_process_vm_readv		compat_sys_process_vm_readv
 348	i386	process_vm_writev	sys_process_vm_writev		compat_sys_process_vm_writev
 349	i386	kcmp			sys_kcmp
+350	i386	finit_module		sys_finit_module
diff --git a/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl b/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
index a582bfed95b..7c58c84b7bc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
+++ b/arch/x86/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@
 310	64	process_vm_readv	sys_process_vm_readv
 311	64	process_vm_writev	sys_process_vm_writev
 312	common	kcmp			sys_kcmp
+313	common	finit_module		sys_finit_module
 
 #
 # x32-specific system call numbers start at 512 to avoid cache impact
diff --git a/include/linux/asn1.h b/include/linux/asn1.h
index 5c3f4e4b9a2..eed6982860b 100644
--- a/include/linux/asn1.h
+++ b/include/linux/asn1.h
@@ -64,4 +64,6 @@ enum asn1_tag {
 	ASN1_LONG_TAG	= 31	/* Long form tag */
 };
 
+#define ASN1_INDEFINITE_LENGTH 0x80
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_ASN1_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
index dc16a858e77..662fd1b4c42 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 #define __linktime_error(message) __attribute__((__error__(message)))
 
+#define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), __COUNTER__)
+
 #if __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 5
 /*
  * Mark a position in code as unreachable.  This can be used to
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index b121554f1fe..dd852b73b28 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ extern void __chk_io_ptr(const volatile void __iomem *);
 # define __rcu
 #endif
 
+/* Indirect macros required for expanded argument pasting, eg. __LINE__. */
+#define ___PASTE(a,b) a##b
+#define __PASTE(a,b) ___PASTE(a,b)
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
@@ -166,6 +170,11 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_branch_data *f, int val, int expect);
     (typeof(ptr)) (__ptr + (off)); })
 #endif
 
+/* Not-quite-unique ID. */
+#ifndef __UNIQUE_ID
+# define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), __LINE__)
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
diff --git a/include/linux/ima.h b/include/linux/ima.h
index 2c7223d7e73..86c361e947b 100644
--- a/include/linux/ima.h
+++ b/include/linux/ima.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ extern int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern int ima_file_check(struct file *file, int mask);
 extern void ima_file_free(struct file *file);
 extern int ima_file_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long prot);
+extern int ima_module_check(struct file *file);
 
 #else
 static inline int ima_bprm_check(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ static inline int ima_file_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long prot)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int ima_module_check(struct file *file)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_IMA_H */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IMA_APPRAISE
diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index d6a58065c09..137b4198fc0 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -16,17 +16,15 @@
 /* Chosen so that structs with an unsigned long line up. */
 #define MAX_PARAM_PREFIX_LEN (64 - sizeof(unsigned long))
 
-#define ___module_cat(a,b) __mod_ ## a ## b
-#define __module_cat(a,b) ___module_cat(a,b)
 #ifdef MODULE
 #define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info)					  \
-static const char __module_cat(name,__LINE__)[]				  \
+static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[]					  \
   __used __attribute__((section(".modinfo"), unused, aligned(1)))	  \
   = __stringify(tag) "=" info
 #else  /* !MODULE */
 /* This struct is here for syntactic coherency, it is not used */
 #define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info)					  \
-  struct __module_cat(name,__LINE__) {}
+  struct __UNIQUE_ID(name) {}
 #endif
 #define __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, _type)					  \
   __MODULE_INFO(parmtype, name##type, #name ":" _type)
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 05e88bdcf7d..0f6afc657f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -694,6 +694,12 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
  *	userspace to load a kernel module with the given name.
  *	@kmod_name name of the module requested by the kernel
  *	Return 0 if successful.
+ * @kernel_module_from_file:
+ *	Load a kernel module from userspace.
+ *	@file contains the file structure pointing to the file containing
+ *	the kernel module to load. If the module is being loaded from a blob,
+ *	this argument will be NULL.
+ *	Return 0 if permission is granted.
  * @task_fix_setuid:
  *	Update the module's state after setting one or more of the user
  *	identity attributes of the current process.  The @flags parameter
@@ -1508,6 +1514,7 @@ struct security_operations {
 	int (*kernel_act_as)(struct cred *new, u32 secid);
 	int (*kernel_create_files_as)(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode);
 	int (*kernel_module_request)(char *kmod_name);
+	int (*kernel_module_from_file)(struct file *file);
 	int (*task_fix_setuid) (struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 				int flags);
 	int (*task_setpgid) (struct task_struct *p, pid_t pgid);
@@ -1765,6 +1772,7 @@ void security_transfer_creds(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old);
 int security_kernel_act_as(struct cred *new, u32 secid);
 int security_kernel_create_files_as(struct cred *new, struct inode *inode);
 int security_kernel_module_request(char *kmod_name);
+int security_kernel_module_from_file(struct file *file);
 int security_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 			     int flags);
 int security_task_setpgid(struct task_struct *p, pid_t pgid);
@@ -2278,6 +2286,11 @@ static inline int security_kernel_module_request(char *kmod_name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int security_kernel_module_from_file(struct file *file)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int security_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new,
 					   const struct cred *old,
 					   int flags)
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 36c3b07c511..6caee34bf8a 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -880,4 +880,5 @@ asmlinkage long sys_process_vm_writev(pid_t pid,
 
 asmlinkage long sys_kcmp(pid_t pid1, pid_t pid2, int type,
 			 unsigned long idx1, unsigned long idx2);
+asmlinkage long sys_finit_module(int fd, const char __user *uargs, int flags);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
index 6e595ba545f..2c531f47841 100644
--- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
+++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
@@ -690,9 +690,11 @@ __SC_COMP(__NR_process_vm_writev, sys_process_vm_writev, \
           compat_sys_process_vm_writev)
 #define __NR_kcmp 272
 __SYSCALL(__NR_kcmp, sys_kcmp)
+#define __NR_finit_module 273
+__SYSCALL(__NR_finit_module, sys_finit_module)
 
 #undef __NR_syscalls
-#define __NR_syscalls 273
+#define __NR_syscalls 274
 
 /*
  * All syscalls below here should go away really,
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/module.h b/include/uapi/linux/module.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38da4258b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_MODULE_H
+#define _UAPI_LINUX_MODULE_H
+
+/* Flags for sys_finit_module: */
+#define MODULE_INIT_IGNORE_MODVERSIONS	1
+#define MODULE_INIT_IGNORE_VERMAGIC	2
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index ac0d533eb7d..6c072b6da23 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK) += spinlock.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING) += spinlock.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_UID16) += uid16.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += module.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG) += module_signing.o modsign_pubkey.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG) += module_signing.o modsign_pubkey.o modsign_certificate.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS) += kallsyms.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT) += acct.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC) += kexec.o
@@ -137,10 +137,14 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG),y)
 #
 # Pull the signing certificate and any extra certificates into the kernel
 #
-extra_certificates:
-	touch $@
 
-kernel/modsign_pubkey.o: signing_key.x509 extra_certificates
+quiet_cmd_touch = TOUCH   $@
+      cmd_touch = touch   $@
+
+extra_certificates:
+	$(call cmd,touch)
+
+kernel/modsign_certificate.o: signing_key.x509 extra_certificates
 
 ###############################################################################
 #
diff --git a/kernel/modsign_certificate.S b/kernel/modsign_certificate.S
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..246b4c6e613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/modsign_certificate.S
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* SYMBOL_PREFIX defined on commandline from CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX */
+#ifndef SYMBOL_PREFIX
+#define ASM_SYMBOL(sym) sym
+#else
+#define PASTE2(x,y) x##y
+#define PASTE(x,y) PASTE2(x,y)
+#define ASM_SYMBOL(sym) PASTE(SYMBOL_PREFIX, sym)
+#endif
+
+#define GLOBAL(name)	\
+	.globl ASM_SYMBOL(name);	\
+	ASM_SYMBOL(name):
+
+	.section ".init.data","aw"
+
+GLOBAL(modsign_certificate_list)
+	.incbin "signing_key.x509"
+	.incbin "extra_certificates"
+GLOBAL(modsign_certificate_list_end)
diff --git a/kernel/modsign_pubkey.c b/kernel/modsign_pubkey.c
index 767e559dfb1..045504fffbb 100644
--- a/kernel/modsign_pubkey.c
+++ b/kernel/modsign_pubkey.c
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ struct key *modsign_keyring;
 
 extern __initdata const u8 modsign_certificate_list[];
 extern __initdata const u8 modsign_certificate_list_end[];
-asm(".section .init.data,\"aw\"\n"
-    SYMBOL_PREFIX "modsign_certificate_list:\n"
-    ".incbin \"signing_key.x509\"\n"
-    ".incbin \"extra_certificates\"\n"
-    SYMBOL_PREFIX "modsign_certificate_list_end:"
-    );
 
 /*
  * We need to make sure ccache doesn't cache the .o file as it doesn't notice
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 808bd62e172..250092c1d57 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/ftrace_event.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/fcntl.h>
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@
 #include <linux/pfn.h>
 #include <linux/bsearch.h>
 #include <linux/fips.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/module.h>
 #include "module-internal.h"
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
@@ -2279,7 +2282,7 @@ static void layout_symtab(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 	Elf_Shdr *symsect = info->sechdrs + info->index.sym;
 	Elf_Shdr *strsect = info->sechdrs + info->index.str;
 	const Elf_Sym *src;
-	unsigned int i, nsrc, ndst, strtab_size;
+	unsigned int i, nsrc, ndst, strtab_size = 0;
 
 	/* Put symbol section at end of init part of module. */
 	symsect->sh_flags |= SHF_ALLOC;
@@ -2290,9 +2293,6 @@ static void layout_symtab(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 	src = (void *)info->hdr + symsect->sh_offset;
 	nsrc = symsect->sh_size / sizeof(*src);
 
-	/* strtab always starts with a nul, so offset 0 is the empty string. */
-	strtab_size = 1;
-
 	/* Compute total space required for the core symbols' strtab. */
 	for (ndst = i = 0; i < nsrc; i++) {
 		if (i == 0 ||
@@ -2334,7 +2334,6 @@ static void add_kallsyms(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 	mod->core_symtab = dst = mod->module_core + info->symoffs;
 	mod->core_strtab = s = mod->module_core + info->stroffs;
 	src = mod->symtab;
-	*s++ = 0;
 	for (ndst = i = 0; i < mod->num_symtab; i++) {
 		if (i == 0 ||
 		    is_core_symbol(src+i, info->sechdrs, info->hdr->e_shnum)) {
@@ -2375,7 +2374,7 @@ static void dynamic_debug_remove(struct _ddebug *debug)
 
 void * __weak module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
-	return size == 0 ? NULL : vmalloc_exec(size);
+	return vmalloc_exec(size);
 }
 
 static void *module_alloc_update_bounds(unsigned long size)
@@ -2422,18 +2421,17 @@ static inline void kmemleak_load_module(const struct module *mod,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_SIG
-static int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info,
-			    const void *mod, unsigned long *_len)
+static int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info)
 {
 	int err = -ENOKEY;
-	unsigned long markerlen = sizeof(MODULE_SIG_STRING) - 1;
-	unsigned long len = *_len;
+	const unsigned long markerlen = sizeof(MODULE_SIG_STRING) - 1;
+	const void *mod = info->hdr;
 
-	if (len > markerlen &&
-	    memcmp(mod + len - markerlen, MODULE_SIG_STRING, markerlen) == 0) {
+	if (info->len > markerlen &&
+	    memcmp(mod + info->len - markerlen, MODULE_SIG_STRING, markerlen) == 0) {
 		/* We truncate the module to discard the signature */
-		*_len -= markerlen;
-		err = mod_verify_sig(mod, _len);
+		info->len -= markerlen;
+		err = mod_verify_sig(mod, &info->len);
 	}
 
 	if (!err) {
@@ -2451,59 +2449,107 @@ static int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info,
 	return err;
 }
 #else /* !CONFIG_MODULE_SIG */
-static int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info,
-			    void *mod, unsigned long *len)
+static int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif /* !CONFIG_MODULE_SIG */
 
-/* Sets info->hdr, info->len and info->sig_ok. */
-static int copy_and_check(struct load_info *info,
-			  const void __user *umod, unsigned long len,
-			  const char __user *uargs)
+/* Sanity checks against invalid binaries, wrong arch, weird elf version. */
+static int elf_header_check(struct load_info *info)
 {
-	int err;
-	Elf_Ehdr *hdr;
-
-	if (len < sizeof(*hdr))
+	if (info->len < sizeof(*(info->hdr)))
 		return -ENOEXEC;
 
+	if (memcmp(info->hdr->e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG) != 0
+	    || info->hdr->e_type != ET_REL
+	    || !elf_check_arch(info->hdr)
+	    || info->hdr->e_shentsize != sizeof(Elf_Shdr))
+		return -ENOEXEC;
+
+	if (info->hdr->e_shoff >= info->len
+	    || (info->hdr->e_shnum * sizeof(Elf_Shdr) >
+		info->len - info->hdr->e_shoff))
+		return -ENOEXEC;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Sets info->hdr and info->len. */
+static int copy_module_from_user(const void __user *umod, unsigned long len,
+				  struct load_info *info)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	info->len = len;
+	if (info->len < sizeof(*(info->hdr)))
+		return -ENOEXEC;
+
+	err = security_kernel_module_from_file(NULL);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	/* Suck in entire file: we'll want most of it. */
-	if ((hdr = vmalloc(len)) == NULL)
+	info->hdr = vmalloc(info->len);
+	if (!info->hdr)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(hdr, umod, len) != 0) {
-		err = -EFAULT;
-		goto free_hdr;
+	if (copy_from_user(info->hdr, umod, info->len) != 0) {
+		vfree(info->hdr);
+		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	err = module_sig_check(info, hdr, &len);
-	if (err)
-		goto free_hdr;
-
-	/* Sanity checks against insmoding binaries or wrong arch,
-	   weird elf version */
-	if (memcmp(hdr->e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG) != 0
-	    || hdr->e_type != ET_REL
-	    || !elf_check_arch(hdr)
-	    || hdr->e_shentsize != sizeof(Elf_Shdr)) {
-		err = -ENOEXEC;
-		goto free_hdr;
-	}
-
-	if (hdr->e_shoff >= len ||
-	    hdr->e_shnum * sizeof(Elf_Shdr) > len - hdr->e_shoff) {
-		err = -ENOEXEC;
-		goto free_hdr;
-	}
-
-	info->hdr = hdr;
-	info->len = len;
 	return 0;
+}
 
-free_hdr:
-	vfree(hdr);
+/* Sets info->hdr and info->len. */
+static int copy_module_from_fd(int fd, struct load_info *info)
+{
+	struct file *file;
+	int err;
+	struct kstat stat;
+	loff_t pos;
+	ssize_t bytes = 0;
+
+	file = fget(fd);
+	if (!file)
+		return -ENOEXEC;
+
+	err = security_kernel_module_from_file(file);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = vfs_getattr(file->f_vfsmnt, file->f_dentry, &stat);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (stat.size > INT_MAX) {
+		err = -EFBIG;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	info->hdr = vmalloc(stat.size);
+	if (!info->hdr) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	pos = 0;
+	while (pos < stat.size) {
+		bytes = kernel_read(file, pos, (char *)(info->hdr) + pos,
+				    stat.size - pos);
+		if (bytes < 0) {
+			vfree(info->hdr);
+			err = bytes;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (bytes == 0)
+			break;
+		pos += bytes;
+	}
+	info->len = pos;
+
+out:
+	fput(file);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2512,7 +2558,7 @@ static void free_copy(struct load_info *info)
 	vfree(info->hdr);
 }
 
-static int rewrite_section_headers(struct load_info *info)
+static int rewrite_section_headers(struct load_info *info, int flags)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -2540,7 +2586,10 @@ static int rewrite_section_headers(struct load_info *info)
 	}
 
 	/* Track but don't keep modinfo and version sections. */
-	info->index.vers = find_sec(info, "__versions");
+	if (flags & MODULE_INIT_IGNORE_MODVERSIONS)
+		info->index.vers = 0; /* Pretend no __versions section! */
+	else
+		info->index.vers = find_sec(info, "__versions");
 	info->index.info = find_sec(info, ".modinfo");
 	info->sechdrs[info->index.info].sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
 	info->sechdrs[info->index.vers].sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
@@ -2555,7 +2604,7 @@ static int rewrite_section_headers(struct load_info *info)
  * Return the temporary module pointer (we'll replace it with the final
  * one when we move the module sections around).
  */
-static struct module *setup_load_info(struct load_info *info)
+static struct module *setup_load_info(struct load_info *info, int flags)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	int err;
@@ -2566,7 +2615,7 @@ static struct module *setup_load_info(struct load_info *info)
 	info->secstrings = (void *)info->hdr
 		+ info->sechdrs[info->hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
 
-	err = rewrite_section_headers(info);
+	err = rewrite_section_headers(info, flags);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
@@ -2604,11 +2653,14 @@ static struct module *setup_load_info(struct load_info *info)
 	return mod;
 }
 
-static int check_modinfo(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
+static int check_modinfo(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info, int flags)
 {
 	const char *modmagic = get_modinfo(info, "vermagic");
 	int err;
 
+	if (flags & MODULE_INIT_IGNORE_VERMAGIC)
+		modmagic = NULL;
+
 	/* This is allowed: modprobe --force will invalidate it. */
 	if (!modmagic) {
 		err = try_to_force_load(mod, "bad vermagic");
@@ -2738,20 +2790,23 @@ static int move_module(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 	memset(ptr, 0, mod->core_size);
 	mod->module_core = ptr;
 
-	ptr = module_alloc_update_bounds(mod->init_size);
-	/*
-	 * The pointer to this block is stored in the module structure
-	 * which is inside the block. This block doesn't need to be
-	 * scanned as it contains data and code that will be freed
-	 * after the module is initialized.
-	 */
-	kmemleak_ignore(ptr);
-	if (!ptr && mod->init_size) {
-		module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	memset(ptr, 0, mod->init_size);
-	mod->module_init = ptr;
+	if (mod->init_size) {
+		ptr = module_alloc_update_bounds(mod->init_size);
+		/*
+		 * The pointer to this block is stored in the module structure
+		 * which is inside the block. This block doesn't need to be
+		 * scanned as it contains data and code that will be freed
+		 * after the module is initialized.
+		 */
+		kmemleak_ignore(ptr);
+		if (!ptr) {
+			module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		memset(ptr, 0, mod->init_size);
+		mod->module_init = ptr;
+	} else
+		mod->module_init = NULL;
 
 	/* Transfer each section which specifies SHF_ALLOC */
 	pr_debug("final section addresses:\n");
@@ -2844,18 +2899,18 @@ int __weak module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct module *layout_and_allocate(struct load_info *info)
+static struct module *layout_and_allocate(struct load_info *info, int flags)
 {
 	/* Module within temporary copy. */
 	struct module *mod;
 	Elf_Shdr *pcpusec;
 	int err;
 
-	mod = setup_load_info(info);
+	mod = setup_load_info(info, flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(mod))
 		return mod;
 
-	err = check_modinfo(mod, info);
+	err = check_modinfo(mod, info, flags);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
@@ -2942,156 +2997,6 @@ static bool finished_loading(const char *name)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Allocate and load the module: note that size of section 0 is always
-   zero, and we rely on this for optional sections. */
-static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
-				  unsigned long len,
-				  const char __user *uargs)
-{
-	struct load_info info = { NULL, };
-	struct module *mod, *old;
-	long err;
-
-	pr_debug("load_module: umod=%p, len=%lu, uargs=%p\n",
-	       umod, len, uargs);
-
-	/* Copy in the blobs from userspace, check they are vaguely sane. */
-	err = copy_and_check(&info, umod, len, uargs);
-	if (err)
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
-
-	/* Figure out module layout, and allocate all the memory. */
-	mod = layout_and_allocate(&info);
-	if (IS_ERR(mod)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(mod);
-		goto free_copy;
-	}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_SIG
-	mod->sig_ok = info.sig_ok;
-	if (!mod->sig_ok)
-		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_FORCED_MODULE);
-#endif
-
-	/* Now module is in final location, initialize linked lists, etc. */
-	err = module_unload_init(mod);
-	if (err)
-		goto free_module;
-
-	/* Now we've got everything in the final locations, we can
-	 * find optional sections. */
-	find_module_sections(mod, &info);
-
-	err = check_module_license_and_versions(mod);
-	if (err)
-		goto free_unload;
-
-	/* Set up MODINFO_ATTR fields */
-	setup_modinfo(mod, &info);
-
-	/* Fix up syms, so that st_value is a pointer to location. */
-	err = simplify_symbols(mod, &info);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto free_modinfo;
-
-	err = apply_relocations(mod, &info);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto free_modinfo;
-
-	err = post_relocation(mod, &info);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto free_modinfo;
-
-	flush_module_icache(mod);
-
-	/* Now copy in args */
-	mod->args = strndup_user(uargs, ~0UL >> 1);
-	if (IS_ERR(mod->args)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(mod->args);
-		goto free_arch_cleanup;
-	}
-
-	/* Mark state as coming so strong_try_module_get() ignores us. */
-	mod->state = MODULE_STATE_COMING;
-
-	/* Now sew it into the lists so we can get lockdep and oops
-	 * info during argument parsing.  No one should access us, since
-	 * strong_try_module_get() will fail.
-	 * lockdep/oops can run asynchronous, so use the RCU list insertion
-	 * function to insert in a way safe to concurrent readers.
-	 * The mutex protects against concurrent writers.
-	 */
-again:
-	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
-	if ((old = find_module(mod->name)) != NULL) {
-		if (old->state == MODULE_STATE_COMING) {
-			/* Wait in case it fails to load. */
-			mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
-			err = wait_event_interruptible(module_wq,
-					       finished_loading(mod->name));
-			if (err)
-				goto free_arch_cleanup;
-			goto again;
-		}
-		err = -EEXIST;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
-
-	/* This has to be done once we're sure module name is unique. */
-	dynamic_debug_setup(info.debug, info.num_debug);
-
-	/* Find duplicate symbols */
-	err = verify_export_symbols(mod);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto ddebug;
-
-	module_bug_finalize(info.hdr, info.sechdrs, mod);
-	list_add_rcu(&mod->list, &modules);
-	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
-
-	/* Module is ready to execute: parsing args may do that. */
-	err = parse_args(mod->name, mod->args, mod->kp, mod->num_kp,
-			 -32768, 32767, &ddebug_dyndbg_module_param_cb);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto unlink;
-
-	/* Link in to syfs. */
-	err = mod_sysfs_setup(mod, &info, mod->kp, mod->num_kp);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto unlink;
-
-	/* Get rid of temporary copy. */
-	free_copy(&info);
-
-	/* Done! */
-	trace_module_load(mod);
-	return mod;
-
- unlink:
-	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
-	/* Unlink carefully: kallsyms could be walking list. */
-	list_del_rcu(&mod->list);
-	module_bug_cleanup(mod);
-	wake_up_all(&module_wq);
- ddebug:
-	dynamic_debug_remove(info.debug);
- unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
-	synchronize_sched();
-	kfree(mod->args);
- free_arch_cleanup:
-	module_arch_cleanup(mod);
- free_modinfo:
-	free_modinfo(mod);
- free_unload:
-	module_unload_free(mod);
- free_module:
-	module_deallocate(mod, &info);
- free_copy:
-	free_copy(&info);
-	return ERR_PTR(err);
-}
-
 /* Call module constructors. */
 static void do_mod_ctors(struct module *mod)
 {
@@ -3104,21 +3009,10 @@ static void do_mod_ctors(struct module *mod)
 }
 
 /* This is where the real work happens */
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(init_module, void __user *, umod,
-		unsigned long, len, const char __user *, uargs)
+static int do_init_module(struct module *mod)
 {
-	struct module *mod;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	/* Must have permission */
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_MODULE) || modules_disabled)
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	/* Do all the hard work */
-	mod = load_module(umod, len, uargs);
-	if (IS_ERR(mod))
-		return PTR_ERR(mod);
-
 	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list,
 			MODULE_STATE_COMING, mod);
 
@@ -3188,6 +3082,205 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(init_module, void __user *, umod,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int may_init_module(void)
+{
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_MODULE) || modules_disabled)
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Allocate and load the module: note that size of section 0 is always
+   zero, and we rely on this for optional sections. */
+static int load_module(struct load_info *info, const char __user *uargs,
+		       int flags)
+{
+	struct module *mod, *old;
+	long err;
+
+	err = module_sig_check(info);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_copy;
+
+	err = elf_header_check(info);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_copy;
+
+	/* Figure out module layout, and allocate all the memory. */
+	mod = layout_and_allocate(info, flags);
+	if (IS_ERR(mod)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(mod);
+		goto free_copy;
+	}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_SIG
+	mod->sig_ok = info->sig_ok;
+	if (!mod->sig_ok)
+		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_FORCED_MODULE);
+#endif
+
+	/* Now module is in final location, initialize linked lists, etc. */
+	err = module_unload_init(mod);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_module;
+
+	/* Now we've got everything in the final locations, we can
+	 * find optional sections. */
+	find_module_sections(mod, info);
+
+	err = check_module_license_and_versions(mod);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_unload;
+
+	/* Set up MODINFO_ATTR fields */
+	setup_modinfo(mod, info);
+
+	/* Fix up syms, so that st_value is a pointer to location. */
+	err = simplify_symbols(mod, info);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto free_modinfo;
+
+	err = apply_relocations(mod, info);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto free_modinfo;
+
+	err = post_relocation(mod, info);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto free_modinfo;
+
+	flush_module_icache(mod);
+
+	/* Now copy in args */
+	mod->args = strndup_user(uargs, ~0UL >> 1);
+	if (IS_ERR(mod->args)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(mod->args);
+		goto free_arch_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* Mark state as coming so strong_try_module_get() ignores us. */
+	mod->state = MODULE_STATE_COMING;
+
+	/* Now sew it into the lists so we can get lockdep and oops
+	 * info during argument parsing.  No one should access us, since
+	 * strong_try_module_get() will fail.
+	 * lockdep/oops can run asynchronous, so use the RCU list insertion
+	 * function to insert in a way safe to concurrent readers.
+	 * The mutex protects against concurrent writers.
+	 */
+again:
+	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
+	if ((old = find_module(mod->name)) != NULL) {
+		if (old->state == MODULE_STATE_COMING) {
+			/* Wait in case it fails to load. */
+			mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+			err = wait_event_interruptible(module_wq,
+					       finished_loading(mod->name));
+			if (err)
+				goto free_arch_cleanup;
+			goto again;
+		}
+		err = -EEXIST;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	/* This has to be done once we're sure module name is unique. */
+	dynamic_debug_setup(info->debug, info->num_debug);
+
+	/* Find duplicate symbols */
+	err = verify_export_symbols(mod);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto ddebug;
+
+	module_bug_finalize(info->hdr, info->sechdrs, mod);
+	list_add_rcu(&mod->list, &modules);
+	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+
+	/* Module is ready to execute: parsing args may do that. */
+	err = parse_args(mod->name, mod->args, mod->kp, mod->num_kp,
+			 -32768, 32767, &ddebug_dyndbg_module_param_cb);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto unlink;
+
+	/* Link in to syfs. */
+	err = mod_sysfs_setup(mod, info, mod->kp, mod->num_kp);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto unlink;
+
+	/* Get rid of temporary copy. */
+	free_copy(info);
+
+	/* Done! */
+	trace_module_load(mod);
+
+	return do_init_module(mod);
+
+ unlink:
+	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
+	/* Unlink carefully: kallsyms could be walking list. */
+	list_del_rcu(&mod->list);
+	module_bug_cleanup(mod);
+	wake_up_all(&module_wq);
+ ddebug:
+	dynamic_debug_remove(info->debug);
+ unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+	synchronize_sched();
+	kfree(mod->args);
+ free_arch_cleanup:
+	module_arch_cleanup(mod);
+ free_modinfo:
+	free_modinfo(mod);
+ free_unload:
+	module_unload_free(mod);
+ free_module:
+	module_deallocate(mod, info);
+ free_copy:
+	free_copy(info);
+	return err;
+}
+
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(init_module, void __user *, umod,
+		unsigned long, len, const char __user *, uargs)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct load_info info = { };
+
+	err = may_init_module();
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	pr_debug("init_module: umod=%p, len=%lu, uargs=%p\n",
+	       umod, len, uargs);
+
+	err = copy_module_from_user(umod, len, &info);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return load_module(&info, uargs, 0);
+}
+
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(finit_module, int, fd, const char __user *, uargs, int, flags)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct load_info info = { };
+
+	err = may_init_module();
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	pr_debug("finit_module: fd=%d, uargs=%p, flags=%i\n", fd, uargs, flags);
+
+	if (flags & ~(MODULE_INIT_IGNORE_MODVERSIONS
+		      |MODULE_INIT_IGNORE_VERMAGIC))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	err = copy_module_from_fd(fd, &info);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return load_module(&info, uargs, flags);
+}
+
 static inline int within(unsigned long addr, void *start, unsigned long size)
 {
 	return ((void *)addr >= start && (void *)addr < start + size);
diff --git a/kernel/sys_ni.c b/kernel/sys_ni.c
index dbff751e408..395084d4ce1 100644
--- a/kernel/sys_ni.c
+++ b/kernel/sys_ni.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ cond_syscall(sys_swapoff);
 cond_syscall(sys_kexec_load);
 cond_syscall(compat_sys_kexec_load);
 cond_syscall(sys_init_module);
+cond_syscall(sys_finit_module);
 cond_syscall(sys_delete_module);
 cond_syscall(sys_socketpair);
 cond_syscall(sys_bind);
diff --git a/lib/asn1_decoder.c b/lib/asn1_decoder.c
index 5293d243302..11b9b01fda6 100644
--- a/lib/asn1_decoder.c
+++ b/lib/asn1_decoder.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ next_tag:
 		goto next_tag;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely((tag & 0x1f) == 0x1f)) {
+	if (unlikely((tag & 0x1f) == ASN1_LONG_TAG)) {
 		do {
 			if (unlikely(datalen - dp < 2))
 				goto data_overrun_error;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ next_tag:
 		goto next_tag;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(len == 0x80)) {
+	if (unlikely(len == ASN1_INDEFINITE_LENGTH)) {
 		/* Indefinite length */
 		if (unlikely((tag & ASN1_CONS_BIT) == ASN1_PRIM << 5))
 			goto indefinite_len_primitive;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ next_op:
 		if (unlikely(dp >= datalen - 1))
 			goto data_overrun_error;
 		tag = data[dp++];
-		if (unlikely((tag & 0x1f) == 0x1f))
+		if (unlikely((tag & 0x1f) == ASN1_LONG_TAG))
 			goto long_tag_not_supported;
 
 		if (op & ASN1_OP_MATCH__ANY) {
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ next_op:
 
 		len = data[dp++];
 		if (len > 0x7f) {
-			if (unlikely(len == 0x80)) {
+			if (unlikely(len == ASN1_INDEFINITE_LENGTH)) {
 				/* Indefinite length */
 				if (unlikely(!(tag & ASN1_CONS_BIT)))
 					goto indefinite_len_primitive;
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modsign b/scripts/Makefile.modsign
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..abfda626dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modsign
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+# Signing modules
+# ==========================================================================
+
+PHONY := __modsign
+__modsign:
+
+include scripts/Kbuild.include
+
+__modules := $(sort $(shell grep -h '\.ko' /dev/null $(wildcard $(MODVERDIR)/*.mod)))
+modules := $(patsubst %.o,%.ko,$(wildcard $(__modules:.ko=.o)))
+
+PHONY += $(modules)
+__modsign: $(modules)
+	@:
+
+quiet_cmd_sign_ko = SIGN [M] $(2)/$(notdir $@)
+        cmd_sign_ko = $(mod_sign_cmd) $(2)/$(notdir $@)
+
+# Modules built outside the kernel source tree go into extra by default
+INSTALL_MOD_DIR ?= extra
+ext-mod-dir = $(INSTALL_MOD_DIR)$(subst $(patsubst %/,%,$(KBUILD_EXTMOD)),,$(@D))
+
+modinst_dir = $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(ext-mod-dir),kernel/$(@D))
+
+$(modules):
+	$(call cmd,sign_ko,$(MODLIB)/$(modinst_dir))
+
+# Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
+# information in a variable se we can use it in if_changed and friends.
+
+.PHONY: $(PHONY)
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index b14a30c234b..0fe5a026aef 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -395,6 +395,11 @@ static int cap_kernel_module_request(char *kmod_name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int cap_kernel_module_from_file(struct file *file)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int cap_task_setpgid(struct task_struct *p, pid_t pgid)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -967,6 +972,7 @@ void __init security_fixup_ops(struct security_operations *ops)
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, kernel_act_as);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, kernel_create_files_as);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, kernel_module_request);
+	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, kernel_module_from_file);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, task_fix_setuid);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, task_setpgid);
 	set_to_cap_if_null(ops, task_getpgid);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index 6ee8826662c..3b2adb794f1 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ struct integrity_iint_cache *integrity_iint_insert(struct inode *inode);
 struct integrity_iint_cache *integrity_iint_find(struct inode *inode);
 
 /* IMA policy related functions */
-enum ima_hooks { FILE_CHECK = 1, FILE_MMAP, BPRM_CHECK, POST_SETATTR };
+enum ima_hooks { FILE_CHECK = 1, FILE_MMAP, BPRM_CHECK, MODULE_CHECK, POST_SETATTR };
 
 int ima_match_policy(struct inode *inode, enum ima_hooks func, int mask,
 		     int flags);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
index b356884fb3e..0cea3db2165 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ err_out:
  * ima_get_action - appraise & measure decision based on policy.
  * @inode: pointer to inode to measure
  * @mask: contains the permission mask (MAY_READ, MAY_WRITE, MAY_EXECUTE)
- * @function: calling function (FILE_CHECK, BPRM_CHECK, FILE_MMAP)
+ * @function: calling function (FILE_CHECK, BPRM_CHECK, FILE_MMAP, MODULE_CHECK)
  *
  * The policy is defined in terms of keypairs:
  * 		subj=, obj=, type=, func=, mask=, fsmagic=
  *	subj,obj, and type: are LSM specific.
- * 	func: FILE_CHECK | BPRM_CHECK | FILE_MMAP
+ * 	func: FILE_CHECK | BPRM_CHECK | FILE_MMAP | MODULE_CHECK
  * 	mask: contains the permission mask
  *	fsmagic: hex value
  *
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 73c9a268253..45de18e9a6f 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -280,6 +280,27 @@ int ima_file_check(struct file *file, int mask)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ima_file_check);
 
+/**
+ * ima_module_check - based on policy, collect/store/appraise measurement.
+ * @file: pointer to the file to be measured/appraised
+ *
+ * Measure/appraise kernel modules based on policy.
+ *
+ * Always return 0 and audit dentry_open failures.
+ * Return code is based upon measurement appraisal.
+ */
+int ima_module_check(struct file *file)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!file)
+		rc = INTEGRITY_UNKNOWN;
+	else
+		rc = process_measurement(file, file->f_dentry->d_name.name,
+					 MAY_EXEC, MODULE_CHECK);
+	return (ima_appraise & IMA_APPRAISE_ENFORCE) ? rc : 0;
+}
+
 static int __init init_ima(void)
 {
 	int error;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index c7dacd2eab7..af7d182d5a4 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static struct ima_rule_entry default_rules[] = {
 	 .flags = IMA_FUNC | IMA_MASK},
 	{.action = MEASURE,.func = FILE_CHECK,.mask = MAY_READ,.uid = GLOBAL_ROOT_UID,
 	 .flags = IMA_FUNC | IMA_MASK | IMA_UID},
+	{.action = MEASURE,.func = MODULE_CHECK, .flags = IMA_FUNC},
 };
 
 static struct ima_rule_entry default_appraise_rules[] = {
@@ -401,6 +402,8 @@ static int ima_parse_rule(char *rule, struct ima_rule_entry *entry)
 			/* PATH_CHECK is for backwards compat */
 			else if (strcmp(args[0].from, "PATH_CHECK") == 0)
 				entry->func = FILE_CHECK;
+			else if (strcmp(args[0].from, "MODULE_CHECK") == 0)
+				entry->func = MODULE_CHECK;
 			else if (strcmp(args[0].from, "FILE_MMAP") == 0)
 				entry->func = FILE_MMAP;
 			else if (strcmp(args[0].from, "BPRM_CHECK") == 0)
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 8dcd4ae10a5..daa97f4ac9d 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -820,6 +820,16 @@ int security_kernel_module_request(char *kmod_name)
 	return security_ops->kernel_module_request(kmod_name);
 }
 
+int security_kernel_module_from_file(struct file *file)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = security_ops->kernel_module_from_file(file);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	return ima_module_check(file);
+}
+
 int security_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 			     int flags)
 {