diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 52c34532c785..ab082a2e8fdd 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ long keyctl_get_keyring_ID(key_serial_t id, int create)
  * Create and join an anonymous session keyring or join a named session
  * keyring, creating it if necessary.  A named session keyring must have Search
  * permission for it to be joined.  Session keyrings without this permit will
- * be skipped over.
+ * be skipped over.  It is not permitted for userspace to create or join
+ * keyrings whose name begin with a dot.
  *
  * If successful, the ID of the joined session keyring will be returned.
  */
@@ -290,12 +291,16 @@ long keyctl_join_session_keyring(const char __user *_name)
 			ret = PTR_ERR(name);
 			goto error;
 		}
+
+		ret = -EPERM;
+		if (name[0] == '.')
+			goto error_name;
 	}
 
 	/* join the session */
 	ret = join_session_keyring(name);
+error_name:
 	kfree(name);
-
 error:
 	return ret;
 }