diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
index 6c00c1e2743fa2048882514d8644a908fff3a475..819caf8ca05f8b4b16226c0f5d6f76068de09131 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ Currently, these files are in /proc/sys/fs:
 - overflowgid
 - pipe-user-pages-hard
 - pipe-user-pages-soft
+- protected_fifos
 - protected_hardlinks
+- protected_regular
 - protected_symlinks
 - suid_dumpable
 - super-max
@@ -182,6 +184,24 @@ applied.
 
 ==============================================================
 
+protected_fifos:
+
+The intent of this protection is to avoid unintentional writes to
+an attacker-controlled FIFO, where a program expected to create a regular
+file.
+
+When set to "0", writing to FIFOs is unrestricted.
+
+When set to "1" don't allow O_CREAT open on FIFOs that we don't own
+in world writable sticky directories, unless they are owned by the
+owner of the directory.
+
+When set to "2" it also applies to group writable sticky directories.
+
+This protection is based on the restrictions in Openwall.
+
+==============================================================
+
 protected_hardlinks:
 
 A long-standing class of security issues is the hardlink-based
@@ -202,6 +222,22 @@ This protection is based on the restrictions in Openwall and grsecurity.
 
 ==============================================================
 
+protected_regular:
+
+This protection is similar to protected_fifos, but it
+avoids writes to an attacker-controlled regular file, where a program
+expected to create one.
+
+When set to "0", writing to regular files is unrestricted.
+
+When set to "1" don't allow O_CREAT open on regular files that we
+don't own in world writable sticky directories, unless they are
+owned by the owner of the directory.
+
+When set to "2" it also applies to group writable sticky directories.
+
+==============================================================
+
 protected_symlinks:
 
 A long-standing class of security issues is the symlink-based
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index ae6aa9ae757c559ca1ac35c70a31da319142a5f3..0cab6494978c1295b965f503422bdbeacff6ccc4 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -887,6 +887,8 @@ static inline void put_link(struct nameidata *nd)
 
 int sysctl_protected_symlinks __read_mostly = 0;
 int sysctl_protected_hardlinks __read_mostly = 0;
+int sysctl_protected_fifos __read_mostly;
+int sysctl_protected_regular __read_mostly;
 
 /**
  * may_follow_link - Check symlink following for unsafe situations
@@ -1003,6 +1005,45 @@ static int may_linkat(struct path *link)
 	return -EPERM;
 }
 
+/**
+ * may_create_in_sticky - Check whether an O_CREAT open in a sticky directory
+ *			  should be allowed, or not, on files that already
+ *			  exist.
+ * @dir: the sticky parent directory
+ * @inode: the inode of the file to open
+ *
+ * Block an O_CREAT open of a FIFO (or a regular file) when:
+ *   - sysctl_protected_fifos (or sysctl_protected_regular) is enabled
+ *   - the file already exists
+ *   - we are in a sticky directory
+ *   - we don't own the file
+ *   - the owner of the directory doesn't own the file
+ *   - the directory is world writable
+ * If the sysctl_protected_fifos (or sysctl_protected_regular) is set to 2
+ * the directory doesn't have to be world writable: being group writable will
+ * be enough.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the open is allowed, -ve on error.
+ */
+static int may_create_in_sticky(struct dentry * const dir,
+				struct inode * const inode)
+{
+	if ((!sysctl_protected_fifos && S_ISFIFO(inode->i_mode)) ||
+	    (!sysctl_protected_regular && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) ||
+	    likely(!(dir->d_inode->i_mode & S_ISVTX)) ||
+	    uid_eq(inode->i_uid, dir->d_inode->i_uid) ||
+	    uid_eq(current_fsuid(), inode->i_uid))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (likely(dir->d_inode->i_mode & 0002) ||
+	    (dir->d_inode->i_mode & 0020 &&
+	     ((sysctl_protected_fifos >= 2 && S_ISFIFO(inode->i_mode)) ||
+	      (sysctl_protected_regular >= 2 && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))))) {
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static __always_inline
 const char *get_link(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
@@ -3348,9 +3389,15 @@ static int do_last(struct nameidata *nd,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	audit_inode(nd->name, nd->path.dentry, 0);
-	error = -EISDIR;
-	if ((open_flag & O_CREAT) && d_is_dir(nd->path.dentry))
-		goto out;
+	if (open_flag & O_CREAT) {
+		error = -EISDIR;
+		if (d_is_dir(nd->path.dentry))
+			goto out;
+		error = may_create_in_sticky(dir,
+					     d_backing_inode(nd->path.dentry));
+		if (unlikely(error))
+			goto out;
+	}
 	error = -ENOTDIR;
 	if ((nd->flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) && !d_can_lookup(nd->path.dentry))
 		goto out;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index e5710541183b00cc62ae7f7745bc2d8412f7b86b..33322702c910b9cb879d05a03c070c51487c0d26 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ extern struct inodes_stat_t inodes_stat;
 extern int leases_enable, lease_break_time;
 extern int sysctl_protected_symlinks;
 extern int sysctl_protected_hardlinks;
+extern int sysctl_protected_fifos;
+extern int sysctl_protected_regular;
 
 typedef __kernel_rwf_t rwf_t;
 
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 71ceb6c13c1a54030ed23e86e89da1079636d223..cc02050fd0c493378228eb6960e15449754f1387 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1807,6 +1807,24 @@ static struct ctl_table fs_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= &zero,
 		.extra2		= &one,
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "protected_fifos",
+		.data		= &sysctl_protected_fifos,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0600,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= &zero,
+		.extra2		= &two,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "protected_regular",
+		.data		= &sysctl_protected_regular,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0600,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= &zero,
+		.extra2		= &two,
+	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "suid_dumpable",
 		.data		= &suid_dumpable,