diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 0c62798..ed71d86 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -17,10 +17,33 @@
 #include <linux/keyctl.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
+static int key_get_type_from_user(char *type,
+				  const char __user *_type,
+				  unsigned len)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = strncpy_from_user(type, _type, len);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	if (ret == 0 || ret >= len)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (type[0] == '.')
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	type[len - 1] = '\0';
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*
  * extract the description of a new key from userspace and either add it as a
@@ -38,40 +61,22 @@
 	key_ref_t keyring_ref, key_ref;
 	char type[32], *description;
 	void *payload;
-	long dlen, ret;
+	long ret;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (plen > 32767)
 		goto error;
 
 	/* draw all the data into kernel space */
-	ret = strncpy_from_user(type, _type, sizeof(type) - 1);
+	ret = key_get_type_from_user(type, _type, sizeof(type));
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
-	type[31] = '\0';
 
-	ret = -EPERM;
-	if (type[0] == '.')
+	description = strndup_user(_description, PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (IS_ERR(description)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(description);
 		goto error;
-
-	ret = -EFAULT;
-	dlen = strnlen_user(_description, PAGE_SIZE - 1);
-	if (dlen <= 0)
-		goto error;
-
-	ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (dlen > PAGE_SIZE - 1)
-		goto error;
-
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	description = kmalloc(dlen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!description)
-		goto error;
-	description[dlen] = '\0';
-
-	ret = -EFAULT;
-	if (copy_from_user(description, _description, dlen) != 0)
-		goto error2;
+	}
 
 	/* pull the payload in if one was supplied */
 	payload = NULL;
@@ -136,59 +141,28 @@
 	struct key *key;
 	key_ref_t dest_ref;
 	char type[32], *description, *callout_info;
-	long dlen, ret;
+	long ret;
 
 	/* pull the type into kernel space */
-	ret = strncpy_from_user(type, _type, sizeof(type) - 1);
+	ret = key_get_type_from_user(type, _type, sizeof(type));
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
-	type[31] = '\0';
-
-	ret = -EPERM;
-	if (type[0] == '.')
-		goto error;
 
 	/* pull the description into kernel space */
-	ret = -EFAULT;
-	dlen = strnlen_user(_description, PAGE_SIZE - 1);
-	if (dlen <= 0)
+	description = strndup_user(_description, PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (IS_ERR(description)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(description);
 		goto error;
-
-	ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (dlen > PAGE_SIZE - 1)
-		goto error;
-
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	description = kmalloc(dlen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!description)
-		goto error;
-	description[dlen] = '\0';
-
-	ret = -EFAULT;
-	if (copy_from_user(description, _description, dlen) != 0)
-		goto error2;
+	}
 
 	/* pull the callout info into kernel space */
 	callout_info = NULL;
 	if (_callout_info) {
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		dlen = strnlen_user(_callout_info, PAGE_SIZE - 1);
-		if (dlen <= 0)
+		callout_info = strndup_user(_callout_info, PAGE_SIZE);
+		if (IS_ERR(callout_info)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(callout_info);
 			goto error2;
-
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		if (dlen > PAGE_SIZE - 1)
-			goto error2;
-
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		callout_info = kmalloc(dlen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!callout_info)
-			goto error2;
-		callout_info[dlen] = '\0';
-
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		if (copy_from_user(callout_info, _callout_info, dlen) != 0)
-			goto error3;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* get the destination keyring if specified */
@@ -264,36 +238,21 @@
 long keyctl_join_session_keyring(const char __user *_name)
 {
 	char *name;
-	long nlen, ret;
+	long ret;
 
 	/* fetch the name from userspace */
 	name = NULL;
 	if (_name) {
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		nlen = strnlen_user(_name, PAGE_SIZE - 1);
-		if (nlen <= 0)
+		name = strndup_user(_name, PAGE_SIZE);
+		if (IS_ERR(name)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(name);
 			goto error;
-
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		if (nlen > PAGE_SIZE - 1)
-			goto error;
-
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		name = kmalloc(nlen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!name)
-			goto error;
-		name[nlen] = '\0';
-
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		if (copy_from_user(name, _name, nlen) != 0)
-			goto error2;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* join the session */
 	ret = join_session_keyring(name);
 
- error2:
-	kfree(name);
  error:
 	return ret;
 
@@ -566,32 +525,18 @@
 	struct key_type *ktype;
 	key_ref_t keyring_ref, key_ref, dest_ref;
 	char type[32], *description;
-	long dlen, ret;
+	long ret;
 
 	/* pull the type and description into kernel space */
-	ret = strncpy_from_user(type, _type, sizeof(type) - 1);
+	ret = key_get_type_from_user(type, _type, sizeof(type));
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
-	type[31] = '\0';
 
-	ret = -EFAULT;
-	dlen = strnlen_user(_description, PAGE_SIZE - 1);
-	if (dlen <= 0)
+	description = strndup_user(_description, PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (IS_ERR(description)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(description);
 		goto error;
-
-	ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (dlen > PAGE_SIZE - 1)
-		goto error;
-
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	description = kmalloc(dlen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!description)
-		goto error;
-	description[dlen] = '\0';
-
-	ret = -EFAULT;
-	if (copy_from_user(description, _description, dlen) != 0)
-		goto error2;
+	}
 
 	/* get the keyring at which to begin the search */
 	keyring_ref = lookup_user_key(NULL, ringid, 0, 0, KEY_SEARCH);