diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index 275c4f9..0ae3a22 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 
 	cred = get_current_cred();
 	keyring = keyring_alloc(desc, cred->fsuid, cred->fsgid, cred,
+				KEY_POS_ALL | KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_READ,
 				KEY_ALLOC_QUOTA_OVERRUN, NULL);
 	put_cred(cred);
 	if (IS_ERR(keyring)) {
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@
 	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
 	unsigned long prealloc;
 	struct key *key;
+	key_perm_t perm;
 	key_ref_t key_ref;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -355,8 +357,15 @@
 	*_key = NULL;
 	mutex_lock(&user->cons_lock);
 
+	perm = KEY_POS_VIEW | KEY_POS_SEARCH | KEY_POS_LINK | KEY_POS_SETATTR;
+	perm |= KEY_USR_VIEW;
+	if (type->read)
+		perm |= KEY_POS_READ;
+	if (type == &key_type_keyring || type->update)
+		perm |= KEY_POS_WRITE;
+
 	key = key_alloc(type, description, cred->fsuid, cred->fsgid, cred,
-			KEY_POS_ALL, flags);
+			perm, flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(key))
 		goto alloc_failed;