diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 484e52b..2cb1a70 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@
 		goto out_unregister_filesystem;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
-	rc = register_key_type(&key_type_dns_resolver);
+	rc = cifs_init_dns_resolver();
 	if (rc)
 		goto out_unregister_key_type;
 #endif
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@
 
  out_unregister_resolver_key:
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
-	unregister_key_type(&key_type_dns_resolver);
+	cifs_exit_dns_resolver();
  out_unregister_key_type:
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_UPCALL
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@
 	cifs_proc_clean();
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
 	cifs_dfs_release_automount_timer();
-	unregister_key_type(&key_type_dns_resolver);
+	cifs_exit_dns_resolver();
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_UPCALL
 	unregister_key_type(&cifs_spnego_key_type);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c b/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c
index 4db2c5e..49315cb 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.c
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/keyctl.h>
+#include <linux/key-type.h>
 #include <keys/user-type.h>
 #include "dns_resolve.h"
 #include "cifsglob.h"
 #include "cifsproto.h"
 #include "cifs_debug.h"
 
+static const struct cred *dns_resolver_cache;
+
 /* Checks if supplied name is IP address
  * returns:
  * 		1 - name is IP
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@
 int
 dns_resolve_server_name_to_ip(const char *unc, char **ip_addr)
 {
+	const struct cred *saved_cred;
 	int rc = -EAGAIN;
 	struct key *rkey = ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 	char *name;
@@ -133,8 +138,15 @@
 		goto skip_upcall;
 	}
 
+	saved_cred = override_creds(dns_resolver_cache);
 	rkey = request_key(&key_type_dns_resolver, name, "");
+	revert_creds(saved_cred);
 	if (!IS_ERR(rkey)) {
+		if (!(rkey->perm & KEY_USR_VIEW)) {
+			down_read(&rkey->sem);
+			rkey->perm |= KEY_USR_VIEW;
+			up_read(&rkey->sem);
+		}
 		len = rkey->type_data.x[0];
 		data = rkey->payload.data;
 	} else {
@@ -165,4 +177,61 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int __init cifs_init_dns_resolver(void)
+{
+	struct cred *cred;
+	struct key *keyring;
+	int ret;
 
+	printk(KERN_NOTICE "Registering the %s key type\n",
+	       key_type_dns_resolver.name);
+
+	/* create an override credential set with a special thread keyring in
+	 * which DNS requests are cached
+	 *
+	 * this is used to prevent malicious redirections from being installed
+	 * with add_key().
+	 */
+	cred = prepare_kernel_cred(NULL);
+	if (!cred)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	keyring = key_alloc(&key_type_keyring, ".dns_resolver", 0, 0, cred,
+			    (KEY_POS_ALL & ~KEY_POS_SETATTR) |
+			    KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_READ,
+			    KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA);
+	if (IS_ERR(keyring)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(keyring);
+		goto failed_put_cred;
+	}
+
+	ret = key_instantiate_and_link(keyring, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto failed_put_key;
+
+	ret = register_key_type(&key_type_dns_resolver);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto failed_put_key;
+
+	/* instruct request_key() to use this special keyring as a cache for
+	 * the results it looks up */
+	cred->thread_keyring = keyring;
+	cred->jit_keyring = KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING;
+	dns_resolver_cache = cred;
+	return 0;
+
+failed_put_key:
+	key_put(keyring);
+failed_put_cred:
+	put_cred(cred);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void __exit cifs_exit_dns_resolver(void)
+{
+	key_revoke(dns_resolver_cache->thread_keyring);
+	unregister_key_type(&key_type_dns_resolver);
+	put_cred(dns_resolver_cache);
+	printk(KERN_NOTICE "Unregistered %s key type\n",
+	       key_type_dns_resolver.name);
+}
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.h b/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.h
index 966e928..26b9eaa 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/dns_resolve.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 #define _DNS_RESOLVE_H
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-#include <linux/key-type.h>
-extern struct key_type key_type_dns_resolver;
+extern int __init cifs_init_dns_resolver(void);
+extern void __exit cifs_exit_dns_resolver(void);
 extern int dns_resolve_server_name_to_ip(const char *unc, char **ip_addr);
 #endif /* KERNEL */