diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 92128aae2d06..58bdb5b75131 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -2920,8 +2920,7 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 	struct binder_context *context = proc->context;
 	int t_debug_id = atomic_inc_return(&binder_last_id);
 	ktime_t t_start_time = ktime_get();
-	char *secctx = NULL;
-	u32 secctx_sz = 0;
+	struct lsmcontext lsmctx;
 	struct list_head sgc_head;
 	struct list_head pf_head;
 	const void __user *user_buffer = (const void __user *)
@@ -3200,7 +3199,8 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 		size_t added_size;
 
 		security_cred_getsecid(proc->cred, &secid);
-		ret = security_secid_to_secctx(secid, &secctx, &secctx_sz);
+		ret = security_secid_to_secctx(secid, &lsmctx.context,
+					       &lsmctx.len);
 		if (ret) {
 			binder_txn_error("%d:%d failed to get security context\n",
 				thread->pid, proc->pid);
@@ -3209,7 +3209,7 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 			return_error_line = __LINE__;
 			goto err_get_secctx_failed;
 		}
-		added_size = ALIGN(secctx_sz, sizeof(u64));
+		added_size = ALIGN(lsmctx.len, sizeof(u64));
 		extra_buffers_size += added_size;
 		if (extra_buffers_size < added_size) {
 			binder_txn_error("%d:%d integer overflow of extra_buffers_size\n",
@@ -3243,23 +3243,23 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 		t->buffer = NULL;
 		goto err_binder_alloc_buf_failed;
 	}
-	if (secctx) {
+	if (lsmctx.context) {
 		int err;
 		size_t buf_offset = ALIGN(tr->data_size, sizeof(void *)) +
 				    ALIGN(tr->offsets_size, sizeof(void *)) +
 				    ALIGN(extra_buffers_size, sizeof(void *)) -
-				    ALIGN(secctx_sz, sizeof(u64));
+				    ALIGN(lsmctx.len, sizeof(u64));
 
 		t->security_ctx = (uintptr_t)t->buffer->user_data + buf_offset;
 		err = binder_alloc_copy_to_buffer(&target_proc->alloc,
 						  t->buffer, buf_offset,
-						  secctx, secctx_sz);
+						  lsmctx.context, lsmctx.len);
 		if (err) {
 			t->security_ctx = 0;
 			WARN_ON(1);
 		}
-		security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_sz);
-		secctx = NULL;
+		security_release_secctx(&lsmctx);
+		lsmctx.context = NULL;
 	}
 	t->buffer->debug_id = t->debug_id;
 	t->buffer->transaction = t;
@@ -3303,7 +3303,7 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 	off_end_offset = off_start_offset + tr->offsets_size;
 	sg_buf_offset = ALIGN(off_end_offset, sizeof(void *));
 	sg_buf_end_offset = sg_buf_offset + extra_buffers_size -
-		ALIGN(secctx_sz, sizeof(u64));
+		ALIGN(lsmctx.len, sizeof(u64));
 	off_min = 0;
 	for (buffer_offset = off_start_offset; buffer_offset < off_end_offset;
 	     buffer_offset += sizeof(binder_size_t)) {
@@ -3682,8 +3682,8 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 	binder_alloc_free_buf(&target_proc->alloc, t->buffer);
 err_binder_alloc_buf_failed:
 err_bad_extra_size:
-	if (secctx)
-		security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_sz);
+	if (lsmctx.context)
+		security_release_secctx(&lsmctx);
 err_get_secctx_failed:
 	kfree(tcomplete);
 	binder_stats_deleted(BINDER_STAT_TRANSACTION_COMPLETE);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/xattr.c b/fs/ceph/xattr.c
index e066a556eccb..113956d386c0 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/xattr.c
@@ -1446,12 +1446,16 @@ int ceph_security_init_secctx(struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 
 void ceph_release_acl_sec_ctx(struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx *as_ctx)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_CEPH_FS_SECURITY_LABEL
+	struct lsmcontext scaff; /* scaffolding */
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CEPH_FS_POSIX_ACL
 	posix_acl_release(as_ctx->acl);
 	posix_acl_release(as_ctx->default_acl);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CEPH_FS_SECURITY_LABEL
-	security_release_secctx(as_ctx->sec_ctx, as_ctx->sec_ctxlen);
+	lsmcontext_init(&scaff, as_ctx->sec_ctx, as_ctx->sec_ctxlen, 0);
+	security_release_secctx(&scaff);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION
 	kfree(as_ctx->fscrypt_auth);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 8a943fffaad5..6ea99e2aabf3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -138,8 +138,12 @@ nfs4_label_init_security(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 static inline void
 nfs4_label_release_security(struct nfs4_label *label)
 {
-	if (label)
-		security_release_secctx(label->label, label->len);
+	struct lsmcontext scaff; /* scaffolding */
+
+	if (label) {
+		lsmcontext_init(&scaff, label->label, label->len, 0);
+		security_release_secctx(&scaff);
+	}
 }
 static inline u32 *nfs4_bitmask(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs4_label *label)
 {
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index ec4ed6206df1..9cade754356a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -3627,8 +3627,12 @@ nfsd4_encode_fattr4(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 
 out:
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
-	if (args.context)
-		security_release_secctx(args.context, args.contextlen);
+	if (args.context) {
+		struct lsmcontext scaff; /* scaffolding */
+
+		lsmcontext_init(&scaff, args.context, args.contextlen, 0);
+		security_release_secctx(&scaff);
+	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_V4_SECURITY_LABEL */
 	kfree(args.acl);
 	if (tempfh) {
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
index fe9c1d89dc66..c5e5a32f5e07 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ LSM_HOOK(int, -EOPNOTSUPP, secid_to_secctx, u32 secid, char **secdata,
 LSM_HOOK(int, -EOPNOTSUPP, lsmblob_to_secctx, struct lsmblob *blob,
 	 char **secdata, u32 *seclen)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, secctx_to_secid, const char *secdata, u32 seclen, u32 *secid)
-LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, release_secctx, char *secdata, u32 seclen)
+LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, release_secctx, struct lsmcontext *cp)
 LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, inode_invalidate_secctx, struct inode *inode)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_notifysecctx, struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_setsecctx, struct dentry *dentry, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 67ecf8588c90..9712056d71a0 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -148,6 +148,37 @@ struct lsmblob_scaffold {
 	u32 secid;
 };
 
+/*
+ * A "security context" is the text representation of
+ * the information used by LSMs.
+ * This structure contains the string, its length, and which LSM
+ * it is useful for.
+ */
+struct lsmcontext {
+	char	*context;	/* Provided by the module */
+	u32	len;
+	int	id;		/* Identifies the module */
+};
+
+/**
+ * lsmcontext_init - initialize an lsmcontext structure.
+ * @cp: Pointer to the context to initialize
+ * @context: Initial context, or NULL
+ * @size: Size of context, or 0
+ * @id: Which LSM provided the context
+ *
+ * Fill in the lsmcontext from the provided information.
+ * This is a scaffolding function that will be removed when
+ * lsmcontext integration is complete.
+ */
+static inline void lsmcontext_init(struct lsmcontext *cp, char *context,
+				   u32 size, int id)
+{
+	cp->id = id;
+	cp->context = context;
+	cp->len = size;
+}
+
 /*
  * Data exported by the security modules
  */
@@ -535,7 +566,7 @@ int security_secid_to_secctx(u32 secid, char **secdata, u32 *seclen);
 int security_lsmblob_to_secctx(struct lsmblob *blob, char **secdata,
 			       u32 *seclen);
 int security_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen, u32 *secid);
-void security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen);
+void security_release_secctx(struct lsmcontext *cp);
 void security_inode_invalidate_secctx(struct inode *inode);
 int security_inode_notifysecctx(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen);
 int security_inode_setsecctx(struct dentry *dentry, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen);
@@ -1475,7 +1506,7 @@ static inline int security_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata,
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
-static inline void security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
+static inline void security_release_secctx(struct lsmcontext *cp)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/include/net/scm.h b/include/net/scm.h
index e8c76b4be2fe..6e1add51d4c2 100644
--- a/include/net/scm.h
+++ b/include/net/scm.h
@@ -93,16 +93,17 @@ static __inline__ int scm_send(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
 static inline void scm_passec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *scm)
 {
-	char *secdata;
-	u32 seclen;
+	struct lsmcontext ctx;
 	int err;
 
 	if (test_bit(SOCK_PASSSEC, &sock->flags)) {
-		err = security_secid_to_secctx(scm->secid, &secdata, &seclen);
+		err = security_secid_to_secctx(scm->secid, &ctx.context,
+					       &ctx.len);
 
 		if (!err) {
-			put_cmsg(msg, SOL_SOCKET, SCM_SECURITY, seclen, secdata);
-			security_release_secctx(secdata, seclen);
+			put_cmsg(msg, SOL_SOCKET, SCM_SECURITY, ctx.len,
+				 ctx.context);
+			security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 54dfe339e341..47cfb6b20c3c 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -1209,8 +1209,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	struct audit_buffer	*ab;
 	u16			msg_type = nlh->nlmsg_type;
 	struct audit_sig_info   *sig_data;
-	char			*ctx = NULL;
-	u32			len;
+	struct lsmcontext	lsmctx;
 
 	err = audit_netlink_ok(skb, msg_type);
 	if (err)
@@ -1458,30 +1457,34 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		kfree(new);
 		break;
 	}
-	case AUDIT_SIGNAL_INFO:
-		len = 0;
+	case AUDIT_SIGNAL_INFO: {
+		size_t sig_data_size;
+
 		if (lsmblob_is_set(&audit_sig_lsm)) {
-			err = security_lsmblob_to_secctx(&audit_sig_lsm, &ctx,
-							 &len);
+			err = security_lsmblob_to_secctx(&audit_sig_lsm,
+							 &lsmctx.context,
+							 &lsmctx.len);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		}
-		sig_data = kmalloc(struct_size(sig_data, ctx, len), GFP_KERNEL);
+		sig_data_size = struct_size(sig_data, ctx, lsmctx.len);
+		sig_data = kmalloc(sig_data_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!sig_data) {
 			if (lsmblob_is_set(&audit_sig_lsm))
-				security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+				security_release_secctx(&lsmctx);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		sig_data->uid = from_kuid(&init_user_ns, audit_sig_uid);
 		sig_data->pid = audit_sig_pid;
 		if (lsmblob_is_set(&audit_sig_lsm)) {
-			memcpy(sig_data->ctx, ctx, len);
-			security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+			memcpy(sig_data->ctx, lsmctx.context, lsmctx.len);
+			security_release_secctx(&lsmctx);
 		}
 		audit_send_reply(skb, seq, AUDIT_SIGNAL_INFO, 0, 0,
-				 sig_data, struct_size(sig_data, ctx, len));
+				 sig_data, sig_data_size);
 		kfree(sig_data);
 		break;
+	}
 	case AUDIT_TTY_GET: {
 		struct audit_tty_status s;
 		unsigned int t;
@@ -2164,24 +2167,23 @@ void audit_log_key(struct audit_buffer *ab, char *key)
 
 int audit_log_task_context(struct audit_buffer *ab)
 {
+	struct lsmcontext ctx;
 	struct lsmblob blob;
-	char *ctx = NULL;
-	unsigned len;
 	int error;
 
 	security_current_getlsmblob_subj(&blob);
 	if (!lsmblob_is_set(&blob))
 		return 0;
 
-	error = security_lsmblob_to_secctx(&blob, &ctx, &len);
+	error = security_lsmblob_to_secctx(&blob, &ctx.context, &ctx.len);
 	if (error) {
 		if (error != -EINVAL)
 			goto error_path;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	audit_log_format(ab, " subj=%s", ctx);
-	security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+	audit_log_format(ab, " subj=%s", ctx.context);
+	security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 	return 0;
 
 error_path:
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index bfe2ee3ccbe6..2874255f5f25 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -1098,8 +1098,7 @@ static int audit_log_pid_context(struct audit_context *context, pid_t pid,
 				 char *comm)
 {
 	struct audit_buffer *ab;
-	char *ctx = NULL;
-	u32 len;
+	struct lsmcontext ctx;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	ab = audit_log_start(context, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_OBJ_PID);
@@ -1110,12 +1109,12 @@ static int audit_log_pid_context(struct audit_context *context, pid_t pid,
 			 from_kuid(&init_user_ns, auid),
 			 from_kuid(&init_user_ns, uid), sessionid);
 	if (lsmblob_is_set(blob)) {
-		if (security_lsmblob_to_secctx(blob, &ctx, &len)) {
+		if (security_lsmblob_to_secctx(blob, &ctx.context, &ctx.len)) {
 			audit_log_format(ab, " obj=(none)");
 			rc = 1;
 		} else {
-			audit_log_format(ab, " obj=%s", ctx);
-			security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+			audit_log_format(ab, " obj=%s", ctx.context);
+			security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 		}
 	}
 	audit_log_format(ab, " ocomm=");
@@ -1371,6 +1370,7 @@ static void audit_log_time(struct audit_context *context, struct audit_buffer **
 
 static void show_special(struct audit_context *context, int *call_panic)
 {
+	struct lsmcontext lsmcxt;
 	struct audit_buffer *ab;
 	int i;
 
@@ -1401,7 +1401,8 @@ static void show_special(struct audit_context *context, int *call_panic)
 				*call_panic = 1;
 			} else {
 				audit_log_format(ab, " obj=%s", ctx);
-				security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+				lsmcontext_init(&lsmcxt, ctx, len, 0);
+				security_release_secctx(&lsmcxt);
 			}
 		}
 		if (context->ipc.has_perm) {
@@ -1560,15 +1561,15 @@ static void audit_log_name(struct audit_context *context, struct audit_names *n,
 				 MAJOR(n->rdev),
 				 MINOR(n->rdev));
 	if (lsmblob_is_set(&n->oblob)) {
-		char *ctx = NULL;
-		u32 len;
+		struct lsmcontext ctx;
 
-		if (security_lsmblob_to_secctx(&n->oblob, &ctx, &len)) {
+		if (security_lsmblob_to_secctx(&n->oblob, &ctx.context,
+					       &ctx.len)) {
 			if (call_panic)
 				*call_panic = 2;
 		} else {
-			audit_log_format(ab, " obj=%s", ctx);
-			security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+			audit_log_format(ab, " obj=%s", ctx.context);
+			security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
index 2efc53526a38..3bf8ff9d4434 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
@@ -130,20 +130,20 @@ static void ip_cmsg_recv_checksum(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static void ip_cmsg_recv_security(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	char *secdata;
-	u32 seclen, secid;
+	struct lsmcontext ctx;
+	u32 secid;
 	int err;
 
 	err = security_socket_getpeersec_dgram(NULL, skb, &secid);
 	if (err)
 		return;
 
-	err = security_secid_to_secctx(secid, &secdata, &seclen);
+	err = security_secid_to_secctx(secid, &ctx.context, &ctx.len);
 	if (err)
 		return;
 
-	put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IP, SCM_SECURITY, seclen, secdata);
-	security_release_secctx(secdata, seclen);
+	put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IP, SCM_SECURITY, ctx.len, ctx.context);
+	security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 }
 
 static void ip_cmsg_recv_dstaddr(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index fb0ae15e96df..3e79b339a1bc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -357,10 +357,10 @@ static int ctnetlink_dump_mark(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct,
 static int ctnetlink_dump_secctx(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
 	struct nlattr *nest_secctx;
-	int len, ret;
-	char *secctx;
+	struct lsmcontext ctx;
+	int ret;
 
-	ret = security_secid_to_secctx(ct->secmark, &secctx, &len);
+	ret = security_secid_to_secctx(ct->secmark, &ctx.context, &ctx.len);
 	if (ret)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ static int ctnetlink_dump_secctx(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 	if (!nest_secctx)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	if (nla_put_string(skb, CTA_SECCTX_NAME, secctx))
+	if (nla_put_string(skb, CTA_SECCTX_NAME, ctx.context))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nest_secctx);
 
 	ret = 0;
 nla_put_failure:
-	security_release_secctx(secctx, len);
+	security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 	return ret;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
index 0ee98ce5b816..23949d233375 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
@@ -175,17 +175,16 @@ static void ct_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_SECMARK
 static void ct_show_secctx(struct seq_file *s, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
+	struct lsmcontext ctx;
 	int ret;
-	u32 len;
-	char *secctx;
 
-	ret = security_secid_to_secctx(ct->secmark, &secctx, &len);
+	ret = security_secid_to_secctx(ct->secmark, &ctx.context, &ctx.len);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
 
-	seq_printf(s, "secctx=%s ", secctx);
+	seq_printf(s, "secctx=%s ", ctx.context);
 
-	security_release_secctx(secctx, len);
+	security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 }
 #else
 static inline void ct_show_secctx(struct seq_file *s, const struct nf_conn *ct)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index 171d1f52d3dd..8b4c5c08daa7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ nfqnl_build_packet_message(struct net *net, struct nfqnl_instance *queue,
 	enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo = 0;
 	const struct nfnl_ct_hook *nfnl_ct;
 	bool csum_verify;
+	struct lsmcontext scaff; /* scaffolding */
 	char *secdata = NULL;
 	u32 seclen = 0;
 	ktime_t tstamp;
@@ -651,8 +652,10 @@ nfqnl_build_packet_message(struct net *net, struct nfqnl_instance *queue,
 	}
 
 	nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->len;
-	if (seclen)
-		security_release_secctx(secdata, seclen);
+	if (seclen) {
+		lsmcontext_init(&scaff, secdata, seclen, 0);
+		security_release_secctx(&scaff);
+	}
 	return skb;
 
 nla_put_failure:
@@ -660,8 +663,10 @@ nfqnl_build_packet_message(struct net *net, struct nfqnl_instance *queue,
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	net_err_ratelimited("nf_queue: error creating packet message\n");
 nlmsg_failure:
-	if (seclen)
-		security_release_secctx(secdata, seclen);
+	if (seclen) {
+		lsmcontext_init(&scaff, secdata, seclen, 0);
+		security_release_secctx(&scaff);
+	}
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
index 7bac13ae07a3..464105080245 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
@@ -374,8 +374,7 @@ int netlbl_unlhsh_add(struct net *net,
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct netlbl_unlhsh_iface *iface;
 	struct audit_buffer *audit_buf = NULL;
-	char *secctx = NULL;
-	u32 secctx_len;
+	struct lsmcontext ctx;
 
 	if (addr_len != sizeof(struct in_addr) &&
 	    addr_len != sizeof(struct in6_addr))
@@ -438,11 +437,10 @@ int netlbl_unlhsh_add(struct net *net,
 unlhsh_add_return:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (audit_buf != NULL) {
-		if (security_secid_to_secctx(secid,
-					     &secctx,
-					     &secctx_len) == 0) {
-			audit_log_format(audit_buf, " sec_obj=%s", secctx);
-			security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
+		if (security_secid_to_secctx(secid, &ctx.context,
+					     &ctx.len) == 0) {
+			audit_log_format(audit_buf, " sec_obj=%s", ctx.context);
+			security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 		}
 		audit_log_format(audit_buf, " res=%u", ret_val == 0 ? 1 : 0);
 		audit_log_end(audit_buf);
@@ -473,8 +471,7 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr4(struct net *net,
 	struct netlbl_unlhsh_addr4 *entry;
 	struct audit_buffer *audit_buf;
 	struct net_device *dev;
-	char *secctx;
-	u32 secctx_len;
+	struct lsmcontext ctx;
 
 	spin_lock(&netlbl_unlhsh_lock);
 	list_entry = netlbl_af4list_remove(addr->s_addr, mask->s_addr,
@@ -494,10 +491,10 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr4(struct net *net,
 					  addr->s_addr, mask->s_addr);
 		dev_put(dev);
 		if (entry != NULL &&
-		    security_secid_to_secctx(entry->secid,
-					     &secctx, &secctx_len) == 0) {
-			audit_log_format(audit_buf, " sec_obj=%s", secctx);
-			security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
+		    security_secid_to_secctx(entry->secid, &ctx.context,
+					     &ctx.len) == 0) {
+			audit_log_format(audit_buf, " sec_obj=%s", ctx.context);
+			security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 		}
 		audit_log_format(audit_buf, " res=%u", entry != NULL ? 1 : 0);
 		audit_log_end(audit_buf);
@@ -534,8 +531,7 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr6(struct net *net,
 	struct netlbl_unlhsh_addr6 *entry;
 	struct audit_buffer *audit_buf;
 	struct net_device *dev;
-	char *secctx;
-	u32 secctx_len;
+	struct lsmcontext ctx;
 
 	spin_lock(&netlbl_unlhsh_lock);
 	list_entry = netlbl_af6list_remove(addr, mask, &iface->addr6_list);
@@ -554,10 +550,10 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr6(struct net *net,
 					  addr, mask);
 		dev_put(dev);
 		if (entry != NULL &&
-		    security_secid_to_secctx(entry->secid,
-					     &secctx, &secctx_len) == 0) {
-			audit_log_format(audit_buf, " sec_obj=%s", secctx);
-			security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
+		    security_secid_to_secctx(entry->secid, &ctx.context,
+					     &ctx.len) == 0) {
+			audit_log_format(audit_buf, " sec_obj=%s", ctx.context);
+			security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 		}
 		audit_log_format(audit_buf, " res=%u", entry != NULL ? 1 : 0);
 		audit_log_end(audit_buf);
@@ -1069,10 +1065,9 @@ static int netlbl_unlabel_staticlist_gen(u32 cmd,
 	int ret_val = -ENOMEM;
 	struct netlbl_unlhsh_walk_arg *cb_arg = arg;
 	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct lsmcontext ctx;
 	void *data;
 	u32 secid;
-	char *secctx;
-	u32 secctx_len;
 
 	data = genlmsg_put(cb_arg->skb, NETLINK_CB(cb_arg->nl_cb->skb).portid,
 			   cb_arg->seq, &netlbl_unlabel_gnl_family,
@@ -1127,14 +1122,14 @@ static int netlbl_unlabel_staticlist_gen(u32 cmd,
 		secid = addr6->secid;
 	}
 
-	ret_val = security_secid_to_secctx(secid, &secctx, &secctx_len);
+	ret_val = security_secid_to_secctx(secid, &ctx.context, &ctx.len);
 	if (ret_val != 0)
 		goto list_cb_failure;
 	ret_val = nla_put(cb_arg->skb,
 			  NLBL_UNLABEL_A_SECCTX,
-			  secctx_len,
-			  secctx);
-	security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
+			  ctx.len,
+			  ctx.context);
+	security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 	if (ret_val != 0)
 		goto list_cb_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c
index 6cd1fcb3902b..b9289a22b363 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ struct audit_buffer *netlbl_audit_start_common(int type,
 					       struct netlbl_audit *audit_info)
 {
 	struct audit_buffer *audit_buf;
-	char *secctx;
-	u32 secctx_len;
+	struct lsmcontext ctx;
 
 	if (audit_enabled == AUDIT_OFF)
 		return NULL;
@@ -99,10 +98,10 @@ struct audit_buffer *netlbl_audit_start_common(int type,
 			 audit_info->sessionid);
 
 	if (lsmblob_is_set(&audit_info->blob) &&
-	    security_lsmblob_to_secctx(&audit_info->blob, &secctx,
-				       &secctx_len) == 0) {
-		audit_log_format(audit_buf, " subj=%s", secctx);
-		security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
+	    security_lsmblob_to_secctx(&audit_info->blob, &ctx.context,
+				       &ctx.len) == 0) {
+		audit_log_format(audit_buf, " subj=%s", ctx.context);
+		security_release_secctx(&ctx);
 	}
 
 	return audit_buf;
diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/secid.h b/security/apparmor/include/secid.h
index 816a425e2023..e47c37c1beda 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/secid.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/secid.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int apparmor_secid_to_secctx(u32 secid, char **secdata, u32 *seclen);
 int apparmor_lsmblob_to_secctx(struct lsmblob *blob, char **secdata,
 			       u32 *seclen);
 int apparmor_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen, u32 *secid);
-void apparmor_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen);
+void apparmor_release_secctx(struct lsmcontext *cp);
 
 
 int aa_alloc_secid(struct aa_label *label, gfp_t gfp);
diff --git a/security/apparmor/secid.c b/security/apparmor/secid.c
index a7c6f5061882..e9f655f54a42 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/secid.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/secid.c
@@ -139,9 +139,16 @@ int apparmor_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen, u32 *secid)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void apparmor_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
+void apparmor_release_secctx(struct lsmcontext *cp)
 {
-	kfree(secdata);
+	/*
+	 * stacking scaffolding:
+	 * When it is possible for more than one LSM to provide a
+	 * release hook, do this check:
+	 * if (cp->id == LSM_ID_APPARMOR || cp->id == LSM_ID_UNDEF)
+	 */
+
+	kfree(cp->context);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 1cbd45310f63..063a209ac17f 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -4250,14 +4250,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_secctx_to_secid);
 
 /**
  * security_release_secctx() - Free a secctx buffer
- * @secdata: secctx
- * @seclen: length of secctx
+ * @cp: the security context
  *
  * Release the security context.
  */
-void security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
+void security_release_secctx(struct lsmcontext *cp)
 {
-	call_void_hook(release_secctx, secdata, seclen);
+	call_void_hook(release_secctx, cp);
+	memset(cp, 0, sizeof(*cp));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_release_secctx);
 
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 1bc28f5f6870..1a428a6964a0 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -6588,9 +6588,16 @@ static int selinux_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen, u32 *secid)
 				       secid, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
-static void selinux_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
+static void selinux_release_secctx(struct lsmcontext *cp)
 {
-	kfree(secdata);
+	/*
+	 * stacking scaffolding:
+	 * When it is possible for more than one LSM to provide a
+	 * release hook, do this check:
+	 * if (cp->id == LSM_ID_SELINUX || cp->id == LSM_ID_UNDEF)
+	 */
+
+	kfree(cp->context);
 }
 
 static void selinux_inode_invalidate_secctx(struct inode *inode)
