diff --git a/security/digest_cache/Makefile b/security/digest_cache/Makefile
index 37a473c7bc28..e417da0383ab 100644
--- a/security/digest_cache/Makefile
+++ b/security/digest_cache/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_DIGEST_CACHE) += digest_cache.o
 
-digest_cache-y := main.o secfs.o htable.o populate.o modsig.o verif.o
+digest_cache-y := main.o secfs.o htable.o populate.o modsig.o verif.o dir.o
 
 digest_cache-y += parsers/tlv.o
 digest_cache-y += parsers/rpm.o
diff --git a/security/digest_cache/dir.c b/security/digest_cache/dir.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7bfcdd5f7ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/digest_cache/dir.c
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH
+ *
+ * Author: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
+ *
+ * Manage digest caches from directories.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "DIGEST CACHE: "fmt
+#include <linux/init_task.h>
+
+#include "internal.h"
+
+/**
+ * digest_cache_dir_iter - Digest cache directory iterator
+ * @__ctx: iterate_dir() context
+ * @name: Name of file in the accessed directory
+ * @namelen: String length of @name
+ * @offset: Current position in the directory stream (see man readdir)
+ * @ino: Inode number
+ * @d_type: File type
+ *
+ * This function stores the names of the files in the containing directory in
+ * a linked list. If they are in the format <seq num>-<format>-<name>, this
+ * function orders them by seq num, so that digest lists are processed in the
+ * desired order. Otherwise, if <seq num>- is not included, it adds the name at
+ * the end of the list.
+ *
+ * Return: True to continue processing, false to stop.
+ */
+static bool digest_cache_dir_iter(struct dir_context *__ctx, const char *name,
+				  int namelen, loff_t offset, u64 ino,
+				  unsigned int d_type)
+{
+	struct readdir_callback *ctx = container_of(__ctx, typeof(*ctx), ctx);
+	struct dir_entry *new_entry, *p;
+	unsigned int seq_num;
+	char *separator;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!strcmp(name, ".") || !strcmp(name, ".."))
+		return true;
+
+	if (d_type != DT_REG)
+		return true;
+
+	new_entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*new_entry) + namelen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!new_entry)
+		return false;
+
+	memcpy(new_entry->name, name, namelen);
+	new_entry->name[namelen] = '\0';
+	new_entry->seq_num = UINT_MAX;
+	new_entry->digest_cache = NULL;
+	mutex_init(&new_entry->digest_cache_mutex);
+
+	if (new_entry->name[0] < '0' || new_entry->name[0] > '9')
+		goto out;
+
+	separator = strchr(new_entry->name, '-');
+	if (!separator)
+		goto out;
+
+	*separator = '\0';
+	ret = kstrtouint(new_entry->name, 10, &seq_num);
+	*separator = '-';
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	new_entry->seq_num = seq_num;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(p, ctx->head, list) {
+		if (seq_num <= p->seq_num) {
+			list_add(&new_entry->list, p->list.prev);
+			pr_debug("Added %s before %s in dir list\n",
+				 new_entry->name, p->name);
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+out:
+	list_add_tail(&new_entry->list, ctx->head);
+	pr_debug("Added %s to tail of dir list\n", new_entry->name);
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * digest_cache_dir_create - Create a directory digest cache
+ * @digest_cache: Digest cache
+ * @digest_list_path: Path structure of the digest list directory
+ *
+ * This function iterates over the entries of a directory, and creates a linked
+ * list of file names from that directory.
+ *
+ * Return: Zero on success, a POSIX error code otherwise.
+ */
+int digest_cache_dir_create(struct digest_cache *digest_cache,
+			    struct path *digest_list_path)
+{
+	struct file *dir_file;
+	struct readdir_callback buf = {
+		.ctx.actor = digest_cache_dir_iter,
+	};
+	int ret;
+
+	dir_file = dentry_open(digest_list_path, O_RDONLY, &init_cred);
+	if (IS_ERR(dir_file)) {
+		pr_debug("Cannot access %s, ret: %ld\n", digest_cache->path_str,
+			 PTR_ERR(dir_file));
+		return PTR_ERR(dir_file);
+	}
+
+	buf.head = &digest_cache->dir_entries;
+	ret = iterate_dir(dir_file, &buf.ctx);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		pr_debug("Failed to iterate directory %s\n",
+			 digest_cache->path_str);
+
+	fput(dir_file);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * digest_cache_dir_lookup_digest - Lookup a digest
+ * @dentry: Dentry of the file whose digest is looked up
+ * @digest_list_path: Path structure of the digest list directory
+ * @digest_cache: Digest cache
+ * @digest: Digest to search
+ * @algo: Algorithm of the digest to search
+ *
+ * This function iterates over the linked list created by
+ * digest_cache_dir_create() and looks up the digest in the digest cache of
+ * each entry.
+ *
+ * Return: A digest_cache_found_t value if the digest if found, zero otherwise.
+ */
+digest_cache_found_t
+digest_cache_dir_lookup_digest(struct dentry *dentry,
+			       struct path *digest_list_path,
+			       struct digest_cache *digest_cache, u8 *digest,
+			       enum hash_algo algo)
+{
+	struct digest_cache *cache;
+	struct dir_entry *dir_entry;
+	int ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(dir_entry, &digest_cache->dir_entries, list) {
+		mutex_lock(&dir_entry->digest_cache_mutex);
+		if (!dir_entry->digest_cache) {
+			cache = digest_cache_create(dentry, digest_list_path,
+						    digest_cache->path_str,
+						    dir_entry->name);
+			/* Ignore digest caches that cannot be instantiated. */
+			if (!cache) {
+				mutex_unlock(&dir_entry->digest_cache_mutex);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			/* Consume extra ref. from digest_cache_create(). */
+			dir_entry->digest_cache = cache;
+		}
+		mutex_unlock(&dir_entry->digest_cache_mutex);
+
+		ret = digest_cache_htable_lookup(dentry,
+						 dir_entry->digest_cache,
+						 digest, algo);
+		if (!ret)
+			return (digest_cache_found_t)dir_entry->digest_cache;
+	}
+
+	return 0UL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * digest_cache_dir_free - Free the stored file list and put digest caches
+ * @digest_cache: Digest cache
+ *
+ * This function frees the file list created by digest_cache_create(), and puts
+ * the digest cache if a reference exists.
+ */
+void digest_cache_dir_free(struct digest_cache *digest_cache)
+{
+	struct dir_entry *p, *q;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, q, &digest_cache->dir_entries, list) {
+		if (p->digest_cache)
+			digest_cache_put(p->digest_cache);
+
+		list_del(&p->list);
+		mutex_destroy(&p->digest_cache_mutex);
+		kfree(p);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/security/digest_cache/htable.c b/security/digest_cache/htable.c
index d2d5d8f5e5b1..8cf7400dfcf4 100644
--- a/security/digest_cache/htable.c
+++ b/security/digest_cache/htable.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  */
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) "DIGEST CACHE: "fmt
+#include <linux/namei.h>
+
 #include "internal.h"
 
 /**
@@ -210,10 +212,26 @@ digest_cache_found_t digest_cache_lookup(struct dentry *dentry,
 					 struct digest_cache *digest_cache,
 					 u8 *digest, enum hash_algo algo)
 {
+	struct path digest_list_path;
+	digest_cache_found_t found;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = digest_cache_htable_lookup(dentry, digest_cache, digest, algo);
-	return (!ret) ? (digest_cache_found_t)digest_cache : 0UL;
+	if (!test_bit(IS_DIR, &digest_cache->flags)) {
+		ret = digest_cache_htable_lookup(dentry, digest_cache, digest,
+						 algo);
+		return (!ret) ? (digest_cache_found_t)digest_cache : 0UL;
+	}
+
+	ret = kern_path(digest_cache->path_str, 0, &digest_list_path);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_debug("Cannot find path %s\n", digest_cache->path_str);
+		return 0UL;
+	}
+
+	found = digest_cache_dir_lookup_digest(dentry, &digest_list_path,
+					       digest_cache, digest, algo);
+	path_put(&digest_list_path);
+	return found;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(digest_cache_lookup);
 
diff --git a/security/digest_cache/internal.h b/security/digest_cache/internal.h
index 4929d25e7972..b7afca8e04da 100644
--- a/security/digest_cache/internal.h
+++ b/security/digest_cache/internal.h
@@ -16,6 +16,39 @@
 /* Digest cache bits in flags. */
 #define INIT_IN_PROGRESS	0	/* Digest cache being initialized. */
 #define INVALID			1	/* Digest cache marked as invalid. */
+#define IS_DIR			2	/* Digest cache created from dir. */
+
+/**
+ * struct readdir_callback - Structure to store information for dir iteration
+ * @ctx: Context structure
+ * @head: Head of linked list of directory entries
+ *
+ * This structure stores information to be passed from the iterate_dir() caller
+ * to the directory iterator.
+ */
+struct readdir_callback {
+	struct dir_context ctx;
+	struct list_head *head;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct dir_entry - Directory entry
+ * @list: Linked list of directory entries
+ * @digest_cache: Digest cache associated to the directory entry
+ * @digest_cache_mutex: Protects @digest_cache
+ * @seq_num: Sequence number of the directory entry from file name
+ * @name: File name of the directory entry
+ *
+ * This structure represents a directory entry with a digest cache created
+ * from that entry.
+ */
+struct dir_entry {
+	struct list_head list;
+	struct digest_cache *digest_cache;
+	struct mutex digest_cache_mutex;
+	unsigned int seq_num;
+	char name[];
+} __packed;
 
 /**
  * struct digest_cache_verif
@@ -83,6 +116,7 @@ struct htable {
 /**
  * struct digest_cache - Digest cache
  * @htables: Hash tables (one per algorithm)
+ * @dir_entries: List of files in a directory and the digest cache
  * @ref_count: Number of references to the digest cache
  * @path_str: Path of the digest list the digest cache was created from
  * @flags: Control flags
@@ -93,6 +127,7 @@ struct htable {
  */
 struct digest_cache {
 	struct list_head htables;
+	struct list_head dir_entries;
 	atomic_t ref_count;
 	char *path_str;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -193,4 +228,14 @@ size_t digest_cache_strip_modsig(__u8 *data, size_t data_len);
 /* verif.c */
 void digest_cache_verif_free(struct digest_cache *digest_cache);
 
+/* dir.c */
+int digest_cache_dir_create(struct digest_cache *digest_cache,
+			    struct path *digest_list_path);
+digest_cache_found_t
+digest_cache_dir_lookup_digest(struct dentry *dentry,
+			       struct path *digest_list_path,
+			       struct digest_cache *digest_cache, u8 *digest,
+			       enum hash_algo algo);
+void digest_cache_dir_free(struct digest_cache *digest_cache);
+
 #endif /* _DIGEST_CACHE_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/security/digest_cache/main.c b/security/digest_cache/main.c
index f3475b36e566..15f1486610a3 100644
--- a/security/digest_cache/main.c
+++ b/security/digest_cache/main.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ static struct digest_cache *digest_cache_alloc_init(char *path_str,
 	digest_cache->flags = 0UL;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&digest_cache->htables);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&digest_cache->verif_data);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&digest_cache->dir_entries);
 	mutex_init(&digest_cache->mutex);
 
 	pr_debug("New digest cache %s (ref count: %d)\n",
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ static void digest_cache_free(struct digest_cache *digest_cache)
 {
 	digest_cache_htable_free(digest_cache);
 	digest_cache_verif_free(digest_cache);
+	digest_cache_dir_free(digest_cache);
 	mutex_destroy(&digest_cache->mutex);
 
 	pr_debug("Freed digest cache %s\n", digest_cache->path_str);
@@ -185,6 +187,16 @@ struct digest_cache *digest_cache_create(struct dentry *dentry,
 			/* Prevent usage of partially-populated digest cache. */
 			set_bit(INVALID, &digest_cache->flags);
 		}
+	} else if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
+		set_bit(IS_DIR, &dig_sec->dig_owner->flags);
+
+		ret = digest_cache_dir_create(digest_cache, digest_list_path);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			pr_debug("Failed to create dir digest cache, ret: %d (keep digest cache)\n",
+				 ret);
+			/* Prevent usage of partially-populated digest cache. */
+			set_bit(INVALID, &dig_sec->dig_owner->flags);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Creation complete, notify the other lock contenders. */
