diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/Smack.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/Smack.rst
index 6d44f4fdbf59..2b89b5dfddea 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/Smack.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/Smack.rst
@@ -601,10 +601,15 @@ specification.
 Task Attribute
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-The Smack label of a process can be read from /proc/<pid>/attr/current. A
-process can read its own Smack label from /proc/self/attr/current. A
+The Smack label of a process can be read from ``/proc/<pid>/attr/current``. A
+process can read its own Smack label from ``/proc/self/attr/current``. A
 privileged process can change its own Smack label by writing to
-/proc/self/attr/current but not the label of another process.
+``/proc/self/attr/current`` but not the label of another process.
+
+Format of writing is : only the label or the label followed by one of the
+3 trailers: ``\n`` (by common agreement for ``/proc/...`` interfaces),
+``\0`` (because some applications incorrectly include it),
+``\n\0`` (because we think some applications may incorrectly include it).
 
 File Attribute
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/security/smack/smack.h b/security/smack/smack.h
index bf6a6ed3946c..759343a6bbae 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack.h
+++ b/security/smack/smack.h
@@ -286,9 +286,12 @@ int smk_tskacc(struct task_smack *, struct smack_known *,
 int smk_curacc(struct smack_known *, u32, struct smk_audit_info *);
 int smack_str_from_perm(char *string, int access);
 struct smack_known *smack_from_secid(const u32);
+int smk_parse_label_len(const char *string, int len);
 char *smk_parse_smack(const char *string, int len);
 int smk_netlbl_mls(int, char *, struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *, int);
 struct smack_known *smk_import_entry(const char *, int);
+struct smack_known *smk_import_valid_label(const char *label, int label_len,
+					   gfp_t gfp);
 void smk_insert_entry(struct smack_known *skp);
 struct smack_known *smk_find_entry(const char *);
 bool smack_privileged(int cap);
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_access.c b/security/smack/smack_access.c
index 2e4a0cb22782..a289cb6672bd 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_access.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_access.c
@@ -443,19 +443,19 @@ struct smack_known *smk_find_entry(const char *string)
 }
 
 /**
- * smk_parse_smack - parse smack label from a text string
- * @string: a text string that might contain a Smack label
- * @len: the maximum size, or zero if it is NULL terminated.
+ * smk_parse_label_len - calculate the length of the starting segment
+ *                       in the string that constitutes a valid smack label
+ * @string: a text string that might contain a Smack label at the beginning
+ * @len: the maximum size to look into, may be zero if string is null-terminated
  *
- * Returns a pointer to the clean label or an error code.
+ * Returns the length of the segment (0 < L < SMK_LONGLABEL) or an error code.
  */
-char *smk_parse_smack(const char *string, int len)
+int smk_parse_label_len(const char *string, int len)
 {
-	char *smack;
 	int i;
 
-	if (len <= 0)
-		len = strlen(string) + 1;
+	if (len <= 0 || len > SMK_LONGLABEL)
+		len = SMK_LONGLABEL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Reserve a leading '-' as an indicator that
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ char *smk_parse_smack(const char *string, int len)
 	 * including /smack/cipso and /smack/cipso2
 	 */
 	if (string[0] == '-')
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
 		if (string[i] > '~' || string[i] <= ' ' || string[i] == '/' ||
@@ -471,6 +471,25 @@ char *smk_parse_smack(const char *string, int len)
 			break;
 
 	if (i == 0 || i >= SMK_LONGLABEL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return i;
+}
+
+/**
+ * smk_parse_smack - copy the starting segment in the string
+ *                   that constitutes a valid smack label
+ * @string: a text string that might contain a Smack label at the beginning
+ * @len: the maximum size to look into, may be zero if string is null-terminated
+ *
+ * Returns a pointer to the copy of the label or an error code.
+ */
+char *smk_parse_smack(const char *string, int len)
+{
+	char *smack;
+	int i = smk_parse_label_len(string, len);
+
+	if (i < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	smack = kstrndup(string, i, GFP_NOFS);
@@ -554,31 +573,25 @@ int smack_populate_secattr(struct smack_known *skp)
 }
 
 /**
- * smk_import_entry - import a label, return the list entry
- * @string: a text string that might be a Smack label
- * @len: the maximum size, or zero if it is NULL terminated.
+ * smk_import_valid_allocated_label - import a label, return the list entry
+ * @smack: a text string that is a valid Smack label and may be kfree()ed.
+ *         It is consumed: either becomes a part of the entry or kfree'ed.
  *
- * Returns a pointer to the entry in the label list that
- * matches the passed string, adding it if necessary,
- * or an error code.
+ * Returns: see description of smk_import_entry()
  */
-struct smack_known *smk_import_entry(const char *string, int len)
+static struct smack_known *
+smk_import_allocated_label(char *smack, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct smack_known *skp;
-	char *smack;
 	int rc;
 
-	smack = smk_parse_smack(string, len);
-	if (IS_ERR(smack))
-		return ERR_CAST(smack);
-
 	mutex_lock(&smack_known_lock);
 
 	skp = smk_find_entry(smack);
 	if (skp != NULL)
 		goto freeout;
 
-	skp = kzalloc(sizeof(*skp), GFP_NOFS);
+	skp = kzalloc(sizeof(*skp), gfp);
 	if (skp == NULL) {
 		skp = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		goto freeout;
@@ -608,6 +621,42 @@ struct smack_known *smk_import_entry(const char *string, int len)
 	return skp;
 }
 
+/**
+ * smk_import_entry - import a label, return the list entry
+ * @string: a text string that might contain a Smack label at the beginning
+ * @len: the maximum size to look into, may be zero if string is null-terminated
+ *
+ * Returns a pointer to the entry in the label list that
+ * matches the passed string, adding it if necessary,
+ * or an error code.
+ */
+struct smack_known *smk_import_entry(const char *string, int len)
+{
+	char *smack = smk_parse_smack(string, len);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(smack))
+		return ERR_CAST(smack);
+
+	return smk_import_allocated_label(smack, GFP_NOFS);
+}
+
+/**
+ * smk_import_valid_label - import a label, return the list entry
+ * @label a text string that is a valid Smack label, not null-terminated
+ *
+ * Returns: see description of smk_import_entry()
+ */
+struct smack_known *
+smk_import_valid_label(const char *label, int label_len, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	char *smack = kstrndup(label, label_len, gfp);
+
+	if  (!smack)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	return smk_import_allocated_label(smack, gfp);
+}
+
 /**
  * smack_from_secid - find the Smack label associated with a secid
  * @secid: an integer that might be associated with a Smack label
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 80d68d2c228c..4a463da8f37e 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -3664,7 +3664,7 @@ static void smack_d_instantiate(struct dentry *opt_dentry, struct inode *inode)
  * @attr: which attribute to fetch
  * @ctx: buffer to receive the result
  * @size: available size in, actual size out
- * @flags: unused
+ * @flags: reserved, currently zero
  *
  * Fill the passed user space @ctx with the details of the requested
  * attribute.
@@ -3725,57 +3725,52 @@ static int smack_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p, const char *name, char **val
  * Sets the Smack value of the task. Only setting self
  * is permitted and only with privilege
  *
- * Returns the length of the smack label or an error code
+ * Returns zero on success or an error code
  */
-static int do_setattr(u64 attr, void *value, size_t size)
+static int do_setattr(unsigned int attr, void *value, size_t size)
 {
 	struct task_smack *tsp = smack_cred(current_cred());
 	struct cred *new;
 	struct smack_known *skp;
-	char *labelstr;
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	if (!smack_privileged(CAP_MAC_ADMIN) && list_empty(&tsp->smk_relabel))
-		return -EPERM;
+	int label_len;
 
+	/*
+	 * let unprivileged user validate input, check permissions later
+	 */
 	if (value == NULL || size == 0 || size >= SMK_LONGLABEL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (attr != LSM_ATTR_CURRENT)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	labelstr = smk_parse_smack(value, size);
-	if (IS_ERR(labelstr))
-		return PTR_ERR(labelstr);
+	label_len = smk_parse_label_len(value, size);
+	if (label_len < 0 || label_len != size)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
 	 * No process is ever allowed the web ("@") label
 	 * and the star ("*") label.
 	 */
-	if (labelstr[1] == '\0' /* '@', '*' */) {
-		const char c = labelstr[0];
+	if (label_len == 1 /* '@', '*' */) {
+		const char c = *(const char *)value;
 
 		if (c == *smack_known_web.smk_known ||
-		    c == *smack_known_star.smk_known) {
-			rc = -EPERM;
-			goto free_labelstr;
-		}
+		    c == *smack_known_star.smk_known)
+			return -EPERM;
 	}
 
 	if (!smack_privileged(CAP_MAC_ADMIN)) {
 		const struct smack_known_list_elem *sklep;
-		list_for_each_entry(sklep, &tsp->smk_relabel, list)
-			if (strcmp(sklep->smk_label->smk_known, labelstr) == 0)
-				goto free_labelstr;
-		rc = -EPERM;
+		list_for_each_entry(sklep, &tsp->smk_relabel, list) {
+			const char *cp = sklep->smk_label->smk_known;
+
+			if (strlen(cp) == label_len &&
+			    strncmp(cp, value, label_len) == 0)
+				goto in_relabel;
+		}
+		return -EPERM;
+in_relabel:
+		;
 	}
 
-free_labelstr:
-	kfree(labelstr);
-	if (rc)
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	skp = smk_import_entry(value, size);
+	skp = smk_import_valid_label(value, label_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (IS_ERR(skp))
 		return PTR_ERR(skp);
 
@@ -3791,7 +3786,7 @@ static int do_setattr(u64 attr, void *value, size_t size)
 	smk_destroy_label_list(&tsp->smk_relabel);
 
 	commit_creds(new);
-	return size;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3799,7 +3794,7 @@ static int do_setattr(u64 attr, void *value, size_t size)
  * @attr: which attribute to set
  * @ctx: buffer containing the data
  * @size: size of @ctx
- * @flags: unused
+ * @flags: reserved, must be zero
  *
  * Fill the passed user space @ctx with the details of the requested
  * attribute.
@@ -3809,12 +3804,26 @@ static int do_setattr(u64 attr, void *value, size_t size)
 static int smack_setselfattr(unsigned int attr, struct lsm_ctx *ctx,
 			     u32 size, u32 flags)
 {
-	int rc;
+	if (attr != LSM_ATTR_CURRENT)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	rc = do_setattr(attr, ctx->ctx, ctx->ctx_len);
-	if (rc > 0)
-		return 0;
-	return rc;
+	if (ctx->flags)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	/*
+	 * string must have \0 terminator, included in ctx->ctx
+	 * (see description of struct lsm_ctx)
+	 */
+	if (ctx->ctx_len == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (ctx->ctx[ctx->ctx_len - 1] != '\0')
+		return -EINVAL;
+	/*
+	 * other do_setattr() caller, smack_setprocattr(),
+	 * does not count \0 into size, so
+	 * decreasing length by 1 to accommodate the divergence.
+	 */
+	return do_setattr(attr, ctx->ctx, ctx->ctx_len - 1);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3826,15 +3835,39 @@ static int smack_setselfattr(unsigned int attr, struct lsm_ctx *ctx,
  * Sets the Smack value of the task. Only setting self
  * is permitted and only with privilege
  *
- * Returns the length of the smack label or an error code
+ * Returns the size of the input value or an error code
  */
 static int smack_setprocattr(const char *name, void *value, size_t size)
 {
-	int attr = lsm_name_to_attr(name);
+	size_t realsize = size;
+	unsigned int attr = lsm_name_to_attr(name);
 
-	if (attr != LSM_ATTR_UNDEF)
-		return do_setattr(attr, value, size);
-	return -EINVAL;
+	switch (attr) {
+	case LSM_ATTR_UNDEF:   return -EINVAL;
+	default:               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	case LSM_ATTR_CURRENT:
+		;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The value for the "current" attribute is the label
+	 * followed by one of the 4 trailers: none, \0, \n, \n\0
+	 *
+	 * I.e. following inputs are accepted as 3-characters long label "foo":
+	 *
+	 *   "foo"     (3 characters)
+	 *   "foo\0"   (4 characters)
+	 *   "foo\n"   (4 characters)
+	 *   "foo\n\0" (5 characters)
+	 */
+
+	if (realsize && (((const char *)value)[realsize - 1] == '\0'))
+		--realsize;
+
+	if (realsize && (((const char *)value)[realsize - 1] == '\n'))
+		--realsize;
+
+	return do_setattr(attr, value, realsize) ? : size;
 }
 
 /**
