diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_parser.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_parser.c
index 42e56aa7d277..1e9861da7ee4 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_parser.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_parser.c
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ struct pkcs7_parse_context {
 	unsigned	sinfo_index;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Free a signed information block.
+ */
+static void pkcs7_free_signed_info(struct pkcs7_signed_info *sinfo)
+{
+	if (sinfo) {
+		mpi_free(sinfo->sig.mpi[0]);
+		kfree(sinfo->sig.digest);
+		kfree(sinfo);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * pkcs7_free_message - Free a PKCS#7 message
  * @pkcs7: The PKCS#7 message to free
@@ -54,9 +66,7 @@ void pkcs7_free_message(struct pkcs7_message *pkcs7)
 		while (pkcs7->signed_infos) {
 			sinfo = pkcs7->signed_infos;
 			pkcs7->signed_infos = sinfo->next;
-			mpi_free(sinfo->sig.mpi[0]);
-			kfree(sinfo->sig.digest);
-			kfree(sinfo);
+			pkcs7_free_signed_info(sinfo);
 		}
 		kfree(pkcs7);
 	}
@@ -71,51 +81,46 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pkcs7_free_message);
 struct pkcs7_message *pkcs7_parse_message(const void *data, size_t datalen)
 {
 	struct pkcs7_parse_context *ctx;
-	struct pkcs7_message *msg;
-	long ret;
+	struct pkcs7_message *msg = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	int ret;
 
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	msg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pkcs7_message), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!msg)
-		goto error_no_sig;
 	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pkcs7_parse_context), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx)
-		goto error_no_ctx;
+		goto out_no_ctx;
+	ctx->msg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pkcs7_message), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ctx->msg)
+		goto out_no_msg;
 	ctx->sinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pkcs7_signed_info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx->sinfo)
-		goto error_no_sinfo;
+		goto out_no_sinfo;
 
-	ctx->msg = msg;
 	ctx->data = (unsigned long)data;
 	ctx->ppcerts = &ctx->certs;
 	ctx->ppsinfo = &ctx->msg->signed_infos;
 
 	/* Attempt to decode the signature */
 	ret = asn1_ber_decoder(&pkcs7_decoder, ctx, data, datalen);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error_decode;
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		msg = ERR_PTR(ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
+	msg = ctx->msg;
+	ctx->msg = NULL;
+
+out:
 	while (ctx->certs) {
 		struct x509_certificate *cert = ctx->certs;
 		ctx->certs = cert->next;
 		x509_free_certificate(cert);
 	}
-	mpi_free(ctx->sinfo->sig.mpi[0]);
-	kfree(ctx->sinfo->sig.digest);
-	kfree(ctx->sinfo);
+	pkcs7_free_signed_info(ctx->sinfo);
+out_no_sinfo:
+	pkcs7_free_message(ctx->msg);
+out_no_msg:
 	kfree(ctx);
+out_no_ctx:
 	return msg;
-
-error_decode:
-	mpi_free(ctx->sinfo->sig.mpi[0]);
-	kfree(ctx->sinfo->sig.digest);
-	kfree(ctx->sinfo);
-error_no_sinfo:
-	kfree(ctx);
-error_no_ctx:
-	pkcs7_free_message(msg);
-error_no_sig:
-	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pkcs7_parse_message);
 
diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index e26f860e5f2e..eff88a5f5d40 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ static int key_get_type_from_user(char *type,
 		return ret;
 	if (ret == 0 || ret >= len)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (type[0] == '.')
+		return -EPERM;
 	type[len - 1] = '\0';
 	return 0;
 }