diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index 325f649..6680e57 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@
 # define INIT_TASK_TI(tsk)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
+#define INIT_TASK_SECURITY .security = NULL,
+#else
+#define INIT_TASK_SECURITY
+#endif
+
 /*
  *  INIT_TASK is used to set up the first task table, touch at
  * your own risk!. Base=0, limit=0x1fffff (=2MB)
@@ -271,6 +277,7 @@
 	INIT_VTIME(tsk)							\
 	INIT_NUMA_BALANCING(tsk)					\
 	INIT_KASAN(tsk)							\
+	INIT_TASK_SECURITY						\
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index 9cf50ad..22f78e6 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -533,8 +533,13 @@
  *	manual page for definitions of the @clone_flags.
  *	@clone_flags contains the flags indicating what should be shared.
  *	Return 0 if permission is granted.
+ * @task_alloc:
+ *      @task task being allocated.
+ *      @clone_flags contains the flags indicating what should be shared.
+ *      Handle allocation of task-related resources.
+ *      Returns a zero on success, negative values on failure.
  * @task_free:
- *	@task task being freed
+ *	@task task about to be freed.
  *	Handle release of task-related resources. (Note that this can be called
  *	from interrupt context.)
  * @cred_alloc_blank:
@@ -1478,6 +1483,7 @@
 	int (*file_open)(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred);
 
 	int (*task_create)(unsigned long clone_flags);
+	int (*task_alloc)(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long clone_flags);
 	void (*task_free)(struct task_struct *task);
 	int (*cred_alloc_blank)(struct cred *cred, gfp_t gfp);
 	void (*cred_free)(struct cred *cred);
@@ -1744,6 +1750,7 @@ struct security_hook_heads {
 	struct list_head file_receive;
 	struct list_head file_open;
 	struct list_head task_create;
+	struct list_head task_alloc;
 	struct list_head task_free;
 	struct list_head cred_alloc_blank;
 	struct list_head cred_free;
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 4d19052..c733036 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1988,6 +1988,9 @@ struct task_struct {
 	/* A live task holds one reference. */
 	atomic_t stack_refcount;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
+	void *security;
+#endif
 /* CPU-specific state of this task */
 	struct thread_struct thread;
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index c2125e9..ee1685f 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ int security_file_send_sigiotask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 int security_file_receive(struct file *file);
 int security_file_open(struct file *file, const struct cred *cred);
 int security_task_create(unsigned long clone_flags);
+int security_task_alloc(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long clone_flags);
 void security_task_free(struct task_struct *task);
 int security_cred_alloc_blank(struct cred *cred, gfp_t gfp);
 void security_cred_free(struct cred *cred);
@@ -857,6 +858,12 @@ static inline int security_task_create(unsigned long clone_flags)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int security_task_alloc(struct task_struct *task,
+				      unsigned long clone_flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void security_task_free(struct task_struct *task)
 { }
 
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 11c5c8a..ad55915 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1643,9 +1643,12 @@ static __latent_entropy struct task_struct *copy_process(
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_perf;
 	/* copy all the process information */
 	shm_init_task(p);
-	retval = copy_semundo(clone_flags, p);
+	retval = security_task_alloc(p, clone_flags);
 	if (retval)
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_audit;
+	retval = copy_semundo(clone_flags, p);
+	if (retval)
+		goto bad_fork_cleanup_security;
 	retval = copy_files(clone_flags, p);
 	if (retval)
 		goto bad_fork_cleanup_semundo;
@@ -1860,6 +1863,8 @@ static __latent_entropy struct task_struct *copy_process(
 	exit_files(p); /* blocking */
 bad_fork_cleanup_semundo:
 	exit_sem(p);
+bad_fork_cleanup_security:
+	security_task_free(p);
 bad_fork_cleanup_audit:
 	audit_free(p);
 bad_fork_cleanup_perf:
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index f825304..246f844 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -892,6 +892,11 @@ int security_task_create(unsigned long clone_flags)
 	return call_int_hook(task_create, 0, clone_flags);
 }
 
+int security_task_alloc(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long clone_flags)
+{
+	return call_int_hook(task_alloc, 0, task, clone_flags);
+}
+
 void security_task_free(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	call_void_hook(task_free, task);
@@ -1731,6 +1736,7 @@ struct security_hook_heads security_hook_heads = {
 	.file_receive =	LIST_HEAD_INIT(security_hook_heads.file_receive),
 	.file_open =	LIST_HEAD_INIT(security_hook_heads.file_open),
 	.task_create =	LIST_HEAD_INIT(security_hook_heads.task_create),
+	.task_alloc =	LIST_HEAD_INIT(security_hook_heads.task_alloc),
 	.task_free =	LIST_HEAD_INIT(security_hook_heads.task_free),
 	.cred_alloc_blank =
 		LIST_HEAD_INIT(security_hook_heads.cred_alloc_blank),
