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diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
index c095a2c8f659..9326a918b132 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
@@ -400,6 +400,18 @@ static int idxd_cdev_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
int rc;
dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "%s called\n", __func__);
+
+ /*
+ * Due to an erratum in some of the devices supported by the driver,
+ * direct user submission to the device can be unsafe.
+ * (See the INTEL-SA-01084 security advisory)
+ *
+ * For the devices that exhibit this behavior, require that the user
+ * has CAP_SYS_RAWIO capabilities.
+ */
+ if (!idxd->user_submission_safe && !capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
+ return -EPERM;
+
rc = check_vma(wq, vma, __func__);
if (rc < 0)
return rc;