DIR("task",       S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_task_inode_operations, proc_task_operations),
        DIR("fd",         S_IRUSR|S_IXUSR, proc_fd_inode_operations, proc_fd_operations),
        DIR("map_files",  S_IRUSR|S_IXUSR, proc_map_files_inode_operations, proc_map_files_operations),
-       DIR("fdinfo",     S_IRUSR|S_IXUSR, proc_fdinfo_inode_operations, proc_fdinfo_operations),
+       DIR("fdinfo",     S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_fdinfo_inode_operations, proc_fdinfo_operations),
        DIR("ns",         S_IRUSR|S_IXUGO, proc_ns_dir_inode_operations, proc_ns_dir_operations),
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
        DIR("net",        S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_net_inode_operations, proc_net_operations),
  */
 static const struct pid_entry tid_base_stuff[] = {
        DIR("fd",        S_IRUSR|S_IXUSR, proc_fd_inode_operations, proc_fd_operations),
-       DIR("fdinfo",    S_IRUSR|S_IXUSR, proc_fdinfo_inode_operations, proc_fdinfo_operations),
+       DIR("fdinfo",    S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_fdinfo_inode_operations, proc_fdinfo_operations),
        DIR("ns",        S_IRUSR|S_IXUGO, proc_ns_dir_inode_operations, proc_ns_dir_operations),
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
        DIR("net",        S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_net_inode_operations, proc_net_operations),
 
 #include <linux/fdtable.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/pid.h>
+#include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 
 static int seq_fdinfo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
+       bool allowed = false;
+       struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(inode);
+
+       if (!task)
+               return -ESRCH;
+
+       allowed = ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS);
+       put_task_struct(task);
+
+       if (!allowed)
+               return -EACCES;
+
        return single_open(file, seq_show, inode);
 }
 
        struct proc_inode *ei;
        struct inode *inode;
 
-       inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dentry->d_sb, task, S_IFREG | S_IRUSR);
+       inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dentry->d_sb, task, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO);
        if (!inode)
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);