diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index 5794452610c6bc380ded30afaf18170c394aeaa8..ef5c7e2f77bfdb3d49859589691fe6d83384a33b 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -1062,9 +1062,18 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int pagemap_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	/* do not disclose physical addresses: attack vector */
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 const struct file_operations proc_pagemap_operations = {
 	.llseek		= mem_lseek, /* borrow this */
 	.read		= pagemap_read,
+	.open		= pagemap_open,
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_PAGE_MONITOR */