diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/shm.h b/include/uapi/linux/shm.h
index 4de12a39b07506..dde1344f047cf0 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/shm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/shm.h
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ struct shmid_ds {
 #define SHM_UNLOCK 	12
 
 /* ipcs ctl commands */
-#define SHM_STAT 	13
-#define SHM_INFO 	14
+#define SHM_STAT	13
+#define SHM_INFO	14
+#define SHM_STAT_ANY    15
 
 /* Obsolete, used only for backwards compatibility */
 struct	shminfo {
diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index acefe44fefefa1..1a28b6a9644949 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -947,14 +947,14 @@ static int shmctl_stat(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int shmid,
 	memset(tbuf, 0, sizeof(*tbuf));
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	if (cmd == SHM_STAT) {
+	if (cmd == SHM_STAT || cmd == SHM_STAT_ANY) {
 		shp = shm_obtain_object(ns, shmid);
 		if (IS_ERR(shp)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(shp);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 		id = shp->shm_perm.id;
-	} else {
+	} else { /* IPC_STAT */
 		shp = shm_obtain_object_check(ns, shmid);
 		if (IS_ERR(shp)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(shp);
@@ -962,9 +962,20 @@ static int shmctl_stat(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int shmid,
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = -EACCES;
-	if (ipcperms(ns, &shp->shm_perm, S_IRUGO))
-		goto out_unlock;
+	/*
+	 * Semantically SHM_STAT_ANY ought to be identical to
+	 * that functionality provided by the /proc/sysvipc/
+	 * interface. As such, only audit these calls and
+	 * do not do traditional S_IRUGO permission checks on
+	 * the ipc object.
+	 */
+	if (cmd == SHM_STAT_ANY)
+		audit_ipc_obj(&shp->shm_perm);
+	else {
+		err = -EACCES;
+		if (ipcperms(ns, &shp->shm_perm, S_IRUGO))
+			goto out_unlock;
+	}
 
 	err = security_shm_shmctl(&shp->shm_perm, cmd);
 	if (err)
@@ -1104,6 +1115,7 @@ long ksys_shmctl(int shmid, int cmd, struct shmid_ds __user *buf)
 		return err;
 	}
 	case SHM_STAT:
+	case SHM_STAT_ANY:
 	case IPC_STAT: {
 		err = shmctl_stat(ns, shmid, cmd, &sem64);
 		if (err < 0)
@@ -1282,6 +1294,7 @@ long compat_ksys_shmctl(int shmid, int cmd, void __user *uptr)
 		return err;
 	}
 	case IPC_STAT:
+	case SHM_STAT_ANY:
 	case SHM_STAT:
 		err = shmctl_stat(ns, shmid, cmd, &sem64);
 		if (err < 0)
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 1eeb70e439d799..1287013f747d89 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -6157,6 +6157,7 @@ static int selinux_shm_shmctl(struct kern_ipc_perm *shp, int cmd)
 				    SECCLASS_SYSTEM, SYSTEM__IPC_INFO, NULL);
 	case IPC_STAT:
 	case SHM_STAT:
+	case SHM_STAT_ANY:
 		perms = SHM__GETATTR | SHM__ASSOCIATE;
 		break;
 	case IPC_SET:
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 73549007bf9e63..0daab301902348 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -3046,6 +3046,7 @@ static int smack_shm_shmctl(struct kern_ipc_perm *isp, int cmd)
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case IPC_STAT:
 	case SHM_STAT:
+	case SHM_STAT_ANY:
 		may = MAY_READ;
 		break;
 	case IPC_SET: