diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 937f9d5..5f4cdf3 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2131,6 +2131,11 @@
 	if (!len)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 
+	if (unlikely(name[0] == '.')) {
+		if (len < 2 || (len == 2 && name[1] == '.'))
+			return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
+	}
+
 	while (len--) {
 		c = *(const unsigned char *)name++;
 		if (c == '/' || c == '\0')