diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 183059c427b9..30a36c2a39bf 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1706,14 +1706,13 @@ static int exec_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
-			      struct user_arg_ptr argv,
-			      struct user_arg_ptr envp,
-			      int flags)
+static int __do_execve_file(int fd, struct filename *filename,
+			    struct user_arg_ptr argv,
+			    struct user_arg_ptr envp,
+			    int flags, struct file *file)
 {
 	char *pathbuf = NULL;
 	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
-	struct file *file;
 	struct files_struct *displaced;
 	int retval;
 
@@ -1752,7 +1751,8 @@ static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
 	check_unsafe_exec(bprm);
 	current->in_execve = 1;
 
-	file = do_open_execat(fd, filename, flags);
+	if (!file)
+		file = do_open_execat(fd, filename, flags);
 	retval = PTR_ERR(file);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		goto out_unmark;
@@ -1760,7 +1760,9 @@ static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
 	sched_exec();
 
 	bprm->file = file;
-	if (fd == AT_FDCWD || filename->name[0] == '/') {
+	if (!filename) {
+		bprm->filename = "none";
+	} else if (fd == AT_FDCWD || filename->name[0] == '/') {
 		bprm->filename = filename->name;
 	} else {
 		if (filename->name[0] == '\0')
@@ -1826,7 +1828,8 @@ static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
 	task_numa_free(current);
 	free_bprm(bprm);
 	kfree(pathbuf);
-	putname(filename);
+	if (filename)
+		putname(filename);
 	if (displaced)
 		put_files_struct(displaced);
 	return retval;
@@ -1849,10 +1852,27 @@ out_files:
 	if (displaced)
 		reset_files_struct(displaced);
 out_ret:
-	putname(filename);
+	if (filename)
+		putname(filename);
 	return retval;
 }
 
+static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
+			      struct user_arg_ptr argv,
+			      struct user_arg_ptr envp,
+			      int flags)
+{
+	return __do_execve_file(fd, filename, argv, envp, flags, NULL);
+}
+
+int do_execve_file(struct file *file, void *__argv, void *__envp)
+{
+	struct user_arg_ptr argv = { .ptr.native = __argv };
+	struct user_arg_ptr envp = { .ptr.native = __envp };
+
+	return __do_execve_file(AT_FDCWD, NULL, argv, envp, 0, file);
+}
+
 int do_execve(struct filename *filename,
 	const char __user *const __user *__argv,
 	const char __user *const __user *__envp)
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index 4955e0863b83..c05f24fac4f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -150,5 +150,6 @@ extern int do_execveat(int, struct filename *,
 		       const char __user * const __user *,
 		       const char __user * const __user *,
 		       int);
+int do_execve_file(struct file *file, void *__argv, void *__envp);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_BINFMTS_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/umh.h b/include/linux/umh.h
index 244aff638220..5c812acbb80a 100644
--- a/include/linux/umh.h
+++ b/include/linux/umh.h
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ struct subprocess_info {
 	const char *path;
 	char **argv;
 	char **envp;
+	struct file *file;
 	int wait;
 	int retval;
+	pid_t pid;
 	int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new);
 	void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info);
 	void *data;
@@ -38,6 +40,16 @@ call_usermodehelper_setup(const char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
 			  int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new),
 			  void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *), void *data);
 
+struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup_file(struct file *file,
+			  int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new),
+			  void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *), void *data);
+struct umh_info {
+	struct file *pipe_to_umh;
+	struct file *pipe_from_umh;
+	pid_t pid;
+};
+int fork_usermode_blob(void *data, size_t len, struct umh_info *info);
+
 extern int
 call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *info, int wait);
 
diff --git a/kernel/umh.c b/kernel/umh.c
index f76b3ff876cf..30db93fd7e39 100644
--- a/kernel/umh.c
+++ b/kernel/umh.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/async.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
+#include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
 
 #include <trace/events/module.h>
 
@@ -97,9 +99,13 @@ static int call_usermodehelper_exec_async(void *data)
 
 	commit_creds(new);
 
-	retval = do_execve(getname_kernel(sub_info->path),
-			   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->argv,
-			   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->envp);
+	if (sub_info->file)
+		retval = do_execve_file(sub_info->file,
+					sub_info->argv, sub_info->envp);
+	else
+		retval = do_execve(getname_kernel(sub_info->path),
+				   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->argv,
+				   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->envp);
 out:
 	sub_info->retval = retval;
 	/*
@@ -185,6 +191,8 @@ static void call_usermodehelper_exec_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (pid < 0) {
 			sub_info->retval = pid;
 			umh_complete(sub_info);
+		} else {
+			sub_info->pid = pid;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -393,6 +401,117 @@ struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(const char *path, char **argv,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setup);
 
+struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup_file(struct file *file,
+		int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new),
+		void (*cleanup)(struct subprocess_info *info), void *data)
+{
+	struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
+
+	sub_info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct subprocess_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sub_info)
+		return NULL;
+
+	INIT_WORK(&sub_info->work, call_usermodehelper_exec_work);
+	sub_info->path = "none";
+	sub_info->file = file;
+	sub_info->init = init;
+	sub_info->cleanup = cleanup;
+	sub_info->data = data;
+	return sub_info;
+}
+
+static int umh_pipe_setup(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new)
+{
+	struct umh_info *umh_info = info->data;
+	struct file *from_umh[2];
+	struct file *to_umh[2];
+	int err;
+
+	/* create pipe to send data to umh */
+	err = create_pipe_files(to_umh, 0);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	err = replace_fd(0, to_umh[0], 0);
+	fput(to_umh[0]);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		fput(to_umh[1]);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	/* create pipe to receive data from umh */
+	err = create_pipe_files(from_umh, 0);
+	if (err) {
+		fput(to_umh[1]);
+		replace_fd(0, NULL, 0);
+		return err;
+	}
+	err = replace_fd(1, from_umh[1], 0);
+	fput(from_umh[1]);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		fput(to_umh[1]);
+		replace_fd(0, NULL, 0);
+		fput(from_umh[0]);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	umh_info->pipe_to_umh = to_umh[1];
+	umh_info->pipe_from_umh = from_umh[0];
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void umh_save_pid(struct subprocess_info *info)
+{
+	struct umh_info *umh_info = info->data;
+
+	umh_info->pid = info->pid;
+}
+
+/**
+ * fork_usermode_blob - fork a blob of bytes as a usermode process
+ * @data: a blob of bytes that can be do_execv-ed as a file
+ * @len: length of the blob
+ * @info: information about usermode process (shouldn't be NULL)
+ *
+ * Returns either negative error or zero which indicates success
+ * in executing a blob of bytes as a usermode process. In such
+ * case 'struct umh_info *info' is populated with two pipes
+ * and a pid of the process. The caller is responsible for health
+ * check of the user process, killing it via pid, and closing the
+ * pipes when user process is no longer needed.
+ */
+int fork_usermode_blob(void *data, size_t len, struct umh_info *info)
+{
+	struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
+	struct file *file;
+	ssize_t written;
+	loff_t pos = 0;
+	int err;
+
+	file = shmem_kernel_file_setup("", len, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
+		return PTR_ERR(file);
+
+	written = kernel_write(file, data, len, &pos);
+	if (written != len) {
+		err = written;
+		if (err >= 0)
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	sub_info = call_usermodehelper_setup_file(file, umh_pipe_setup,
+						  umh_save_pid, info);
+	if (!sub_info)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = call_usermodehelper_exec(sub_info, UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
+out:
+	fput(file);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fork_usermode_blob);
+
 /**
  * call_usermodehelper_exec - start a usermode application
  * @sub_info: information about the subprocessa