diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index ab34239a76ee..0621a95b8597 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -2582,6 +2582,48 @@ static bool binder_proc_transaction(struct binder_transaction *t,
 	return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * binder_get_node_refs_for_txn() - Get required refs on node for txn
+ * @node:         struct binder_node for which to get refs
+ * @proc:         returns @node->proc if valid
+ * @error:        if no @proc then returns BR_DEAD_REPLY
+ *
+ * User-space normally keeps the node alive when creating a transaction
+ * since it has a reference to the target. The local strong ref keeps it
+ * alive if the sending process dies before the target process processes
+ * the transaction. If the source process is malicious or has a reference
+ * counting bug, relying on the local strong ref can fail.
+ *
+ * Since user-space can cause the local strong ref to go away, we also take
+ * a tmpref on the node to ensure it survives while we are constructing
+ * the transaction. We also need a tmpref on the proc while we are
+ * constructing the transaction, so we take that here as well.
+ *
+ * Return: The target_node with refs taken or NULL if no @node->proc is NULL.
+ * Also sets @proc if valid. If the @node->proc is NULL indicating that the
+ * target proc has died, @error is set to BR_DEAD_REPLY
+ */
+static struct binder_node *binder_get_node_refs_for_txn(
+		struct binder_node *node,
+		struct binder_proc **procp,
+		uint32_t *error)
+{
+	struct binder_node *target_node = NULL;
+
+	binder_node_inner_lock(node);
+	if (node->proc) {
+		target_node = node;
+		binder_inc_node_nilocked(node, 1, 0, NULL);
+		binder_inc_node_tmpref_ilocked(node);
+		node->proc->tmp_ref++;
+		*procp = node->proc;
+	} else
+		*error = BR_DEAD_REPLY;
+	binder_node_inner_unlock(node);
+
+	return target_node;
+}
+
 static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 			       struct binder_thread *thread,
 			       struct binder_transaction_data *tr, int reply,
@@ -2685,43 +2727,35 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 			ref = binder_get_ref_olocked(proc, tr->target.handle,
 						     true);
 			if (ref) {
-				binder_inc_node(ref->node, 1, 0, NULL);
-				target_node = ref->node;
+				target_node = binder_get_node_refs_for_txn(
+						ref->node, &target_proc,
+						&return_error);
+			} else {
+				binder_user_error("%d:%d got transaction to invalid handle\n",
+						  proc->pid, thread->pid);
+				return_error = BR_FAILED_REPLY;
 			}
 			binder_proc_unlock(proc);
-			if (target_node == NULL) {
-				binder_user_error("%d:%d got transaction to invalid handle\n",
-					proc->pid, thread->pid);
-				return_error = BR_FAILED_REPLY;
-				return_error_param = -EINVAL;
-				return_error_line = __LINE__;
-				goto err_invalid_target_handle;
-			}
 		} else {
 			mutex_lock(&context->context_mgr_node_lock);
 			target_node = context->binder_context_mgr_node;
-			if (target_node == NULL) {
+			if (target_node)
+				target_node = binder_get_node_refs_for_txn(
+						target_node, &target_proc,
+						&return_error);
+			else
 				return_error = BR_DEAD_REPLY;
-				mutex_unlock(&context->context_mgr_node_lock);
-				return_error_line = __LINE__;
-				goto err_no_context_mgr_node;
-			}
-			binder_inc_node(target_node, 1, 0, NULL);
 			mutex_unlock(&context->context_mgr_node_lock);
 		}
-		e->to_node = target_node->debug_id;
-		binder_node_lock(target_node);
-		target_proc = target_node->proc;
-		if (target_proc == NULL) {
-			binder_node_unlock(target_node);
-			return_error = BR_DEAD_REPLY;
+		if (!target_node) {
+			/*
+			 * return_error is set above
+			 */
+			return_error_param = -EINVAL;
 			return_error_line = __LINE__;
 			goto err_dead_binder;
 		}
-		binder_inner_proc_lock(target_proc);
-		target_proc->tmp_ref++;
-		binder_inner_proc_unlock(target_proc);
-		binder_node_unlock(target_node);
+		e->to_node = target_node->debug_id;
 		if (security_binder_transaction(proc->tsk,
 						target_proc->tsk) < 0) {
 			return_error = BR_FAILED_REPLY;
@@ -3071,6 +3105,8 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 	if (target_thread)
 		binder_thread_dec_tmpref(target_thread);
 	binder_proc_dec_tmpref(target_proc);
+	if (target_node)
+		binder_dec_node_tmpref(target_node);
 	/*
 	 * write barrier to synchronize with initialization
 	 * of log entry
@@ -3090,6 +3126,8 @@ err_bad_parent:
 err_copy_data_failed:
 	trace_binder_transaction_failed_buffer_release(t->buffer);
 	binder_transaction_buffer_release(target_proc, t->buffer, offp);
+	if (target_node)
+		binder_dec_node_tmpref(target_node);
 	target_node = NULL;
 	t->buffer->transaction = NULL;
 	binder_alloc_free_buf(&target_proc->alloc, t->buffer);
@@ -3104,13 +3142,14 @@ err_bad_call_stack:
 err_empty_call_stack:
 err_dead_binder:
 err_invalid_target_handle:
-err_no_context_mgr_node:
 	if (target_thread)
 		binder_thread_dec_tmpref(target_thread);
 	if (target_proc)
 		binder_proc_dec_tmpref(target_proc);
-	if (target_node)
+	if (target_node) {
 		binder_dec_node(target_node, 1, 0);
+		binder_dec_node_tmpref(target_node);
+	}
 
 	binder_debug(BINDER_DEBUG_FAILED_TRANSACTION,
 		     "%d:%d transaction failed %d/%d, size %lld-%lld line %d\n",