diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index b696dc2c220d..a8f75640ac86 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -685,11 +685,15 @@ void do_coredump(const siginfo_t *siginfo)
 		if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 			goto close_fail;
 		/*
-		 * Dont allow local users get cute and trick others to coredump
-		 * into their pre-created files.
+		 * Don't dump core if the filesystem changed owner or mode
+		 * of the file during file creation. This is an issue when
+		 * a process dumps core while its cwd is e.g. on a vfat
+		 * filesystem.
 		 */
 		if (!uid_eq(inode->i_uid, current_fsuid()))
 			goto close_fail;
+		if ((inode->i_mode & 0677) != 0600)
+			goto close_fail;
 		if (!(cprm.file->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_WRITE))
 			goto close_fail;
 		if (do_truncate(cprm.file->f_path.dentry, 0, 0, cprm.file))