diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 098de820abcc..a7d78241082a 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@ static int prepare_arg_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	unsigned long limit, ptr_size;
 
 	bprm->argc = count(argv, MAX_ARG_STRINGS);
+	if (bprm->argc == 0)
+		pr_warn_once("process '%s' launched '%s' with NULL argv: empty string added\n",
+			     current->comm, bprm->filename);
 	if (bprm->argc < 0)
 		return bprm->argc;
 
@@ -482,8 +485,14 @@ static int prepare_arg_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	 * the stack. They aren't stored until much later when we can't
 	 * signal to the parent that the child has run out of stack space.
 	 * Instead, calculate it here so it's possible to fail gracefully.
+	 *
+	 * In the case of argc = 0, make sure there is space for adding a
+	 * empty string (which will bump argc to 1), to ensure confused
+	 * userspace programs don't start processing from argv[1], thinking
+	 * argc can never be 0, to keep them from walking envp by accident.
+	 * See do_execveat_common().
 	 */
-	ptr_size = (bprm->argc + bprm->envc) * sizeof(void *);
+	ptr_size = (max(bprm->argc, 1) + bprm->envc) * sizeof(void *);
 	if (limit <= ptr_size)
 		return -E2BIG;
 	limit -= ptr_size;
@@ -1848,6 +1857,20 @@ static int __do_execve_file(int fd, struct filename *filename,
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * When argv is empty, add an empty string ("") as argv[0] to
+	 * ensure confused userspace programs that start processing
+	 * from argv[1] won't end up walking envp. See also
+	 * bprm_stack_limits().
+	 */
+	if (bprm->argc == 0) {
+		const char *argv[] = { "", NULL };
+		retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, argv, bprm);
+		if (retval < 0)
+			goto out;
+		bprm->argc = 1;
+	}
+
 	retval = exec_binprm(bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out;