diff --git a/security/apparmor/policy.c b/security/apparmor/policy.c
index a8fcc7291a75..b38f7b2a5e1d 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/policy.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/policy.c
@@ -589,7 +589,15 @@ struct aa_profile *aa_alloc_null(struct aa_profile *parent, const char *name,
 	profile->label.flags |= FLAG_NULL;
 	rules = list_first_entry(&profile->rules, typeof(*rules), list);
 	rules->file.dfa = aa_get_dfa(nulldfa);
+	rules->file.perms = kcalloc(2, sizeof(struct aa_perms), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rules->file.perms)
+		goto fail;
+	rules->file.size = 2;
 	rules->policy.dfa = aa_get_dfa(nulldfa);
+	rules->policy.perms = kcalloc(2, sizeof(struct aa_perms), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rules->policy.perms)
+		goto fail;
+	rules->policy.size = 2;
 
 	if (parent) {
 		profile->path_flags = parent->path_flags;
@@ -600,6 +608,11 @@ struct aa_profile *aa_alloc_null(struct aa_profile *parent, const char *name,
 	}
 
 	return profile;
+
+fail:
+	aa_free_profile(profile);
+
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c b/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
index 2a50d3237ee6..f171f8a8ebd5 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
@@ -982,9 +982,14 @@ static struct aa_profile *unpack_profile(struct aa_ext *e, char **ns_name)
 				goto fail;
 			}
 		}
-	} else
+	} else {
 		rules->policy.dfa = aa_get_dfa(nulldfa);
-
+		rules->policy.perms = kcalloc(2, sizeof(struct aa_perms),
+					      GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!rules->policy.perms)
+			goto fail;
+		rules->policy.size = 2;
+	}
 	/* get file rules */
 	error = unpack_pdb(e, &rules->file, false, true, &info);
 	if (error) {
@@ -1001,9 +1006,22 @@ static struct aa_profile *unpack_profile(struct aa_ext *e, char **ns_name)
 		   rules->policy.start[AA_CLASS_FILE]) {
 		rules->file.dfa = aa_get_dfa(rules->policy.dfa);
 		rules->file.start[AA_CLASS_FILE] = rules->policy.start[AA_CLASS_FILE];
-	} else
+		rules->file.perms = kcalloc(rules->policy.size,
+					    sizeof(struct aa_perms),
+					    GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!rules->file.perms)
+			goto fail;
+		memcpy(rules->file.perms, rules->policy.perms,
+		       rules->policy.size * sizeof(struct aa_perms));
+		rules->file.size = rules->policy.size;
+	} else {
 		rules->file.dfa = aa_get_dfa(nulldfa);
-
+		rules->file.perms = kcalloc(2, sizeof(struct aa_perms),
+					    GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!rules->file.perms)
+			goto fail;
+		rules->file.size = 2;
+	}
 	error = -EPROTO;
 	if (aa_unpack_nameX(e, AA_STRUCT, "data")) {
 		info = "out of memory";