diff --git a/src/proc_fuse.c b/src/proc_fuse.c
index 1049e72d..f48c40b1 100644
--- a/src/proc_fuse.c
+++ b/src/proc_fuse.c
@@ -145,8 +145,11 @@ __lxcfs_fuse_ops int proc_getattr(const char *path, struct stat *sb)
 	    strcmp(path, "/proc/swaps")		== 0 ||
 	    strcmp(path, "/proc/loadavg")	== 0 ||
 	    strcmp(path, "/proc/slabinfo")	== 0) {
-		if (liblxcfs_functional())
+		if (liblxcfs_functional()) {
+			if (!can_access_personality())
+				return log_error(-EACCES, RESTRICTED_PERSONALITY_ACCESS_POLICY);
 			sb->st_size = get_procfile_size_with_personality(path);
+		}
 		else
 			sb->st_size = get_procfile_size(path);
 		sb->st_mode = S_IFREG | 00444;
@@ -206,8 +209,11 @@ __lxcfs_fuse_ops int proc_open(const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
 
 	info->type = type;
 
-	if (liblxcfs_functional())
+	if (liblxcfs_functional()) {
+		if (!can_access_personality())
+			return log_error(-EACCES, RESTRICTED_PERSONALITY_ACCESS_POLICY);
 		info->buflen = get_procfile_size_with_personality(path) + BUF_RESERVE_SIZE;
+	}
 	else
 		info->buflen = get_procfile_size(path) + BUF_RESERVE_SIZE;
 
@@ -1646,8 +1652,11 @@ __lxcfs_fuse_ops int proc_read(const char *path, char *buf, size_t size,
 		return read_file_fuse_with_offset(LXC_TYPE_PROC_MEMINFO_PATH,
 						  buf, size, offset, f);
 	case LXC_TYPE_PROC_CPUINFO:
-		if (liblxcfs_functional())
+		if (liblxcfs_functional()) {
+			if (!can_access_personality())
+				return log_error(-EACCES, RESTRICTED_PERSONALITY_ACCESS_POLICY);
 			return proc_read_with_personality(&proc_cpuinfo_read, buf, size, offset, fi);
+		}
 
 		return read_file_fuse_with_offset(LXC_TYPE_PROC_CPUINFO_PATH,
 						  buf, size, offset, f);
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index ab665f74..deae03fb 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -685,9 +685,31 @@ int get_task_personality(pid_t pid, __u32 *personality)
 	ret = read_nointr(fd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		buf[ret] = '\0';
-		if (safe_uint32(buf, personality, 16) < 0)
+		if (personality != NULL && safe_uint32(buf, personality, 16) < 0)
 			return log_error(-1, "Failed to convert personality %s", buf);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+/*
+	This function checks whether system security policy (i.e. Yama LSM) allows personality access, by trying on
+	init own one.
+	This is required as it may be restricted by a ptrace access mode check (see PROC(5)), and
+	`get_task_personality` function relies on this.
+*/
+bool can_access_personality(void)
+{
+	static int could_access_init_personality = -1;
+
+	/* init personality has never been accessed (cache is empty) */
+	if (could_access_init_personality == -1) {
+		if (get_task_personality(1, NULL) < 0) {
+			could_access_init_personality = 0;
+		} else {
+			could_access_init_personality = 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return could_access_init_personality != 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index 7ed021a9..90701ced 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #define SEND_CREDS_NOTSK 1
 #define SEND_CREDS_FAIL 2
 
+#define RESTRICTED_PERSONALITY_ACCESS_POLICY "Due to restricted personality access policy, reading proc files from containers is not permitted"
+
 struct file_info;
 
 __attribute__((__format__(__printf__, 4, 5))) extern char *must_strcat(char **src, size_t *sz, size_t *asz, const char *format, ...);
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ static inline bool file_exists(const char *f)
 extern char *read_file_at(int dfd, const char *fnam, unsigned int o_flags);
 
 extern int get_task_personality(pid_t pid, __u32 *personality);
+extern bool can_access_personality(void);
 extern int get_host_personality(__u32 *personality);
 
 #endif /* __LXCFS_UTILS_H */