diff --git a/Source/WTF/wtf/RandomDevice.cpp b/Source/WTF/wtf/RandomDevice.cpp
index 95921fd376ded..a088a8ce3bebf 100644
--- a/Source/WTF/wtf/RandomDevice.cpp
+++ b/Source/WTF/wtf/RandomDevice.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#if OS(LINUX)
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#if defined(SYS_getrandom)
+#define RANDOM_DEVICE_USE_GETRANDOM 1
+#ifndef GRND_NONBLOCK
+#define GRND_NONBLOCK 0x0001
+#endif
+#endif
+#endif
+#ifndef RANDOM_DEVICE_USE_GETRANDOM
+#define RANDOM_DEVICE_USE_GETRANDOM 0
+#endif
+
 #if OS(WINDOWS)
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <wincrypt.h> // windows.h must be included before wincrypt.h.
@@ -66,9 +79,24 @@ NEVER_INLINE NO_RETURN_DUE_TO_CRASH static void crashUnableToReadFromURandom()
 #if !OS(DARWIN) && !OS(FUCHSIA) && !OS(WINDOWS)
 RandomDevice::RandomDevice()
 {
+#if RANDOM_DEVICE_USE_GETRANDOM
+    // Prefer getrandom(2): same kernel pool as /dev/urandom, but needs no
+    // filesystem access and keeps no fd open. Probe once with GRND_NONBLOCK; if
+    // the pool is already initialized use getrandom from here on (it can never
+    // become uninitialized again). Otherwise -- EAGAIN (pool not ready, where
+    // /dev/urandom would return without blocking), ENOSYS (pre-3.17 kernel) or
+    // EPERM (seccomp) -- keep the historical /dev/urandom behaviour.
+    uint8_t probe;
+    long probeResult;
+    do {
+        probeResult = syscall(SYS_getrandom, &probe, sizeof(probe), GRND_NONBLOCK);
+    } while (probeResult == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+    if (probeResult == 1)
+        return; // m_fd stays -1: cryptographicallyRandomValues() uses getrandom.
+#endif
     int ret = 0;
     do {
-        ret = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY, 0);
+        ret = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC, 0);
     } while (ret == -1 && errno == EINTR);
     m_fd = ret;
     if (m_fd < 0)
@@ -79,7 +107,8 @@ RandomDevice::RandomDevice()
 #if !OS(DARWIN) && !OS(FUCHSIA) && !OS(WINDOWS)
 RandomDevice::~RandomDevice()
 {
-    close(m_fd);
+    if (m_fd >= 0)
+        close(m_fd);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -94,8 +123,14 @@ void RandomDevice::cryptographicallyRandomValues(std::span<uint8_t> buffer)
 #elif OS(UNIX)
     ssize_t amountRead = 0;
     while (static_cast<size_t>(amountRead) < buffer.size()) {
+        ssize_t currentRead;
         WTF_ALLOW_UNSAFE_BUFFER_USAGE_BEGIN
-        ssize_t currentRead = read(m_fd, buffer.data() + amountRead, buffer.size() - amountRead);
+#if RANDOM_DEVICE_USE_GETRANDOM
+        if (m_fd < 0)
+            currentRead = syscall(SYS_getrandom, buffer.data() + amountRead, buffer.size() - amountRead, 0);
+        else
+#endif
+            currentRead = read(m_fd, buffer.data() + amountRead, buffer.size() - amountRead);
         WTF_ALLOW_UNSAFE_BUFFER_USAGE_END
         // We need to check for both EAGAIN and EINTR since on some systems /dev/urandom
         // is blocking and on others it is non-blocking.
diff --git a/Source/WTF/wtf/linux/CurrentProcessMemoryStatus.cpp b/Source/WTF/wtf/linux/CurrentProcessMemoryStatus.cpp
index 9dd80c241105b..69342a17c586e 100644
--- a/Source/WTF/wtf/linux/CurrentProcessMemoryStatus.cpp
+++ b/Source/WTF/wtf/linux/CurrentProcessMemoryStatus.cpp
@@ -26,29 +26,43 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include <wtf/linux/CurrentProcessMemoryStatus.h>
 
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wtf/PageBlock.h>
 
 namespace WTF {
 
-IGNORE_CLANG_WARNINGS_BEGIN("unsafe-buffer-usage-in-libc-call")
+WTF_ALLOW_UNSAFE_BUFFER_USAGE_BEGIN
 void currentProcessMemoryStatus(ProcessMemoryStatus& memoryStatus)
 {
-    FILE* file = fopen("/proc/self/statm", "r");
-    if (!file)
+    // This is on the GC's heap-growth path (Heap::proportionalHeapSize via
+    // memoryFootprint()), so open /proc/self/statm once and pread() it rather
+    // than fopen/fclose on every call. If it can't be opened, latch to "no data".
+    static int statmFd = -1;
+    static std::once_flag onceFlag;
+    std::call_once(onceFlag, [] {
+        do {
+            statmFd = open("/proc/self/statm", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+        } while (statmFd == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+    });
+    if (statmFd < 0)
         return;
 
     char buffer[128];
-    char* line = fgets(buffer, 128, file);
-    fclose(file);
-    if (!line)
+    ssize_t length;
+    do {
+        length = pread(statmFd, buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1, 0);
+    } while (length == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+    if (length <= 0)
         return;
+    buffer[length] = '\0';
 
     size_t pageSize = WTF::pageSize();
     char* end = nullptr;
-    unsigned long long intValue = strtoull(line, &end, 10);
+    unsigned long long intValue = strtoull(buffer, &end, 10);
     memoryStatus.size = intValue * pageSize;
     intValue = strtoull(end, &end, 10);
     memoryStatus.resident = intValue * pageSize;
@@ -63,6 +77,6 @@ void currentProcessMemoryStatus(ProcessMemoryStatus& memoryStatus)
     intValue = strtoull(end, &end, 10);
     memoryStatus.dt = intValue * pageSize;
 }
-IGNORE_CLANG_WARNINGS_END
+WTF_ALLOW_UNSAFE_BUFFER_USAGE_END
 
 } // namespace WTF
diff --git a/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/CryptoRandom.cpp b/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/CryptoRandom.cpp
index 4724cad68f1bd..d0ca5b2b338f3 100644
--- a/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/CryptoRandom.cpp
+++ b/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/CryptoRandom.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#if BOS(LINUX)
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#if defined(SYS_getrandom)
+#define CRYPTO_RANDOM_USE_GETRANDOM 1
+#ifndef GRND_NONBLOCK
+#define GRND_NONBLOCK 0x0001
+#endif
+#endif
+#endif
+#ifndef CRYPTO_RANDOM_USE_GETRANDOM
+#define CRYPTO_RANDOM_USE_GETRANDOM 0
+#endif
+
 #if BOS(DARWIN)
 #include <CommonCrypto/CommonCryptoError.h>
 #include <CommonCrypto/CommonRandom.h>
@@ -118,20 +131,41 @@ void ARC4RandomNumberGenerator::stir()
     BCRASH();
 #else
     static std::once_flag onceFlag;
-    static int fd;
+    static int fd = -1;
     std::call_once(
         onceFlag,
         [] {
+#if CRYPTO_RANDOM_USE_GETRANDOM
+            // Prefer getrandom(2): same kernel pool as /dev/urandom, but needs no
+            // filesystem access and keeps no fd open. Probe once with GRND_NONBLOCK;
+            // if the pool is already initialized use getrandom from here on (it can
+            // never become uninitialized again). Otherwise -- EAGAIN (pool not ready,
+            // where /dev/urandom would return without blocking), ENOSYS (pre-3.17
+            // kernel) or EPERM (seccomp) -- keep the historical /dev/urandom behaviour.
+            uint8_t probe;
+            long probeResult;
+            do {
+                probeResult = syscall(SYS_getrandom, &probe, sizeof(probe), GRND_NONBLOCK);
+            } while (probeResult == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+            if (probeResult == 1)
+                return; // fd stays -1: use getrandom below.
+#endif
             int ret = 0;
             do {
-                ret = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY, 0);
+                ret = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC, 0);
             } while (ret == -1 && errno == EINTR);
             RELEASE_BASSERT(ret >= 0);
             fd = ret;
         });
     ssize_t amountRead = 0;
     while (static_cast<size_t>(amountRead) < length) {
-        ssize_t currentRead = read(fd, randomness + amountRead, length - amountRead);
+        ssize_t currentRead;
+#if CRYPTO_RANDOM_USE_GETRANDOM
+        if (fd < 0)
+            currentRead = syscall(SYS_getrandom, randomness + amountRead, length - amountRead, 0);
+        else
+#endif
+            currentRead = read(fd, randomness + amountRead, length - amountRead);
         // We need to check for both EAGAIN and EINTR since on some systems /dev/urandom
         // is blocking and on others it is non-blocking.
         if (currentRead == -1)