1 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index 54b8c28bebc8..720d885e8dca 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -474,17 +474,22 @@ befs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
                 befs_data_stream *data = &befs_ino->i_data.ds;
                 befs_off_t len = data->size;
 
-                befs_debug(sb, "Follow long symlink");
-
-                link = kmalloc(len, GFP_NOFS);
-                if (!link) {
-                        link = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-                } else if (befs_read_lsymlink(sb, data, link, len) != len) {
-                        kfree(link);
-                        befs_error(sb, "Failed to read entire long symlink");
+                if (len == 0) {
+                        befs_error(sb, "Long symlink with illegal length");
                         link = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
                 } else {
-                        link[len - 1] = '\0';
+                        befs_debug(sb, "Follow long symlink");
+
+                        link = kmalloc(len, GFP_NOFS);
+                        if (!link) {
+                                link = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+                        } else if (befs_read_lsymlink(sb, data, link, len) != len) {
+                                kfree(link);
+                                befs_error(sb, "Failed to read entire long symlink");
+                                link = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
+                        } else {
+                                link[len - 1] = '\0';
+                        }
                 }
         } else {
                 link = befs_ino->i_data.symlink;