2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 337e4cd70a13..597c463e384d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -4309,6 +4309,8 @@ static int be_ndo_bridge_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
         br_spec = nlmsg_find_attr(nlh, sizeof(struct ifinfomsg), IFLA_AF_SPEC);
+        if (!br_spec)
+                return -EINVAL;
 
         nla_for_each_nested(attr, br_spec, rem) {
                 if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_BRIDGE_MODE)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index dff9905331ba..cc51554c9e99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7669,6 +7669,8 @@ static int ixgbe_ndo_bridge_setlink(struct net_device *dev,
                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
         br_spec = nlmsg_find_attr(nlh, sizeof(struct ifinfomsg), IFLA_AF_SPEC);
+        if (!br_spec)
+                return -EINVAL;
 
         nla_for_each_nested(attr, br_spec, rem) {
                 __u16 mode;