1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index acbbae1e89b5..795424396aff 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -683,6 +683,9 @@ static int netlink_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
         struct netlink_sock *nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
         struct sockaddr_nl *nladdr = (struct sockaddr_nl *)addr;
 
+        if (alen < sizeof(addr->sa_family))
+                return -EINVAL;
+
         if (addr->sa_family == AF_UNSPEC) {
                 sk->sk_state    = NETLINK_UNCONNECTED;
                 nlk->dst_pid    = 0;