1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_recent.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_recent.c
index 68cbe3ca01ce..8e8f0425a8ed 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_recent.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_recent.c
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ recent_mt_check(const char *tablename, const void *ip,
         if ((info->check_set & (IPT_RECENT_SET | IPT_RECENT_REMOVE)) &&
             (info->seconds || info->hit_count))
                 return false;
+        if (info->hit_count > ip_pkt_list_tot)
+                return false;
         if (info->name[0] == '\0' ||
             strnlen(info->name, IPT_RECENT_NAME_LEN) == IPT_RECENT_NAME_LEN)
                 return false;