diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 256b3c80a771..ef79f4dbda87 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -3029,6 +3029,10 @@ static int elf_validity_check(struct load_info *info)
 	 * strings in the section safe.
 	 */
 	info->secstrings = (void *)info->hdr + strhdr->sh_offset;
+	if (strhdr->sh_size == 0) {
+		pr_err("empty section name table\n");
+		goto no_exec;
+	}
 	if (info->secstrings[strhdr->sh_size - 1] != '\0') {
 		pr_err("ELF Spec violation: section name table isn't null terminated\n");
 		goto no_exec;