diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 339a070da597..81d96a664afa 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ static inline int verify_sec_ctx_len(struct nlattr **attrs)
 		return 0;
 
 	uctx = nla_data(rt);
-	if (uctx->len != (sizeof(struct xfrm_user_sec_ctx) + uctx->ctx_len))
+	if (uctx->len > nla_len(rt) ||
+	    uctx->len != (sizeof(struct xfrm_user_sec_ctx) + uctx->ctx_len))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;