diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index 69111fa..ee62bca 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
 
 	const char *table;
 	unsigned int matchsize;
+	unsigned int usersize;
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	unsigned int compatsize;
 #endif
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@
 
 	const char *table;
 	unsigned int targetsize;
+	unsigned int usersize;
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	unsigned int compatsize;
 #endif
@@ -261,6 +263,13 @@
 int xt_check_target(struct xt_tgchk_param *, unsigned int size, u_int8_t proto,
 		    bool inv_proto);
 
+int xt_match_to_user(const struct xt_entry_match *m,
+		     struct xt_entry_match __user *u);
+int xt_target_to_user(const struct xt_entry_target *t,
+		      struct xt_entry_target __user *u);
+int xt_data_to_user(void __user *dst, const void *src,
+		    int usersize, int size);
+
 void *xt_copy_counters_from_user(const void __user *user, unsigned int len,
 				 struct xt_counters_info *info, bool compat);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index e065140..1db6988 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -267,6 +267,60 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_request_find_target);
 
+
+static int xt_obj_to_user(u16 __user *psize, u16 size,
+			  void __user *pname, const char *name,
+			  u8 __user *prev, u8 rev)
+{
+	if (put_user(size, psize))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	if (copy_to_user(pname, name, strlen(name) + 1))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	if (put_user(rev, prev))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#define XT_OBJ_TO_USER(U, K, TYPE, C_SIZE)				\
+	xt_obj_to_user(&U->u.TYPE##_size, C_SIZE ? : K->u.TYPE##_size,	\
+		       U->u.user.name, K->u.kernel.TYPE->name,		\
+		       &U->u.user.revision, K->u.kernel.TYPE->revision)
+
+int xt_data_to_user(void __user *dst, const void *src,
+		    int usersize, int size)
+{
+	usersize = usersize ? : size;
+	if (copy_to_user(dst, src, usersize))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	if (usersize != size && clear_user(dst + usersize, size - usersize))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_data_to_user);
+
+#define XT_DATA_TO_USER(U, K, TYPE, C_SIZE)				\
+	xt_data_to_user(U->data, K->data,				\
+			K->u.kernel.TYPE->usersize,			\
+			C_SIZE ? : K->u.kernel.TYPE->TYPE##size)
+
+int xt_match_to_user(const struct xt_entry_match *m,
+		     struct xt_entry_match __user *u)
+{
+	return XT_OBJ_TO_USER(u, m, match, 0) ||
+	       XT_DATA_TO_USER(u, m, match, 0);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_match_to_user);
+
+int xt_target_to_user(const struct xt_entry_target *t,
+		      struct xt_entry_target __user *u)
+{
+	return XT_OBJ_TO_USER(u, t, target, 0) ||
+	       XT_DATA_TO_USER(u, t, target, 0);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_target_to_user);
+
 static int match_revfn(u8 af, const char *name, u8 revision, int *bestp)
 {
 	const struct xt_match *m;