diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index b46133a..c0707e9 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
 					 int saddr);
 	void		(*from_sk)	(union sctp_addr *,
 					 struct sock *sk);
-	void		(*from_addr_param) (union sctp_addr *,
+	bool		(*from_addr_param) (union sctp_addr *,
 					    union sctp_addr_param *,
 					    __be16 port, int iif);
 	int		(*to_addr_param) (const union sctp_addr *,
diff --git a/net/sctp/bind_addr.c b/net/sctp/bind_addr.c
index 401c607..0092552 100644
--- a/net/sctp/bind_addr.c
+++ b/net/sctp/bind_addr.c
@@ -285,20 +285,16 @@
 		rawaddr = (union sctp_addr_param *)raw_addr_list;
 
 		af = sctp_get_af_specific(param_type2af(param->type));
-		if (unlikely(!af)) {
+		if (unlikely(!af) ||
+		    !af->from_addr_param(&addr, rawaddr, htons(port), 0)) {
 			retval = -EINVAL;
-			sctp_bind_addr_clean(bp);
-			break;
+			goto out_err;
 		}
 
-		af->from_addr_param(&addr, rawaddr, htons(port), 0);
 		retval = sctp_add_bind_addr(bp, &addr, sizeof(addr),
 					    SCTP_ADDR_SRC, gfp);
-		if (retval) {
-			/* Can't finish building the list, clean up. */
-			sctp_bind_addr_clean(bp);
-			break;
-		}
+		if (retval)
+			goto out_err;
 
 		len = ntohs(param->length);
 		addrs_len -= len;
@@ -306,6 +302,12 @@
 	}
 
 	return retval;
+
+out_err:
+	if (retval)
+		sctp_bind_addr_clean(bp);
+
+	return retval;
 }
 
 /********************************************************************
diff --git a/net/sctp/input.c b/net/sctp/input.c
index 945526e..82716be 100644
--- a/net/sctp/input.c
+++ b/net/sctp/input.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,8 @@
 		if (!af)
 			continue;
 
-		af->from_addr_param(paddr, params.addr, sh->source, 0);
+		if (!af->from_addr_param(paddr, params.addr, sh->source, 0))
+			continue;
 
 		asoc = __sctp_lookup_association(net, laddr, paddr, transportp);
 		if (asoc)
@@ -1097,7 +1098,8 @@
 	if (unlikely(!af))
 		return NULL;
 
-	af->from_addr_param(&paddr, param, peer_port, 0);
+	if (af->from_addr_param(&paddr, param, peer_port, 0))
+		return NULL;
 
 	return __sctp_lookup_association(net, laddr, &paddr, transportp);
 }
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 50bc8c4..0133720 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -490,15 +490,20 @@
 }
 
 /* Initialize a sctp_addr from an address parameter. */
-static void sctp_v6_from_addr_param(union sctp_addr *addr,
+static bool sctp_v6_from_addr_param(union sctp_addr *addr,
 				    union sctp_addr_param *param,
 				    __be16 port, int iif)
 {
+	if (ntohs(param->v6.param_hdr.length) < sizeof(struct sctp_ipv6addr_param))
+		return false;
+
 	addr->v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 	addr->v6.sin6_port = port;
 	addr->v6.sin6_flowinfo = 0; /* BUG */
 	addr->v6.sin6_addr = param->v6.addr;
 	addr->v6.sin6_scope_id = iif;
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* Initialize an address parameter from a sctp_addr and return the length
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index c5a2a53..c9956d7 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -273,14 +273,19 @@
 }
 
 /* Initialize a sctp_addr from an address parameter. */
-static void sctp_v4_from_addr_param(union sctp_addr *addr,
+static bool sctp_v4_from_addr_param(union sctp_addr *addr,
 				    union sctp_addr_param *param,
 				    __be16 port, int iif)
 {
+	if (ntohs(param->v4.param_hdr.length) < sizeof(struct sctp_ipv4addr_param))
+		return false;
+
 	addr->v4.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	addr->v4.sin_port = port;
 	addr->v4.sin_addr.s_addr = param->v4.addr.s_addr;
 	memset(addr->v4.sin_zero, 0, sizeof(addr->v4.sin_zero));
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* Initialize an address parameter from a sctp_addr and return the length
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index 93397bd..6587421 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -2342,11 +2342,13 @@
 
 	/* Process the initialization parameters.  */
 	sctp_walk_params(param, peer_init, init_hdr.params) {
-		if (!src_match && (param.p->type == SCTP_PARAM_IPV4_ADDRESS ||
-		    param.p->type == SCTP_PARAM_IPV6_ADDRESS)) {
+		if (!src_match &&
+		    (param.p->type == SCTP_PARAM_IPV4_ADDRESS ||
+		     param.p->type == SCTP_PARAM_IPV6_ADDRESS)) {
 			af = sctp_get_af_specific(param_type2af(param.p->type));
-			af->from_addr_param(&addr, param.addr,
-					    chunk->sctp_hdr->source, 0);
+			if (!af->from_addr_param(&addr, param.addr,
+						 chunk->sctp_hdr->source, 0))
+				continue;
 			if (sctp_cmp_addr_exact(sctp_source(chunk), &addr))
 				src_match = 1;
 		}
@@ -2540,7 +2542,8 @@
 			break;
 do_addr_param:
 		af = sctp_get_af_specific(param_type2af(param.p->type));
-		af->from_addr_param(&addr, param.addr, htons(asoc->peer.port), 0);
+		if (!af->from_addr_param(&addr, param.addr, htons(asoc->peer.port), 0))
+			break;
 		scope = sctp_scope(peer_addr);
 		if (sctp_in_scope(net, &addr, scope))
 			if (!sctp_assoc_add_peer(asoc, &addr, gfp, SCTP_UNCONFIRMED))
@@ -2633,15 +2636,13 @@
 		addr_param = param.v + sizeof(sctp_addip_param_t);
 
 		af = sctp_get_af_specific(param_type2af(addr_param->p.type));
-		if (af == NULL)
+		if (!af)
 			break;
 
-		af->from_addr_param(&addr, addr_param,
-				    htons(asoc->peer.port), 0);
+		if (!af->from_addr_param(&addr, addr_param,
+					 htons(asoc->peer.port), 0))
+			break;
 
-		/* if the address is invalid, we can't process it.
-		 * XXX: see spec for what to do.
-		 */
 		if (!af->addr_valid(&addr, NULL, NULL))
 			break;
 
@@ -3053,7 +3054,8 @@
 	if (unlikely(!af))
 		return SCTP_ERROR_DNS_FAILED;
 
-	af->from_addr_param(&addr, addr_param, htons(asoc->peer.port), 0);
+	if (!af->from_addr_param(&addr, addr_param, htons(asoc->peer.port), 0))
+		return SCTP_ERROR_DNS_FAILED;
 
 	/* ADDIP 4.2.1  This parameter MUST NOT contain a broadcast
 	 * or multicast address.
@@ -3318,7 +3320,8 @@
 
 	/* We have checked the packet before, so we do not check again.	*/
 	af = sctp_get_af_specific(param_type2af(addr_param->p.type));
-	af->from_addr_param(&addr, addr_param, htons(bp->port), 0);
+	if (!af->from_addr_param(&addr, addr_param, htons(bp->port), 0))
+		return;
 
 	switch (asconf_param->param_hdr.type) {
 	case SCTP_PARAM_ADD_IP: