diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c b/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
index 454841b..6228c42 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
@@ -660,6 +660,9 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(match))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
+	if (match->matchsize > nla_len(tb[NFTA_MATCH_INFO]))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	/* This is the first time we use this match, allocate operations */
 	nft_match = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nft_xt), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (nft_match == NULL)
@@ -740,6 +743,9 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(target))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
+	if (target->targetsize > nla_len(tb[NFTA_TARGET_INFO]))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	/* This is the first time we use this target, allocate operations */
 	nft_target = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nft_xt), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (nft_target == NULL)