diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index b2b115b2287108b0df6362ad58ba584fbbe7b7e9..68a0b73089366fd0293dafb6c3da645272fadc24 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_bearer_enable(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
 	struct nlattr *prop;
 	struct nlattr *bearer;
 	struct tipc_bearer_config *b;
+	int len;
 
 	b = (struct tipc_bearer_config *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
 
@@ -396,6 +397,10 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_bearer_enable(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
 	if (!bearer)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+	len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
+	if (!string_is_valid(b->name, len))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, TIPC_NLA_BEARER_NAME, b->name))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
@@ -421,6 +426,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_bearer_disable(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
 {
 	char *name;
 	struct nlattr *bearer;
+	int len;
 
 	name = (char *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
 
@@ -428,6 +434,10 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_bearer_disable(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
 	if (!bearer)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+	len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
+	if (!string_is_valid(name, len))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, TIPC_NLA_BEARER_NAME, name))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
@@ -488,6 +498,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_stat_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
 	struct nlattr *prop[TIPC_NLA_PROP_MAX + 1];
 	struct nlattr *stats[TIPC_NLA_STATS_MAX + 1];
 	int err;
+	int len;
 
 	if (!attrs[TIPC_NLA_LINK])
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -514,6 +525,11 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_stat_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
 		return err;
 
 	name = (char *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
+
+	len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
+	if (!string_is_valid(name, len))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (strcmp(name, nla_data(link[TIPC_NLA_LINK_NAME])) != 0)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -654,6 +670,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_media_set(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct nlattr *prop;
 	struct nlattr *media;
 	struct tipc_link_config *lc;
+	int len;
 
 	lc = (struct tipc_link_config *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
 
@@ -661,6 +678,10 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_media_set(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!media)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+	len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_MEDIA_NAME);
+	if (!string_is_valid(lc->name, len))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, TIPC_NLA_MEDIA_NAME, lc->name))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
@@ -681,6 +702,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_bearer_set(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct nlattr *prop;
 	struct nlattr *bearer;
 	struct tipc_link_config *lc;
+	int len;
 
 	lc = (struct tipc_link_config *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
 
@@ -688,6 +710,10 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_bearer_set(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!bearer)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+	len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_MEDIA_NAME);
+	if (!string_is_valid(lc->name, len))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, TIPC_NLA_BEARER_NAME, lc->name))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;