diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index 77e4b2418f302555acac4813d3baa39b356e632e..4ad3586da8f028c0fb8244382b343a1c7635f6cb 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ static int tipc_skb_tailroom(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return limit;
 }
 
+static inline int TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(struct tlv_desc *tlv)
+{
+	return TLV_GET_LEN(tlv) - TLV_SPACE(0);
+}
+
 static int tipc_add_tlv(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 type, void *data, u16 len)
 {
 	struct tlv_desc *tlv = (struct tlv_desc *)skb_tail_pointer(skb);
@@ -166,6 +171,11 @@ static struct sk_buff *tipc_get_err_tlv(char *str)
 	return buf;
 }
 
+static inline bool string_is_valid(char *s, int len)
+{
+	return memchr(s, '\0', len) ? true : false;
+}
+
 static int __tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump *cmd,
 				   struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
 				   struct sk_buff *arg)
@@ -379,6 +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);
 
@@ -386,6 +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;
 
@@ -411,6 +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);
 
@@ -418,6 +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;
 
@@ -478,6 +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;
@@ -504,6 +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;
 
@@ -644,6 +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);
 
@@ -651,6 +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;
 
@@ -671,6 +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);
 
@@ -678,6 +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;
 
@@ -726,9 +762,14 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_set(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
 	struct tipc_link_config *lc;
 	struct tipc_bearer *bearer;
 	struct tipc_media *media;
+	int len;
 
 	lc = (struct tipc_link_config *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
 
+	len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
+	if (!string_is_valid(lc->name, len))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	media = tipc_media_find(lc->name);
 	if (media) {
 		cmd->doit = &__tipc_nl_media_set;
@@ -750,6 +791,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_reset_stats(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
 {
 	char *name;
 	struct nlattr *link;
+	int len;
 
 	name = (char *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
 
@@ -757,6 +799,10 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_reset_stats(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
 	if (!link)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+	len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
+	if (!string_is_valid(name, len))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, TIPC_NLA_LINK_NAME, name))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
@@ -778,6 +824,8 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_name_table_dump_header(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
 	};
 
 	ntq = (struct tipc_name_table_query *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
+	if (TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req) < sizeof(struct tipc_name_table_query))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	depth = ntohl(ntq->depth);
 
@@ -1208,7 +1256,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_recv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	}
 
 	len = nlmsg_attrlen(req_nlh, GENL_HDRLEN + TIPC_GENL_HDRLEN);
-	if (len && !TLV_OK(msg.req, len)) {
+	if (!len || !TLV_OK(msg.req, len)) {
 		msg.rep = tipc_get_err_tlv(TIPC_CFG_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto send;
diff --git a/net/tipc/topsrv.c b/net/tipc/topsrv.c
index efb16f69bd2c4c0bc012d5f18c3ad42e71260e81..a457c0fbbef1acfb877cbada5a648364846e5285 100644
--- a/net/tipc/topsrv.c
+++ b/net/tipc/topsrv.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static int tipc_conn_rcv_from_sock(struct tipc_conn *con)
 	ret = sock_recvmsg(con->sock, &msg, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 	if (ret == -EWOULDBLOCK)
 		return -EWOULDBLOCK;
-	if (ret > 0) {
+	if (ret == sizeof(s)) {
 		read_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 		ret = tipc_conn_rcv_sub(srv, con, &s);
 		read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);