diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2file.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2file.c
index b292aa94a593..6860eff31693 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2file.c
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ static struct smb2_symlink_err_rsp *symlink_data(const struct kvec *iov)
 				 __func__, le32_to_cpu(p->ErrorId));
 
 			len = ALIGN(le32_to_cpu(p->ErrorDataLength), 8);
+			if (len > end - ((u8 *)p + sizeof(*p)))
+				return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 			p = (struct smb2_error_context_rsp *)(p->ErrorContextData + len);
 		}
 	} else if (le32_to_cpu(err->ByteCount) >= sizeof(*sym) &&