diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_unseal.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_unseal.c
index b5fb70419faa..4d12d49434c2 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_unseal.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_unseal.c
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ gss_krb5_verify_mic_v2(struct krb5_ctx *ctx, struct xdr_buf *message_buffer,
 
 	dprintk("RPC:       %s\n", __func__);
 
+	if (read_token->len < GSS_KRB5_TOK_HDR_LEN + cksum_len)
+		return GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_TOKEN;
+
 	memcpy(&be16_ptr, (char *) ptr, 2);
 	if (be16_to_cpu(be16_ptr) != KG2_TOK_MIC)
 		return GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_TOKEN;