diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index cace6e6458187d..79dfbc090e41ae 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ 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);
 
@@ -381,6 +382,10 @@ 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;
 
@@ -406,6 +411,7 @@ 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);
 
@@ -413,6 +419,10 @@ 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;
 
@@ -472,6 +482,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_stat_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
 	struct nlattr *link[TIPC_NLA_LINK_MAX + 1];
 	struct nlattr *prop[TIPC_NLA_PROP_MAX + 1];
 	struct nlattr *stats[TIPC_NLA_STATS_MAX + 1];
+	int len;
 
 	nla_parse_nested(link, TIPC_NLA_LINK_MAX, attrs[TIPC_NLA_LINK], NULL);
 
@@ -482,6 +493,11 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_stat_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
 			 NULL);
 
 	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;
 
@@ -615,6 +631,7 @@ 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);
 
@@ -622,6 +639,10 @@ 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;
 
@@ -642,6 +663,7 @@ 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);
 
@@ -649,6 +671,10 @@ 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;