diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 47ce3ea..acc7695 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1899,6 +1899,16 @@
 	unsigned int name_len;
 };
 
+static int copy_msghdr_from_user(struct msghdr *kmsg,
+				 struct msghdr __user *umsg)
+{
+	if (copy_from_user(kmsg, umsg, sizeof(struct msghdr)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	if (kmsg->msg_namelen > sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ___sys_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr __user *msg,
 			  struct msghdr *msg_sys, unsigned flags,
 			  struct used_address *used_address)
@@ -1917,8 +1927,11 @@
 	if (MSG_CMSG_COMPAT & flags) {
 		if (get_compat_msghdr(msg_sys, msg_compat))
 			return -EFAULT;
-	} else if (copy_from_user(msg_sys, msg, sizeof(struct msghdr)))
-		return -EFAULT;
+	} else {
+		err = copy_msghdr_from_user(msg_sys, msg);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
 	/* do not move before msg_sys is valid */
 	err = -EMSGSIZE;
@@ -2129,8 +2142,11 @@
 	if (MSG_CMSG_COMPAT & flags) {
 		if (get_compat_msghdr(msg_sys, msg_compat))
 			return -EFAULT;
-	} else if (copy_from_user(msg_sys, msg, sizeof(struct msghdr)))
-		return -EFAULT;
+	} else {
+		err = copy_msghdr_from_user(msg_sys, msg);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
 	err = -EMSGSIZE;
 	if (msg_sys->msg_iovlen > UIO_MAXIOV)