diff --git a/security/smack/smackfs.c b/security/smack/smackfs.c
index e3e05c04dbd1..c21b656b3263 100644
--- a/security/smack/smackfs.c
+++ b/security/smack/smackfs.c
@@ -878,11 +878,21 @@ static ssize_t smk_set_cipso(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	else
 		rule += strlen(skp->smk_known) + 1;
 
+	if (rule > data + count) {
+		rc = -EOVERFLOW;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	ret = sscanf(rule, "%d", &maplevel);
 	if (ret != 1 || maplevel > SMACK_CIPSO_MAXLEVEL)
 		goto out;
 
 	rule += SMK_DIGITLEN;
+	if (rule > data + count) {
+		rc = -EOVERFLOW;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	ret = sscanf(rule, "%d", &catlen);
 	if (ret != 1 || catlen > SMACK_CIPSO_MAXCATNUM)
 		goto out;