diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 0d3d3cc43356..702024769c74 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -418,10 +418,13 @@ enum {
 
 #define RTAX_MAX (__RTAX_MAX - 1)
 
-#define RTAX_FEATURE_ECN	0x00000001
-#define RTAX_FEATURE_SACK	0x00000002
-#define RTAX_FEATURE_TIMESTAMP	0x00000004
-#define RTAX_FEATURE_ALLFRAG	0x00000008
+#define RTAX_FEATURE_ECN	(1 << 0)
+#define RTAX_FEATURE_SACK	(1 << 1)
+#define RTAX_FEATURE_TIMESTAMP	(1 << 2)
+#define RTAX_FEATURE_ALLFRAG	(1 << 3)
+
+#define RTAX_FEATURE_MASK	(RTAX_FEATURE_ECN | RTAX_FEATURE_SACK | \
+				 RTAX_FEATURE_TIMESTAMP | RTAX_FEATURE_ALLFRAG)
 
 struct rta_session {
 	__u8	proto;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index 88afbae893f0..115a08e70d43 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -908,6 +908,8 @@ fib_convert_metrics(struct fib_info *fi, const struct fib_config *cfg)
 			val = 65535 - 40;
 		if (type == RTAX_MTU && val > 65535 - 15)
 			val = 65535 - 15;
+		if (type == RTAX_FEATURES && (val & ~RTAX_FEATURE_MASK))
+			return -EINVAL;
 		fi->fib_metrics[type - 1] = val;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 0261b721b34b..8771530df45e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1728,6 +1728,8 @@ static int ip6_convert_metrics(struct mx6_config *mxc,
 		} else {
 			val = nla_get_u32(nla);
 		}
+		if (type == RTAX_FEATURES && (val & ~RTAX_FEATURE_MASK))
+			goto err;
 
 		mp[type - 1] = val;
 		__set_bit(type - 1, mxc->mx_valid);