diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 3bf394b24d97..5a949f9446a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -487,6 +487,26 @@ static unsigned int mergeable_ctx_to_truesize(void *mrg_ctx)
 	return (unsigned long)mrg_ctx & ((1 << MRG_CTX_HEADER_SHIFT) - 1);
 }
 
+static int check_mergeable_len(struct net_device *dev, void *mrg_ctx,
+			       unsigned int len)
+{
+	unsigned int headroom, tailroom, room, truesize;
+
+	truesize = mergeable_ctx_to_truesize(mrg_ctx);
+	headroom = mergeable_ctx_to_headroom(mrg_ctx);
+	tailroom = headroom ? sizeof(struct skb_shared_info) : 0;
+	room = SKB_DATA_ALIGN(headroom + tailroom);
+
+	if (len > truesize - room) {
+		pr_debug("%s: rx error: len %u exceeds truesize %lu\n",
+			 dev->name, len, (unsigned long)(truesize - room));
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, rx_length_errors);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct sk_buff *virtnet_build_skb(void *buf, unsigned int buflen,
 					 unsigned int headroom,
 					 unsigned int len)
@@ -1084,7 +1104,8 @@ static unsigned int virtnet_get_headroom(struct virtnet_info *vi)
  * across multiple buffers (num_buf > 1), and we make sure buffers
  * have enough headroom.
  */
-static struct page *xdp_linearize_page(struct receive_queue *rq,
+static struct page *xdp_linearize_page(struct net_device *dev,
+				       struct receive_queue *rq,
 				       int *num_buf,
 				       struct page *p,
 				       int offset,
@@ -1104,18 +1125,27 @@ static struct page *xdp_linearize_page(struct receive_queue *rq,
 	memcpy(page_address(page) + page_off, page_address(p) + offset, *len);
 	page_off += *len;
 
+	/* Only mergeable mode can go inside this while loop. In small mode,
+	 * *num_buf == 1, so it cannot go inside.
+	 */
 	while (--*num_buf) {
 		unsigned int buflen;
 		void *buf;
+		void *ctx;
 		int off;
 
-		buf = virtnet_rq_get_buf(rq, &buflen, NULL);
+		buf = virtnet_rq_get_buf(rq, &buflen, &ctx);
 		if (unlikely(!buf))
 			goto err_buf;
 
 		p = virt_to_head_page(buf);
 		off = buf - page_address(p);
 
+		if (check_mergeable_len(dev, ctx, buflen)) {
+			put_page(p);
+			goto err_buf;
+		}
+
 		/* guard against a misconfigured or uncooperative backend that
 		 * is sending packet larger than the MTU.
 		 */
@@ -1204,7 +1234,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *receive_small_xdp(struct net_device *dev,
 		headroom = vi->hdr_len + header_offset;
 		buflen = SKB_DATA_ALIGN(GOOD_PACKET_LEN + headroom) +
 			SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info));
-		xdp_page = xdp_linearize_page(rq, &num_buf, page,
+		xdp_page = xdp_linearize_page(dev, rq, &num_buf, page,
 					      offset, header_offset,
 					      &tlen);
 		if (!xdp_page)
@@ -1539,7 +1569,7 @@ static void *mergeable_xdp_get_buf(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 	 */
 	if (!xdp_prog->aux->xdp_has_frags) {
 		/* linearize data for XDP */
-		xdp_page = xdp_linearize_page(rq, num_buf,
+		xdp_page = xdp_linearize_page(vi->dev, rq, num_buf,
 					      *page, offset,
 					      VIRTIO_XDP_HEADROOM,
 					      len);