diff --git a/src/link/af_spec/unspec.rs b/src/link/af_spec/unspec.rs
index 439d3626..57de4f85 100644
--- a/src/link/af_spec/unspec.rs
+++ b/src/link/af_spec/unspec.rs
@@ -56,16 +56,22 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>>
             nlas.push(match nla.kind() {
                 k if k == u8::from(AddressFamily::Inet) as u16 => {
                     AfSpecUnspec::Inet(
-                        VecAfSpecInet::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(&nla.value()))
-                            .context(err)?
-                            .0,
+                        VecAfSpecInet::parse(
+                            &NlaBuffer::new_checked(&nla.value())
+                                .context(err)?,
+                        )
+                        .context(err)?
+                        .0,
                     )
                 }
                 k if k == u8::from(AddressFamily::Inet6) as u16 => {
                     AfSpecUnspec::Inet6(
-                        VecAfSpecInet6::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(&nla.value()))
-                            .context(err)?
-                            .0,
+                        VecAfSpecInet6::parse(
+                            &NlaBuffer::new_checked(&nla.value())
+                                .context(err)?,
+                        )
+                        .context(err)?
+                        .0,
                     )
                 }
                 kind => AfSpecUnspec::Other(DefaultNla::parse(&nla).context(
diff --git a/src/link/attribute.rs b/src/link/attribute.rs
index bb28cb06..0a2392ef 100644
--- a/src/link/attribute.rs
+++ b/src/link/attribute.rs
@@ -373,20 +373,41 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized>
     ) -> Result<Self, DecodeError> {
         let payload = buf.value();
         Ok(match buf.kind() {
-            IFLA_VFINFO_LIST => Self::VfInfoList(
-                VecLinkVfInfo::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(payload))
-                    .context(format!("invalid IFLA_VFINFO_LIST {payload:?}"))?
+            IFLA_VFINFO_LIST => {
+                let err =
+                    |payload| format!("invalid IFLA_VFINFO_LIST {payload:?}");
+                Self::VfInfoList(
+                    VecLinkVfInfo::parse(
+                        &NlaBuffer::new_checked(payload)
+                            .context(err(payload))?,
+                    )
+                    .context(err(payload))?
                     .0,
-            ),
-            IFLA_VF_PORTS => Self::VfPorts(
-                VecLinkVfPort::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(payload))
-                    .context(format!("invalid IFLA_VF_PORTS {payload:?}"))?
+                )
+            }
+            IFLA_VF_PORTS => {
+                let err =
+                    |payload| format!("invalid IFLA_VF_PORTS {payload:?}");
+                Self::VfPorts(
+                    VecLinkVfPort::parse(
+                        &NlaBuffer::new_checked(payload)
+                            .context(err(payload))?,
+                    )
+                    .context(err(payload))?
                     .0,
-            ),
-            IFLA_PORT_SELF => Self::PortSelf(
-                LinkVfPort::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(payload))
-                    .context(format!("invalid IFLA_PORT_SELF {payload:?}"))?,
-            ),
+                )
+            }
+            IFLA_PORT_SELF => {
+                let err =
+                    |payload| format!("invalid IFLA_PORT_SELF {payload:?}");
+                Self::PortSelf(
+                    LinkVfPort::parse(
+                        &NlaBuffer::new_checked(payload)
+                            .context(err(payload))?,
+                    )
+                    .context(err(payload))?,
+                )
+            }
             IFLA_PHYS_PORT_ID => {
                 Self::PhysPortId(LinkPhysId::parse(payload).context(
                     format!("invalid IFLA_PHYS_PORT_ID value {payload:?}"),
@@ -401,29 +422,37 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized>
                 LinkWirelessEvent::parse(payload)
                     .context(format!("invalid IFLA_WIRELESS {payload:?}"))?,
             ),
-            IFLA_PROTINFO => match interface_family {
-                AddressFamily::Inet6 => Self::ProtoInfoInet6(
-                    VecLinkProtoInfoInet6::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(payload))
-                        .context(format!(
-                            "invalid IFLA_PROTINFO for AF_INET6 {payload:?}"
-                        ))?
+            IFLA_PROTINFO => {
+                let err = |payload| {
+                    format!("invalid IFLA_PROTINFO for AF_INET6 {payload:?}")
+                };
+                match interface_family {
+                    AddressFamily::Inet6 => Self::ProtoInfoInet6(
+                        VecLinkProtoInfoInet6::parse(
+                            &NlaBuffer::new_checked(payload)
+                                .context(err(payload))?,
+                        )
+                        .context(err(payload))?
                         .0,
-                ),
-                #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "fuchsia",))]
-                AddressFamily::Bridge => Self::ProtoInfoBridge(
-                    VecLinkProtoInfoBridge::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(payload))
+                    ),
+                    #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "fuchsia",))]
+                    AddressFamily::Bridge => Self::ProtoInfoBridge(
+                        VecLinkProtoInfoBridge::parse(&NlaBuffer::new_checked(
+                            payload,
+                        )?)
                         .context(format!(
                             "invalid IFLA_PROTINFO for AF_INET6 {payload:?}"
                         ))?
                         .0,
-                ),
-                _ => Self::ProtoInfoUnknown(DefaultNla::parse(buf).context(
-                    format!(
-                        "invalid IFLA_PROTINFO for \
+                    ),
+                    _ => Self::ProtoInfoUnknown(
+                        DefaultNla::parse(buf).context(format!(
+                            "invalid IFLA_PROTINFO for \
                         {interface_family:?}: {payload:?}"
+                        ))?,
                     ),
-                )?),
-            },
+                }
+            }
             IFLA_EVENT => Self::Event(
                 LinkEvent::parse(payload)
                     .context(format!("invalid IFLA_EVENT {payload:?}"))?,
@@ -604,24 +633,41 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized>
                 )
             }
             IFLA_AF_SPEC => match interface_family {
-                AddressFamily::Unspec => Self::AfSpecUnspec(
-                    VecAfSpecUnspec::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(&buf.value()))
-                        .context("invalid IFLA_AF_SPEC value for AF_UNSPEC")?
+                AddressFamily::Unspec => {
+                    let err = "invalid IFLA_AF_SPEC value for AF_UNSPEC";
+                    Self::AfSpecUnspec(
+                        VecAfSpecUnspec::parse(
+                            &NlaBuffer::new_checked(&buf.value())
+                                .context(err)?,
+                        )
+                        .context(err)?
                         .0,
-                ),
+                    )
+                }
                 #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "fuchsia",))]
-                AddressFamily::Bridge => Self::AfSpecBridge(
-                    VecAfSpecBridge::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(&buf.value()))
-                        .context("invalid IFLA_AF_SPEC value for AF_BRIDGE")?
+                AddressFamily::Bridge => {
+                    let err = "invalid IFLA_AF_SPEC value for AF_BRIDGE";
+                    Self::AfSpecBridge(
+                        VecAfSpecBridge::parse(
+                            &NlaBuffer::new_checked(&buf.value())
+                                .context(err)?,
+                        )
+                        .context(err)?
                         .0,
-                ),
+                    )
+                }
                 _ => Self::AfSpecUnknown(payload.to_vec()),
             },
-            IFLA_LINKINFO => Self::LinkInfo(
-                VecLinkInfo::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(&buf.value()))
-                    .context("invalid IFLA_LINKINFO value")?
+            IFLA_LINKINFO => {
+                let err = "invalid IFLA_LINKINFO value";
+                Self::LinkInfo(
+                    VecLinkInfo::parse(
+                        &NlaBuffer::new_checked(&buf.value()).context(err)?,
+                    )
+                    .context(err)?
                     .0,
-            ),
+                )
+            }
             IFLA_XDP => {
                 let err = "invalid IFLA_XDP value";
                 let buf = NlaBuffer::new_checked(payload).context(err)?;
diff --git a/src/link/sriov/vf_list.rs b/src/link/sriov/vf_list.rs
index cd5c631e..4d17f851 100644
--- a/src/link/sriov/vf_list.rs
+++ b/src/link/sriov/vf_list.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>>
                 buf.value()
             ))?;
             if nla.kind() == IFLA_VF_INFO {
-                nlas.push(LinkVfInfo::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(nla.value()))?);
+                nlas.push(LinkVfInfo::parse(&NlaBuffer::new_checked(
+                    nla.value(),
+                )?)?);
             } else {
                 log::warn!(
                     "BUG: Expecting IFLA_VF_INFO in IFLA_VFINFO_LIST, \
diff --git a/src/link/sriov/vf_port.rs b/src/link/sriov/vf_port.rs
index ac759e2f..a63d1935 100644
--- a/src/link/sriov/vf_port.rs
+++ b/src/link/sriov/vf_port.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>>
                 buf.value()
             ))?;
             if nla.kind() == IFLA_VF_PORT {
-                nlas.push(LinkVfPort::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(nla.value()))?);
+                nlas.push(LinkVfPort::parse(&NlaBuffer::new_checked(
+                    nla.value(),
+                )?)?);
             } else {
                 log::warn!(
                     "BUG: Expecting IFLA_VF_PORT in IFLA_VF_PORTS, \
diff --git a/src/neighbour_table/attribute.rs b/src/neighbour_table/attribute.rs
index 45326e26..43524bb1 100644
--- a/src/neighbour_table/attribute.rs
+++ b/src/neighbour_table/attribute.rs
@@ -110,11 +110,17 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>>
                 )
                 .context(format!("invalid NDTA_STATS {payload:?}"))?,
             ),
-            NDTA_PARMS => Self::Parms(
-                VecNeighbourTableParameter::parse(&NlaBuffer::new(payload))
-                    .context(format!("invalid NDTA_PARMS {payload:?}"))?
+            NDTA_PARMS => {
+                let err = |payload| format!("invalid NDTA_PARMS {payload:?}");
+                Self::Parms(
+                    VecNeighbourTableParameter::parse(
+                        &NlaBuffer::new_checked(payload)
+                            .context(err(payload))?,
+                    )
+                    .context(err(payload))?
                     .0,
-            ),
+                )
+            }
             NDTA_GC_INTERVAL => Self::GcInterval(
                 parse_u64(payload).context("invalid NDTA_GC_INTERVAL value")?,
             ),