diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c
index 8aeaddc93b167..8d374ae863ba2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c
@@ -450,6 +450,10 @@ int beiscsi_iface_set_param(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 	}
 
 	nla_for_each_attr(attrib, data, dt_len, rm_len) {
+		/* ignore nla_type as it is never used */
+		if (nla_len(attrib) < sizeof(*iface_param))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		iface_param = nla_data(attrib);
 
 		if (iface_param->param_type != ISCSI_NET_PARAM)