diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index 0eccce57c63a6..1b23d5675fb98 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -1249,9 +1249,11 @@ static int rtw_wx_set_scan(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *a,
 						break;
 					}
 					sec_len = *(pos++); len -= 1;
-					if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len) {
+					if (sec_len > 0 &&
+					    sec_len <= len &&
+					    sec_len <= 32) {
 						ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength = sec_len;
-						memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid, pos, ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength);
+						memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid, pos, sec_len);
 						ssid_index++;
 					}
 					pos += sec_len;