diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index 630e7d933b104..7b83f0920f3c8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -1160,9 +1160,11 @@ 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].ssid_length = sec_len;
-						memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].ssid, pos, ssid[ssid_index].ssid_length);
+						memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].ssid, pos, sec_len);
 						ssid_index++;
 					}
 					pos += sec_len;