diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 47b7b8df7fac8578f2c226a7989c150464353414..c9598a9067d74393cefdf31a86fc6b69b874dc33 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1275,6 +1275,7 @@ do_replace(struct net *net, const void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 	/* overflow check */
 	if (tmp.num_counters >= INT_MAX / sizeof(struct xt_counters))
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	tmp.name[sizeof(tmp.name)-1] = 0;
 
 	newinfo = xt_alloc_table_info(tmp.size);
 	if (!newinfo)
@@ -1822,6 +1823,7 @@ compat_do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	if (tmp.num_counters >= INT_MAX / sizeof(struct xt_counters))
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	tmp.name[sizeof(tmp.name)-1] = 0;
 
 	newinfo = xt_alloc_table_info(tmp.size);
 	if (!newinfo)
@@ -2051,6 +2053,7 @@ do_ip6t_get_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, int *len)
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 			break;
 		}
+		rev.name[sizeof(rev.name)-1] = 0;
 
 		if (cmd == IP6T_SO_GET_REVISION_TARGET)
 			target = 1;