diff --git a/net/irda/iriap.c b/net/irda/iriap.c
index 5b743bdd89ba26a3a30b1110de67cea27636f047..36477538cea8eba501f000253b433d673b8d579f 100644
--- a/net/irda/iriap.c
+++ b/net/irda/iriap.c
@@ -656,10 +656,16 @@ static void iriap_getvaluebyclass_indication(struct iriap_cb *self,
 	n = 1;
 
 	name_len = fp[n++];
+
+	IRDA_ASSERT(name_len < IAS_MAX_CLASSNAME + 1, return;);
+
 	memcpy(name, fp+n, name_len); n+=name_len;
 	name[name_len] = '\0';
 
 	attr_len = fp[n++];
+
+	IRDA_ASSERT(attr_len < IAS_MAX_ATTRIBNAME + 1, return;);
+
 	memcpy(attr, fp+n, attr_len); n+=attr_len;
 	attr[attr_len] = '\0';