diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 33878e6e0d0a..5151b3ebf068 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -151,10 +151,16 @@ static int verify_newsa_info(struct xfrm_usersa_info *p,
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	switch (p->family) {
 	case AF_INET:
+		if (p->sel.prefixlen_d > 32 || p->sel.prefixlen_s > 32)
+			goto out;
+
 		break;
 
 	case AF_INET6:
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+		if (p->sel.prefixlen_d > 128 || p->sel.prefixlen_s > 128)
+			goto out;
+
 		break;
 #else
 		err = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
@@ -1359,10 +1365,16 @@ static int verify_newpolicy_info(struct xfrm_userpolicy_info *p)
 
 	switch (p->sel.family) {
 	case AF_INET:
+		if (p->sel.prefixlen_d > 32 || p->sel.prefixlen_s > 32)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		break;
 
 	case AF_INET6:
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+		if (p->sel.prefixlen_d > 128 || p->sel.prefixlen_s > 128)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		break;
 #else
 		return  -EAFNOSUPPORT;