diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index bacf2a86161e..88b1c7d351e1 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -1607,6 +1607,11 @@ static int udf_read_inode(struct inode *inode, bool hidden_inode)
 	 */
 	if (iinfo->i_lenEAttr > bs || iinfo->i_lenAlloc > bs)
 		goto out;
+	/* We need to have space at least for generic descriptor */
+	if (iinfo->i_lenEAttr && iinfo->i_lenEAttr <
+					sizeof(struct extendedAttrHeaderDesc))
+		goto out;
+
 	/* Now do exact checks */
 	if (udf_file_entry_alloc_offset(inode) + iinfo->i_lenAlloc > bs)
 		goto out;