diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index 7f2177f6fc01..bda940cb3784 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -785,9 +785,9 @@ parse_server_interfaces(struct network_interface_info_ioctl_rsp *buf,
 			break;
 		}
 		/* Validate that Next doesn't point beyond the buffer */
-		if (next > bytes_left) {
-			cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: invalid Next pointer %zu > %zd\n",
-				 __func__, next, bytes_left);
+		if (next < sizeof(*p) || next > bytes_left) {
+			cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: invalid Next pointer %zu out of range [%zu, %zd]\n",
+				 __func__, next, sizeof(*p), bytes_left);
 			rc = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}