diff --git a/net/ethtool/eeprom.c b/net/ethtool/eeprom.c
index 836316df3092..0b8cfeddb014 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/eeprom.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/eeprom.c
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ static int fallback_set_params(struct eeprom_req_info *request,
 	if (offset >= modinfo->eeprom_len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (length > modinfo->eeprom_len - offset)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	eeprom->cmd = ETHTOOL_GMODULEEEPROM;
 	eeprom->len = length;
 	eeprom->offset = offset;
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ static int eeprom_fallback(struct eeprom_req_info *request,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	data = kmalloc(eeprom.len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	data = kzalloc(eeprom.len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	err = ethtool_get_module_eeprom_call(dev, &eeprom, data);