diff --git a/fs/erofs/xattr.c b/fs/erofs/xattr.c
index c411df5d9dfc..41e311019a25 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/xattr.c
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ static int erofs_init_inode_xattrs(struct inode *inode)
 	}
 	vi->xattr_name_filter = le32_to_cpu(ih->h_name_filter);
 	vi->xattr_shared_count = ih->h_shared_count;
+	if ((u32)vi->xattr_shared_count * sizeof(__le32) >
+	    vi->xattr_isize - sizeof(struct erofs_xattr_ibody_header)) {
+		erofs_err(sb, "invalid h_shared_count %u @ nid %llu",
+			  vi->xattr_shared_count, vi->nid);
+		erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);
+		ret = -EFSCORRUPTED;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
 	vi->xattr_shared_xattrs = kmalloc_objs(uint, vi->xattr_shared_count);
 	if (!vi->xattr_shared_xattrs) {
 		erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);