diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 562476937fa7..9412af9144bc 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -2120,7 +2120,8 @@ void audit_log_n_hex(struct audit_buffer *ab, const unsigned char *buf,
 void audit_log_n_string(struct audit_buffer *ab, const char *string,
 			size_t slen)
 {
-	int avail, new_len;
+	int avail;
+	size_t new_len;
 	unsigned char *ptr;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
@@ -2130,7 +2131,13 @@ void audit_log_n_string(struct audit_buffer *ab, const char *string,
 	BUG_ON(!ab->skb);
 	skb = ab->skb;
 	avail = skb_tailroom(skb);
-	new_len = slen + 3;	/* enclosing quotes + null terminator */
+
+	/* enclosing quotes + null terminator */
+	if (check_add_overflow(slen, 3, &new_len)) {
+		audit_log_format(ab, "?");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (new_len > avail) {
 		avail = audit_expand(ab, new_len);
 		if (!avail)
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 4401119b5275..7f791afe5791 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -1045,6 +1045,10 @@ int audit_del_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	list_del_rcu(&e->list);
+	list_del(&e->rule.list);
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
 	if (e->rule.watch)
 		audit_remove_watch_rule(&e->rule);
 
@@ -1062,8 +1066,6 @@ int audit_del_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
 		audit_signals--;
 #endif
 
-	list_del_rcu(&e->list);
-	list_del(&e->rule.list);
 	call_rcu(&e->rcu, audit_free_rule_rcu);
 
 out: