diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index f20c039e44c8..5b74ff827493 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -1434,6 +1434,8 @@ static int update_counters(struct net *net, sockptr_t arg, unsigned int len)
 	if (copy_from_sockptr(&hlp, arg, sizeof(hlp)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	hlp.name[sizeof(hlp.name) - 1] = '\0';
+
 	if (len != sizeof(hlp) + hlp.num_counters * sizeof(struct ebt_counter))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -2273,6 +2275,8 @@ static int compat_copy_ebt_replace_from_user(struct ebt_replace *repl,
 
 	memcpy(repl, &tmp, offsetof(struct ebt_replace, hook_entry));
 
+	repl->name[sizeof(repl->name) - 1] = '\0';
+
 	/* starting with hook_entry, 32 vs. 64 bit structures are different */
 	for (i = 0; i < NF_BR_NUMHOOKS; i++)
 		repl->hook_entry[i] = compat_ptr(tmp.hook_entry[i]);
@@ -2395,6 +2399,8 @@ static int compat_update_counters(struct net *net, sockptr_t arg,
 	if (copy_from_sockptr(&hlp, arg, sizeof(hlp)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	hlp.name[sizeof(hlp.name) - 1] = '\0';
+
 	/* try real handler in case userland supplied needed padding */
 	if (len != sizeof(hlp) + hlp.num_counters * sizeof(struct ebt_counter))
 		return update_counters(net, arg, len);