diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
index daa897ccaf58..16154078fd70 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
@@ -450,6 +450,11 @@ int ima_restore_measurement_list(loff_t size, void *buf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (khdr->buffer_size > size) {
+		pr_err("attempting to restore a corrupted measurement list");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	bitmap_zero(hdr_mask, HDR__LAST);
 	bitmap_set(hdr_mask, HDR_PCR, 1);
 	bitmap_set(hdr_mask, HDR_DIGEST, 1);