diff --git a/net/sched/act_ife.c b/net/sched/act_ife.c
index 9cea71fc1db3..2afd68983ece 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ife.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ife.c
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ static int tcf_ife_decode(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
 		u8 *curr_data;
 		u16 mtype;
 		u16 dlen;
+		int ret;
 
 		curr_data = ife_tlv_meta_decode(tlv_data, ifehdr_end, &mtype,
 						&dlen, NULL);
@@ -745,13 +746,19 @@ static int tcf_ife_decode(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
 			return TC_ACT_SHOT;
 		}
 
-		if (find_decode_metaid(skb, p, mtype, dlen, curr_data)) {
-			/* abuse overlimits to count when we receive metadata
-			 * but dont have an ops for it
+		ret = find_decode_metaid(skb, p, mtype, dlen, curr_data);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			/* abuse overlimits to count metadata we cannot
+			 * decode: no ops for it, or the decoder rejected it
 			 */
-			pr_info_ratelimited("Unknown metaid %d dlen %d\n",
-					    mtype, dlen);
 			qstats_cpu_overlimit_inc(ife->common.cpu_qstats);
+
+			if (ret == -ENOENT)
+				pr_info_ratelimited("Unknown metaid %d dlen %d\n",
+						    mtype, dlen);
+			else
+				pr_info_ratelimited("Failed to decode metaid %d dlen %d err %d\n",
+						    mtype, dlen, ret);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_meta_mark.c b/net/sched/act_meta_mark.c
index ea0573cb8b2d..e2f61b22bf0f 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_meta_mark.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_meta_mark.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/unaligned.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -28,9 +29,10 @@ static int skbmark_encode(struct sk_buff *skb, void *skbdata,
 
 static int skbmark_decode(struct sk_buff *skb, void *data, u16 len)
 {
-	u32 ifemark = *(u32 *)data;
+	if (len != sizeof(u32))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	skb->mark = ntohl(ifemark);
+	skb->mark = get_unaligned_be32(data);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_meta_skbprio.c b/net/sched/act_meta_skbprio.c
index 2df3133ce5ad..5cdb57931eab 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_meta_skbprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_meta_skbprio.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/unaligned.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -33,9 +34,10 @@ static int skbprio_encode(struct sk_buff *skb, void *skbdata,
 
 static int skbprio_decode(struct sk_buff *skb, void *data, u16 len)
 {
-	u32 ifeprio = *(u32 *)data;
+	if (len != sizeof(u32))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	skb->priority = ntohl(ifeprio);
+	skb->priority = get_unaligned_be32(data);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_meta_skbtcindex.c b/net/sched/act_meta_skbtcindex.c
index 44547caead46..8803710c0905 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_meta_skbtcindex.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_meta_skbtcindex.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/unaligned.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -28,9 +29,10 @@ static int skbtcindex_encode(struct sk_buff *skb, void *skbdata,
 
 static int skbtcindex_decode(struct sk_buff *skb, void *data, u16 len)
 {
-	u16 ifetc_index = *(u16 *)data;
+	if (len != sizeof(u16))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	skb->tc_index = ntohs(ifetc_index);
+	skb->tc_index = get_unaligned_be16(data);
 	return 0;
 }