diff --git a/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c b/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c
index fd1d4c0345d6..d665b0f94b32 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c
@@ -2268,14 +2268,20 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_build_id(const struct perf_tool *tool,
 				    const char *filename)
 {
 	union perf_event ev;
-	size_t len;
+	size_t len, filename_len = strlen(filename);
 	u64 sample_type = sample->evsel ? sample->evsel->core.attr.sample_type : 0;
 	void *array = &ev;
 	int ret;
 
-	len = sizeof(ev.build_id) + strlen(filename) + 1;
+	if (filename_len >= PATH_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	len = sizeof(ev.build_id) + filename_len + 1;
 	len = PERF_ALIGN(len, sizeof(u64));
 
+	if (len + MAX_ID_HDR_ENTRIES * sizeof(__u64) > sizeof(ev))
+		return -E2BIG;
+
 	memset(&ev, 0, len);
 
 	ev.build_id.size = bid->size;
@@ -2314,14 +2320,21 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_mmap2_build_id(const struct perf_tool *tool,
 					  const char *filename)
 {
 	union perf_event ev;
+	size_t filename_len = strlen(filename);
 	size_t ev_len;
 	u64 sample_type = sample->evsel ? sample->evsel->core.attr.sample_type : 0;
 	void *array;
 	int ret;
 
-	ev_len = sizeof(ev.mmap2) - sizeof(ev.mmap2.filename) + strlen(filename) + 1;
+	if (filename_len >= sizeof(ev.mmap2.filename))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ev_len = sizeof(ev.mmap2) - sizeof(ev.mmap2.filename) + filename_len + 1;
 	ev_len = PERF_ALIGN(ev_len, sizeof(u64));
 
+	if (ev_len + MAX_ID_HDR_ENTRIES * sizeof(__u64) > sizeof(ev))
+		return -E2BIG;
+
 	memset(&ev, 0, ev_len);
 
 	ev.mmap2.header.type = PERF_RECORD_MMAP2;