diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c
index 7a42385dabe2..ec7aebc15a80 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c
@@ -382,9 +382,13 @@ static int luo_session_getfile(struct luo_session *session, struct file **filep)
 
 int luo_session_create(const char *name, struct file **filep)
 {
+	size_t len = strnlen(name, LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_NAME_LENGTH);
 	struct luo_session *session;
 	int err;
 
+	if (len == 0 || len > LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_NAME_LENGTH - 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	session = luo_session_alloc(name);
 	if (IS_ERR(session))
 		return PTR_ERR(session);