diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index e978debc93df3d34f93a881d21037195e3fc0c39..57b34c32a9168530d0f7d1b76b00117da77d8492 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -3053,6 +3053,10 @@ static int elf_validity_check(struct load_info *info)
 	 * strings in the section safe.
 	 */
 	info->secstrings = (void *)info->hdr + strhdr->sh_offset;
+	if (strhdr->sh_size == 0) {
+		pr_err("empty section name table\n");
+		return -ENOEXEC;
+	}
 	if (info->secstrings[strhdr->sh_size - 1] != '\0')
 		return -ENOEXEC;