diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
index f8e82bc55f0faf9f2e2deda73c1e3a27e16b9811..d8b80f3634db000ff45e86292139a881a8f6cf89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -1152,18 +1152,30 @@ static int enic_set_vf_port(struct net_device *netdev, int vf,
 	pp->request = nla_get_u8(port[IFLA_PORT_REQUEST]);
 
 	if (port[IFLA_PORT_PROFILE]) {
+		if (nla_len(port[IFLA_PORT_PROFILE]) != PORT_PROFILE_MAX) {
+			memcpy(pp, &prev_pp, sizeof(*pp));
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		pp->set |= ENIC_SET_NAME;
 		memcpy(pp->name, nla_data(port[IFLA_PORT_PROFILE]),
 			PORT_PROFILE_MAX);
 	}
 
 	if (port[IFLA_PORT_INSTANCE_UUID]) {
+		if (nla_len(port[IFLA_PORT_INSTANCE_UUID]) != PORT_UUID_MAX) {
+			memcpy(pp, &prev_pp, sizeof(*pp));
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		pp->set |= ENIC_SET_INSTANCE;
 		memcpy(pp->instance_uuid,
 			nla_data(port[IFLA_PORT_INSTANCE_UUID]), PORT_UUID_MAX);
 	}
 
 	if (port[IFLA_PORT_HOST_UUID]) {
+		if (nla_len(port[IFLA_PORT_HOST_UUID]) != PORT_UUID_MAX) {
+			memcpy(pp, &prev_pp, sizeof(*pp));
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		pp->set |= ENIC_SET_HOST;
 		memcpy(pp->host_uuid,
 			nla_data(port[IFLA_PORT_HOST_UUID]), PORT_UUID_MAX);