diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index acc3a0dab331..4a7bb169314e 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -1966,9 +1966,14 @@ static int xfrm_set_default(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 {
 	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 	struct xfrm_userpolicy_default *up = nlmsg_data(nlh);
-	u8 dirmask = (1 << up->dirmask) & XFRM_POL_DEFAULT_MASK;
+	u8 dirmask;
 	u8 old_default = net->xfrm.policy_default;
 
+	if (up->dirmask >= sizeof(up->action) * 8)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dirmask = (1 << up->dirmask) & XFRM_POL_DEFAULT_MASK;
+
 	net->xfrm.policy_default = (old_default & (0xff ^ dirmask))
 				    | (up->action << up->dirmask);