diff --git a/net/sctp/input.c b/net/sctp/input.c
index 7e99894778d4..e119e460ccde 100644
--- a/net/sctp/input.c
+++ b/net/sctp/input.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ int sctp_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto discard_release;
 	nf_reset_ct(skb);
 
-	if (sk_filter(sk, skb))
+	if (sk_filter(sk, skb) || skb->len < sizeof(struct sctp_chunkhdr))
 		goto discard_release;
 
 	/* Create an SCTP packet structure. */