diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/bfind.c b/fs/hfsplus/bfind.c
index 9b89dce00ee9..fe75f3f2c17a 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/bfind.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/bfind.c
@@ -297,3 +297,62 @@ int hfs_brec_goto(struct hfs_find_data *fd, int cnt)
 	fd->bnode = bnode;
 	return res;
 }
+
+/**
+ * hfsplus_cat_thread_size - calculate expected size of a catalog thread record
+ * @thread: pointer to the thread record
+ *
+ * Returns the expected size based on the string length
+ */
+u32 hfsplus_cat_thread_size(const struct hfsplus_cat_thread *thread)
+{
+	return offsetof(struct hfsplus_cat_thread, nodeName) +
+	       offsetof(struct hfsplus_unistr, unicode) +
+	       be16_to_cpu(thread->nodeName.length) * sizeof(hfsplus_unichr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * hfsplus_brec_read_cat - read and validate a catalog record
+ * @fd: find data structure
+ * @entry: pointer to catalog entry to read into
+ *
+ * Reads a catalog record and validates its size matches the expected
+ * size based on the record type.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, or negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int hfsplus_brec_read_cat(struct hfs_find_data *fd, hfsplus_cat_entry *entry)
+{
+	int res;
+	u32 expected_size;
+
+	res = hfs_brec_read(fd, entry, sizeof(hfsplus_cat_entry));
+	if (res)
+		return res;
+
+	/* Validate catalog record size based on type */
+	switch (be16_to_cpu(entry->type)) {
+	case HFSPLUS_FOLDER:
+		expected_size = sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_folder);
+		break;
+	case HFSPLUS_FILE:
+		expected_size = sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_file);
+		break;
+	case HFSPLUS_FOLDER_THREAD:
+	case HFSPLUS_FILE_THREAD:
+		expected_size = hfsplus_cat_thread_size(&entry->thread);
+		break;
+	default:
+		pr_err("unknown catalog record type %d\n",
+		       be16_to_cpu(entry->type));
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	if (fd->entrylength != expected_size) {
+		pr_err("catalog record size mismatch (type %d, got %u, expected %u)\n",
+		       be16_to_cpu(entry->type), fd->entrylength, expected_size);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/catalog.c b/fs/hfsplus/catalog.c
index 02c1eee4a4b8..6c8380f7208d 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/catalog.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/catalog.c
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ static int hfsplus_fill_cat_thread(struct super_block *sb,
 int hfsplus_find_cat(struct super_block *sb, u32 cnid,
 		     struct hfs_find_data *fd)
 {
-	hfsplus_cat_entry tmp;
+	hfsplus_cat_entry tmp = {0};
 	int err;
 	u16 type;
 
 	hfsplus_cat_build_key_with_cnid(sb, fd->search_key, cnid);
-	err = hfs_brec_read(fd, &tmp, sizeof(hfsplus_cat_entry));
+	err = hfsplus_brec_read_cat(fd, &tmp);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
index cadf0b5f9342..d86e2f7b289c 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static struct dentry *hfsplus_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (unlikely(err < 0))
 		goto fail;
 again:
-	err = hfs_brec_read(&fd, &entry, sizeof(entry));
+	err = hfsplus_brec_read_cat(&fd, &entry);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err == -ENOENT) {
 			hfs_find_exit(&fd);
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h b/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h
index 45fe3a12ecba..5efb5d176cd9 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/hfsplus_fs.h
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ int hfsplus_submit_bio(struct super_block *sb, sector_t sector, void *buf,
 		       void **data, blk_opf_t opf);
 int hfsplus_read_wrapper(struct super_block *sb);
 
+u32 hfsplus_cat_thread_size(const struct hfsplus_cat_thread *thread);
+int hfsplus_brec_read_cat(struct hfs_find_data *fd, hfsplus_cat_entry *entry);
+
 /*
  * time helpers: convert between 1904-base and 1970-base timestamps
  *
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/super.c b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
index aaffa9e060a0..e59611a664ef 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static int hfsplus_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	err = hfsplus_cat_build_key(sb, fd.search_key, HFSPLUS_ROOT_CNID, &str);
 	if (unlikely(err < 0))
 		goto out_put_root;
-	if (!hfs_brec_read(&fd, &entry, sizeof(entry))) {
+	if (!hfsplus_brec_read_cat(&fd, &entry)) {
 		hfs_find_exit(&fd);
 		if (entry.type != cpu_to_be16(HFSPLUS_FOLDER)) {
 			err = -EIO;