diff --git a/net/netrom/nr_route.c b/net/netrom/nr_route.c
index bd2b17b219ae..0b270893ee14 100644
--- a/net/netrom/nr_route.c
+++ b/net/netrom/nr_route.c
@@ -754,6 +754,12 @@ int nr_route_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, ax25_cb *ax25)
 	int ret;
 	struct sk_buff *skbn;
 
+	/*
+	 * Reject malformed packets early. Check that it contains at least 2
+	 * addresses and 1 byte more for Time-To-Live
+	 */
+	if (skb->len < 2 * sizeof(ax25_address) + 1)
+		return 0;
 
 	nr_src  = (ax25_address *)(skb->data + 0);
 	nr_dest = (ax25_address *)(skb->data + 7);