diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 9d5e8accfab1d73f25e8a00ae45523a400b820ce..092dc88a7c64c63856f91a32d4c5511471476eaa 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -1256,6 +1256,9 @@ static int bcm_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		struct sockaddr_can *addr =
 			(struct sockaddr_can *)msg->msg_name;
 
+		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(*addr))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		if (addr->can_family != AF_CAN)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index e88f610fdb7bb11e69cc1f5a0bf10846d5c7165c..883e9d74fddf6439b483f822b327371b78bb9670 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -649,6 +649,9 @@ static int raw_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		struct sockaddr_can *addr =
 			(struct sockaddr_can *)msg->msg_name;
 
+		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(*addr))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		if (addr->can_family != AF_CAN)
 			return -EINVAL;