1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/expr.c b/src/expr.c
index b4581f1..4e32189 100644
--- a/src/expr.c
+++ b/src/expr.c
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ int nftnl_expr_set(struct nftnl_expr *expr, uint16_t type,
 	case NFTNL_EXPR_NAME:	/* cannot be modified */
 		return 0;
 	default:
+		if (type < NFTNL_EXPR_BASE || type > expr->ops->nftnl_max_attr)
+			return -1;
+
+		if (!expr->ops->attr_policy)
+			return -1;
+
+		if (expr->ops->attr_policy[type].maxlen &&
+		    expr->ops->attr_policy[type].maxlen < data_len)
+			return -1;
+
 		if (expr->ops->set(expr, type, data, data_len) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}