diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 66ddcb60519a16..dcdd5aed7eb1b1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -662,6 +662,10 @@ int ping_common_sendmsg(int family, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 	if (len > 0xFFFF)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+	/* Must have at least a full ICMP header. */
+	if (len < icmph_len)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/*
 	 *	Check the flags.
 	 */