diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c index cbda91a0cb5f..1d10ee86299d 100644 --- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c +++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c @@ -448,8 +448,13 @@ static long i2cdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) sizeof(rdwr_arg))) return -EFAULT; - /* Put an arbitrary limit on the number of messages that can - * be sent at once */ + if (!rdwr_arg.msgs || rdwr_arg.nmsgs == 0) + return -EINVAL; + + /* + * Put an arbitrary limit on the number of messages that can + * be sent at once + */ if (rdwr_arg.nmsgs > I2C_RDWR_IOCTL_MAX_MSGS) return -EINVAL;