if (!bearer)
                return -EMSGSIZE;
 
-       len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
+       len = TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req);
+       if (len <= 0)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       len = min_t(int, len, TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
        if (!string_is_valid(name, len))
                return -EINVAL;
 
 
        name = (char *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
 
-       len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
+       len = TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req);
+       if (len <= 0)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       len = min_t(int, len, TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
        if (!string_is_valid(name, len))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        if (!link)
                return -EMSGSIZE;
 
-       len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
+       len = TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req);
+       if (len <= 0)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       len = min_t(int, len, TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
        if (!string_is_valid(name, len))
                return -EINVAL;