kfree(dfs_rsp);
        return rc;
 }
+
+static int
+parse_reparse_symlink(struct reparse_symlink_data_buffer *symlink_buf,
+                     u32 plen, char **target_path,
+                     struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
+{
+       unsigned int sub_len;
+       unsigned int sub_offset;
+
+       /* We only handle Symbolic Link : MS-FSCC 2.1.2.4 */
+       if (le32_to_cpu(symlink_buf->ReparseTag) != IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK) {
+               cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned invalid symlink buffer\n");
+               return -EIO;
+       }
+
+       sub_offset = le16_to_cpu(symlink_buf->SubstituteNameOffset);
+       sub_len = le16_to_cpu(symlink_buf->SubstituteNameLength);
+       if (sub_offset + 20 > plen ||
+           sub_offset + sub_len + 20 > plen) {
+               cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned malformed symlink buffer\n");
+               return -EIO;
+       }
+
+       *target_path = cifs_strndup_from_utf16(
+                               symlink_buf->PathBuffer + sub_offset,
+                               sub_len, true, cifs_sb->local_nls);
+       if (!(*target_path))
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       convert_delimiter(*target_path, '/');
+       cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: target path: %s\n", __func__, *target_path);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 #define SMB2_SYMLINK_STRUCT_SIZE \
        (sizeof(struct smb2_err_rsp) - 1 + sizeof(struct smb2_symlink_err_rsp))
 
        struct kvec close_iov[1];
        struct smb2_create_rsp *create_rsp;
        struct smb2_ioctl_rsp *ioctl_rsp;
-       char *ioctl_buf;
+       struct reparse_data_buffer *reparse_buf;
        u32 plen;
 
        cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: path: %s\n", __func__, full_path);
 
+       *target_path = NULL;
+
        if (smb3_encryption_required(tcon))
                flags |= CIFS_TRANSFORM_REQ;
 
        if ((rc == 0) && (is_reparse_point)) {
                /* See MS-FSCC 2.3.23 */
 
-               ioctl_buf = (char *)ioctl_rsp + le32_to_cpu(ioctl_rsp->OutputOffset);
+               reparse_buf = (struct reparse_data_buffer *)
+                       ((char *)ioctl_rsp +
+                        le32_to_cpu(ioctl_rsp->OutputOffset));
                plen = le32_to_cpu(ioctl_rsp->OutputCount);
 
                if (plen + le32_to_cpu(ioctl_rsp->OutputOffset) >
                    rsp_iov[1].iov_len) {
-                       cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned invalid ioctl length: %d\n", plen);
+                       cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned invalid ioctl len: %d\n",
+                                plen);
+                       rc = -EIO;
+                       goto querty_exit;
+               }
+
+               if (plen < 8) {
+                       cifs_dbg(VFS, "reparse buffer is too small. Must be "
+                                "at least 8 bytes but was %d\n", plen);
+                       rc = -EIO;
+                       goto querty_exit;
+               }
+
+               if (plen < le16_to_cpu(reparse_buf->ReparseDataLength) + 8) {
+                       cifs_dbg(VFS, "srv returned invalid reparse buf "
+                                "length: %d\n", plen);
                        rc = -EIO;
                        goto querty_exit;
                }
 
-               /* Do stuff with ioctl_buf/plen */
+               rc = parse_reparse_symlink(
+                       (struct reparse_symlink_data_buffer *)reparse_buf,
+                       plen, target_path, cifs_sb);
                goto querty_exit;
        }
 
 
        __u8    PathBuffer[0]; /* Variable Length */
 } __packed;
 
-/* See MS-FSCC 2.1.2.4 and cifspdu.h for struct reparse_symlink_data */
+#define SYMLINK_FLAG_RELATIVE 0x00000001
+
+struct reparse_symlink_data_buffer {
+       __le32  ReparseTag;
+       __le16  ReparseDataLength;
+       __u16   Reserved;
+       __le16  SubstituteNameOffset;
+       __le16  SubstituteNameLength;
+       __le16  PrintNameOffset;
+       __le16  PrintNameLength;
+       __le32  Flags;
+       __u8    PathBuffer[0]; /* Variable Length */
+} __packed;
 
 /* See MS-FSCC 2.1.2.6 and cifspdu.h for struct reparse_posix_data */