}
 
 static void netvsc_send_table(struct net_device *ndev,
-                             const struct nvsp_message *nvmsg)
+                             const struct nvsp_message *nvmsg,
+                             u32 msglen)
 {
        struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(ndev);
-       u32 count, *tab;
+       u32 count, offset, *tab;
        int i;
 
        count = nvmsg->msg.v5_msg.send_table.count;
+       offset = nvmsg->msg.v5_msg.send_table.offset;
+
        if (count != VRSS_SEND_TAB_SIZE) {
                netdev_err(ndev, "Received wrong send-table size:%u\n", count);
                return;
        }
 
-       tab = (u32 *)((unsigned long)&nvmsg->msg.v5_msg.send_table +
-                     nvmsg->msg.v5_msg.send_table.offset);
+       if (offset > msglen - count * sizeof(u32)) {
+               netdev_err(ndev, "Received send-table offset too big:%u\n",
+                          offset);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       tab = (void *)nvmsg + offset;
 
        for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
                net_device_ctx->tx_table[i] = tab[i];
                    net_device_ctx->vf_alloc ? "added" : "removed");
 }
 
-static  void netvsc_receive_inband(struct net_device *ndev,
-                                  const struct nvsp_message *nvmsg)
+static void netvsc_receive_inband(struct net_device *ndev,
+                                 const struct nvsp_message *nvmsg,
+                                 u32 msglen)
 {
        switch (nvmsg->hdr.msg_type) {
        case NVSP_MSG5_TYPE_SEND_INDIRECTION_TABLE:
-               netvsc_send_table(ndev, nvmsg);
+               netvsc_send_table(ndev, nvmsg, msglen);
                break;
 
        case NVSP_MSG4_TYPE_SEND_VF_ASSOCIATION:
 {
        struct vmbus_channel *channel = nvchan->channel;
        const struct nvsp_message *nvmsg = hv_pkt_data(desc);
+       u32 msglen = hv_pkt_datalen(desc);
 
        trace_nvsp_recv(ndev, channel, nvmsg);
 
                break;
 
        case VM_PKT_DATA_INBAND:
-               netvsc_receive_inband(ndev, nvmsg);
+               netvsc_receive_inband(ndev, nvmsg, msglen);
                break;
 
        default: