return err;
 }
 
+static int inet6_valid_dump_ifaddr_req(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+                                      struct inet6_fill_args *fillargs,
+                                      struct net **tgt_net, struct sock *sk,
+                                      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+       struct nlattr *tb[IFA_MAX+1];
+       struct ifaddrmsg *ifm;
+       int err, i;
+
+       if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(sizeof(*ifm))) {
+               NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Invalid header for address dump request");
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       ifm = nlmsg_data(nlh);
+       if (ifm->ifa_prefixlen || ifm->ifa_flags || ifm->ifa_scope) {
+               NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Invalid values in header for address dump request");
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+       if (ifm->ifa_index) {
+               NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Filter by device index not supported for address dump");
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       err = nlmsg_parse_strict(nlh, sizeof(*ifm), tb, IFA_MAX,
+                                ifa_ipv6_policy, extack);
+       if (err < 0)
+               return err;
+
+       for (i = 0; i <= IFA_MAX; ++i) {
+               if (!tb[i])
+                       continue;
+
+               if (i == IFA_TARGET_NETNSID) {
+                       struct net *net;
+
+                       fillargs->netnsid = nla_get_s32(tb[i]);
+                       net = rtnl_get_net_ns_capable(sk, fillargs->netnsid);
+                       if (IS_ERR(net)) {
+                               NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Invalid target network namespace id");
+                               return PTR_ERR(net);
+                       }
+                       *tgt_net = net;
+               } else {
+                       NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Unsupported attribute in dump request");
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int inet6_dump_addr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
                           enum addr_type_t type)
 {
+       const struct nlmsghdr *nlh = cb->nlh;
        struct inet6_fill_args fillargs = {
                .portid = NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
                .seq = cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
                .type = type,
        };
        struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
-       struct nlattr *tb[IFA_MAX+1];
        struct net *tgt_net = net;
        int h, s_h;
        int idx, ip_idx;
        s_idx = idx = cb->args[1];
        s_ip_idx = ip_idx = cb->args[2];
 
-       if (nlmsg_parse(cb->nlh, sizeof(struct ifaddrmsg), tb, IFA_MAX,
-                       ifa_ipv6_policy, cb->extack) >= 0) {
-               if (tb[IFA_TARGET_NETNSID]) {
-                       fillargs.netnsid = nla_get_s32(tb[IFA_TARGET_NETNSID]);
+       if (cb->strict_check) {
+               int err;
 
-                       tgt_net = rtnl_get_net_ns_capable(skb->sk,
-                                                         fillargs.netnsid);
-                       if (IS_ERR(tgt_net))
-                               return PTR_ERR(tgt_net);
-               }
+               err = inet6_valid_dump_ifaddr_req(nlh, &fillargs, &tgt_net,
+                                                 skb->sk, cb->extack);
+               if (err < 0)
+                       return err;
        }
 
        rcu_read_lock();