diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 0dac54adf7e85dc09276a1fb440cb78662125f37..fad44b8fd08429d3e0e9918b996125d0063b5e8b 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -3048,6 +3048,10 @@ static int elf_validity_check(struct load_info *info)
 	 * strings in the section safe.
 	 */
 	info->secstrings = (void *)info->hdr + strhdr->sh_offset;
+	 if (strhdr->sh_size == 0) {
+		 pr_err("empty section name table\n");
+		 return -ENOEXEC;
+	 }
 	if (info->secstrings[strhdr->sh_size - 1] != '\0')
 		return -ENOEXEC;