diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 5f32f72..0af9a64 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -1832,6 +1832,10 @@ int drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	if (num_clips && clips_ptr) {
+		if (num_clips < 0 || num_clips > DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_MAX_CLIPS) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_err1;
+		}
 		clips = kzalloc(num_clips * sizeof(*clips), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!clips) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode.h b/include/drm/drm_mode.h
index c5ba163..9cf639c 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mode.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mode.h
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ struct drm_mode_fb_cmd {
 #define DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_ANNOTATE_FILL 0x02
 #define DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_FLAGS         0x03
 
+#define DRM_MODE_FB_DIRTY_MAX_CLIPS     256
+
 /*
  * Mark a region of a framebuffer as dirty.
  *