diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index f1fea506e20f..234c4d9e50b8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -372,9 +372,15 @@ int __init ima_free_kexec_buffer(void)
 
 int __init ima_get_kexec_buffer(void **addr, size_t *size)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (!ima_kexec_buffer_size)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	ret = ima_validate_range(ima_kexec_buffer_phys, ima_kexec_buffer_size);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	*addr = __va(ima_kexec_buffer_phys);
 	*size = ima_kexec_buffer_size;