diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
index d663da6..5b9218b 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
@@ -6302,6 +6302,10 @@
 	int rmnet_index;
 
 	mux_channel = rmnet_ipa3_ctx->mux_channel;
+
+	/* prevent string buffer overflows */
+	data->if_name[IPA_RESOURCE_NAME_MAX-1] = '\0';
+
 	rmnet_index =
 		find_vchannel_name_index(data->if_name);