diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index d12b62547ad0..40dd50d6c4cc 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ static int copy_to_user_auth(struct xfrm_algo_auth *auth, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	algo = nla_data(nla);
-	strcpy(algo->alg_name, auth->alg_name);
+	strncpy(algo->alg_name, auth->alg_name, sizeof(algo->alg_name));
 	memcpy(algo->alg_key, auth->alg_key, (auth->alg_key_len + 7) / 8);
 	algo->alg_key_len = auth->alg_key_len;