diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-utils.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-utils.c
index 64a5583..5a66dc8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-utils.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-utils.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ get_bpf_prog_info_linear(int fd, __u64 arrays)
 	__u32 info_len = sizeof(info);
 	__u32 data_len = 0;
 	int i, err;
-	void *ptr;
+	__u8 *ptr;
 
 	if (arrays >> PERF_BPIL_LAST_ARRAY)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ get_bpf_prog_info_linear(int fd, __u64 arrays)
 		pr_debug("can't get prog info: %s", strerror(errno));
 		return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
 	}
+	if (info.type >= __MAX_BPF_PROG_TYPE)
+		pr_debug("%s:%d: unexpected program type %u\n", __func__, __LINE__, info.type);
 
 	/* step 2: calculate total size of all arrays */
 	for (i = PERF_BPIL_FIRST_ARRAY; i < PERF_BPIL_LAST_ARRAY; ++i) {
@@ -173,6 +175,8 @@ get_bpf_prog_info_linear(int fd, __u64 arrays)
 					     desc->count_offset, count);
 		bpf_prog_info_set_offset_u32(&info_linear->info,
 					     desc->size_offset, size);
+		assert(ptr >= info_linear->data);
+		assert(ptr < &info_linear->data[data_len]);
 		bpf_prog_info_set_offset_u64(&info_linear->info,
 					     desc->array_offset,
 					     ptr_to_u64(ptr));
@@ -186,26 +190,45 @@ get_bpf_prog_info_linear(int fd, __u64 arrays)
 		free(info_linear);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
 	}
+	if (info_linear->info.type >= __MAX_BPF_PROG_TYPE) {
+		pr_debug("%s:%d: unexpected program type %u\n",
+			 __func__, __LINE__, info_linear->info.type);
+	}
 
 	/* step 6: verify the data */
+	ptr = info_linear->data;
 	for (i = PERF_BPIL_FIRST_ARRAY; i < PERF_BPIL_LAST_ARRAY; ++i) {
 		const struct bpil_array_desc *desc = &bpil_array_desc[i];
-		__u32 v1, v2;
+		__u32 count1, count2, size1, size2;
+		__u64 ptr2;
 
 		if ((arrays & (1UL << i)) == 0)
 			continue;
 
-		v1 = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u32(&info, desc->count_offset);
-		v2 = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u32(&info_linear->info,
+		count1 = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u32(&info, desc->count_offset);
+		count2 = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u32(&info_linear->info,
 						   desc->count_offset);
-		if (v1 != v2)
-			pr_warning("%s: mismatch in element count\n", __func__);
+		if (count1 != count2) {
+			pr_warning("%s: mismatch in element count %u vs %u\n", __func__, count1, count2);
+			free(info_linear);
+			return ERR_PTR(-ERANGE);
+		}
 
-		v1 = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u32(&info, desc->size_offset);
-		v2 = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u32(&info_linear->info,
+		size1 = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u32(&info, desc->size_offset);
+		size2 = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u32(&info_linear->info,
 						   desc->size_offset);
-		if (v1 != v2)
-			pr_warning("%s: mismatch in rec size\n", __func__);
+		if (size1 != size2) {
+			pr_warning("%s: mismatch in rec size %u vs %u\n", __func__, size1, size2);
+			free(info_linear);
+			return ERR_PTR(-ERANGE);
+		}
+		ptr2 = bpf_prog_info_read_offset_u64(&info_linear->info, desc->array_offset);
+		if (ptr_to_u64(ptr) != ptr2) {
+			pr_warning("%s: mismatch in array %p vs %llx\n", __func__, ptr, ptr2);
+			free(info_linear);
+			return ERR_PTR(-ERANGE);
+		}
+		ptr += roundup(count1 * size1, sizeof(__u64));
 	}
 
 	/* step 7: update info_len and data_len */