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diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/insn.c b/arch/x86/lib/insn.c
index 1313ae6b478b..8f72b334aea0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/insn.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/insn.c
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@
*/
void insn_init(struct insn *insn, const void *kaddr, int buf_len, int x86_64)
{
+ /*
+ * Instructions longer than MAX_INSN_SIZE (15 bytes) are invalid
+ * even if the input buffer is long enough to hold them.
+ */
+ if (buf_len > MAX_INSN_SIZE)
+ buf_len = MAX_INSN_SIZE;
+
memset(insn, 0, sizeof(*insn));
insn->kaddr = kaddr;
insn->end_kaddr = kaddr + buf_len;
@@ -164,6 +171,12 @@ found:
/* VEX.W overrides opnd_size */
insn->opnd_bytes = 8;
} else {
+ /*
+ * For VEX2, fake VEX3-like byte#2.
+ * Makes it easier to decode vex.W, vex.vvvv,
+ * vex.L and vex.pp. Masking with 0x7f sets vex.W == 0.
+ */
+ insn->vex_prefix.bytes[2] = b2 & 0x7f;
insn->vex_prefix.nbytes = 2;
insn->next_byte += 2;
}