diff --git a/include/linux/module_signature.h b/include/linux/module_signature.h
index 7eb4b00381ac..1343879b72b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/module_signature.h
+++ b/include/linux/module_signature.h
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ struct module_signature {
 
 int mod_check_sig(const struct module_signature *ms, size_t file_len,
 		  const char *name);
+int mod_parse_sig(const void *data, size_t *len, size_t *sig_len, const char *name);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_MODULE_SIGNATURE_H */
diff --git a/kernel/module_signature.c b/kernel/module_signature.c
index 00132d12487c..b8eb30182183 100644
--- a/kernel/module_signature.c
+++ b/kernel/module_signature.c
@@ -8,14 +8,36 @@
 
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/printk.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/module_signature.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 
+/**
+ * mod_check_sig_marker - check that the given data has signature marker at the end
+ *
+ * @data:	Data with appended signature
+ * @len:	Length of data. Signature marker length is subtracted on success.
+ */
+static inline int mod_check_sig_marker(const void *data, size_t *len)
+{
+	const unsigned long markerlen = sizeof(MODULE_SIG_STRING) - 1;
+
+	if (markerlen > *len)
+		return -ENODATA;
+
+	if (memcmp(data + *len - markerlen, MODULE_SIG_STRING,
+		   markerlen))
+		return -ENODATA;
+
+	*len -= markerlen;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * mod_check_sig - check that the given signature is sane
  *
  * @ms:		Signature to check.
- * @file_len:	Size of the file to which @ms is appended.
+ * @file_len:	Size of the file to which @ms is appended (without the marker).
  * @name:	What is being checked. Used for error messages.
  */
 int mod_check_sig(const struct module_signature *ms, size_t file_len,
@@ -44,3 +66,35 @@ int mod_check_sig(const struct module_signature *ms, size_t file_len,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * mod_parse_sig - check that the given signature is sane and determine signature length
+ *
+ * @data:	Data with appended signature.
+ * @len:	Length of data. Signature and marker length is subtracted on success.
+ * @sig_len:	Length of signature. Filled on success.
+ * @name:	What is being checked. Used for error messages.
+ */
+int mod_parse_sig(const void *data, size_t *len, size_t *sig_len, const char *name)
+{
+	const struct module_signature *sig;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = mod_check_sig_marker(data, len);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	if (*len < sizeof(*sig))
+		return -EBADMSG;
+
+	sig = (const struct module_signature *)(data + (*len - sizeof(*sig)));
+
+	rc = mod_check_sig(sig, *len, name);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	*sig_len = be32_to_cpu(sig->sig_len);
+	*len -= *sig_len + sizeof(*sig);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/kernel/module_signing.c b/kernel/module_signing.c
index 20857d2a15ca..1d4cb03cce21 100644
--- a/kernel/module_signing.c
+++ b/kernel/module_signing.c
@@ -25,35 +25,16 @@ int verify_appended_signature(const void *data, unsigned long *len,
 			      struct key *trusted_keys,
 			      enum key_being_used_for purpose)
 {
-	const unsigned long markerlen = sizeof(MODULE_SIG_STRING) - 1;
-	struct module_signature *ms;
-	unsigned long sig_len, modlen = *len;
+	unsigned long sig_len;
 	int ret;
 
-	pr_devel("==>%s %s(,%lu)\n", __func__, key_being_used_for[purpose], modlen);
+	pr_devel("==>%s %s(,%lu)\n", __func__, key_being_used_for[purpose], *len);
 
-	if (markerlen > modlen)
-		return -ENODATA;
-
-	if (memcmp(data + modlen - markerlen, MODULE_SIG_STRING,
-		   markerlen))
-		return -ENODATA;
-	modlen -= markerlen;
-
-	if (modlen <= sizeof(*ms))
-		return -EBADMSG;
-
-	ms = data + modlen - sizeof(*ms);
-
-	ret = mod_check_sig(ms, modlen, key_being_used_for[purpose]);
+	ret = mod_parse_sig(data, len, &sig_len, key_being_used_for[purpose]);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	sig_len = be32_to_cpu(ms->sig_len);
-	modlen -= sig_len + sizeof(*ms);
-	*len = modlen;
-
-	return verify_pkcs7_signature(data, modlen, data + modlen, sig_len,
+	return verify_pkcs7_signature(data, *len, data + *len, sig_len,
 				      trusted_keys,
 				      purpose,
 				      NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_modsig.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_modsig.c
index fb25723c65bc..b40c8fdf6139 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_modsig.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_modsig.c
@@ -37,33 +37,17 @@ struct modsig {
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, error code otherwise.
  */
-int ima_read_modsig(enum ima_hooks func, const void *buf, loff_t buf_len,
+int ima_read_modsig(enum ima_hooks func, const void *buf, loff_t len,
 		    struct modsig **modsig)
 {
-	const size_t marker_len = strlen(MODULE_SIG_STRING);
-	const struct module_signature *sig;
 	struct modsig *hdr;
-	size_t sig_len;
-	const void *p;
+	unsigned long sig_len, buf_len = len;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (buf_len <= marker_len + sizeof(*sig))
-		return -ENOENT;
-
-	p = buf + buf_len - marker_len;
-	if (memcmp(p, MODULE_SIG_STRING, marker_len))
-		return -ENOENT;
-
-	buf_len -= marker_len;
-	sig = (const struct module_signature *)(p - sizeof(*sig));
-
-	rc = mod_check_sig(sig, buf_len, func_tokens[func]);
+	rc = mod_parse_sig(buf, &buf_len, &sig_len, func_tokens[func]);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	sig_len = be32_to_cpu(sig->sig_len);
-	buf_len -= sig_len + sizeof(*sig);
-
 	/* Allocate sig_len additional bytes to hold the raw PKCS#7 data. */
 	hdr = kzalloc(sizeof(*hdr) + sig_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hdr)
