diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8920cb8..3a932c7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 23
-EXTRAVERSION = .15
+EXTRAVERSION = .16
 NAME = Arr Matey! A Hairy Bilge Rat!
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 2aa8f5a..1a9c0e6 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ static int get_iovec_page_array(const struct iovec __user *iov,
 		if (unlikely(!len))
 			break;
 		error = -EFAULT;
-		if (unlikely(!base))
+		if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, base, len))
 			break;
 
 		/*
--
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