diff --git a/os/oslib/include/chmemchecks.h b/os/oslib/include/chmemchecks.h
index 0b55a14eb..a8d09d026 100644
--- a/os/oslib/include/chmemchecks.h
+++ b/os/oslib/include/chmemchecks.h
@@ -80,9 +80,12 @@ extern const memory_area_t __ch_mem_executable_areas[];
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 #if CH_CFG_USE_MEMCHECKS == TRUE
-  bool chMemIsStringWithinX(const memory_area_t *map,
-                            const char *s,
-                            size_t n);
+  size_t chMemIsStringWithinX(const memory_area_t *map,
+                              const char *s,
+                              size_t max);
+  size_t chMemIsPointersArrayWithinX(const memory_area_t *map,
+                                     const void *pp[],
+                                     size_t max);
   bool chMemIsSpaceContainedX(const memory_area_t areas[],
                               const void *p,
                               size_t size);
diff --git a/os/oslib/src/chmemchecks.c b/os/oslib/src/chmemchecks.c
index 3fcc94623..26a3a6725 100644
--- a/os/oslib/src/chmemchecks.c
+++ b/os/oslib/src/chmemchecks.c
@@ -94,30 +94,67 @@ CC_WEAK const memory_area_t __ch_mem_executable_areas[] = {
  *
  * @param[in] map       pointer to a @p memory_area_t structure
  * @param[in] s         pointer to the string to be checked
- * @param[in] n         maximum expected size of the string
- * @return              The test result.
- * @retval true         if the string is entirely contained within one of the
- *                      specified areas.
- * @retval false        if the string check failed.
+ * @param[in] max       maximum expected size of the string inclusive of the
+ *                      final zero
+ * @return              The string size inclusive of the final zero.
+ * @retval 0            if the string check failed.
  *
  * @xclass
  */
-bool chMemIsStringWithinX(const memory_area_t *map, const char *s, size_t n) {
+size_t chMemIsStringWithinX(const memory_area_t *map,
+                            const char *s,
+                            size_t max) {
   const char *base = (const char *)map->base;
   const char *end  = (const char *)base + map->size - (size_t)1;
 
   if (s >= base) {
-    while ((s <= end) && (n > 0U)) {
-      if (*s == '\0') {
-        return true;
-      }
+    size_t n;
 
-      s++;
-      n--;
+    n = (size_t)0;
+    while ((s <= end) && (n < max)) {
+      n++;
+      if (*s++ == '\0') {
+        return n;
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  return false;
+  return (size_t)0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Pointers array check.
+ * @details Checks if specified pointers array is entirely contained in the
+ *          specified memory area.
+ *
+ * @param[in] map       pointer to a @p memory_area_t structure
+ * @param[in] pp        zero-terminated pointers array to be checked
+ * @param[in] max       maximum expected size of the pointers array inclusive
+ *                      of the final zero
+ * @return              The pointers array size inclusive of the final zero.
+ * @retval 0            if the pointers array check failed.
+ *
+ * @xclass
+ */
+size_t chMemIsPointersArrayWithinX(const memory_area_t *map,
+                                   const void *pp[],
+                                   size_t max) {
+  const void **base = (const void **)(void *)map->base;
+  const void **end  = (const void **)(void *)(map->base + map->size - sizeof (void *));
+
+  if (pp >= base) {
+    size_t n;
+
+    n = (size_t)0;
+    while ((pp <= end) && (n < max)) {
+      n += sizeof (void *);
+      if (*pp++ == NULL) {
+        return n;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (size_t)0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/os/sb/host/sbhost.c b/os/sb/host/sbhost.c
index 235315ec1..40bfe8c42 100644
--- a/os/sb/host/sbhost.c
+++ b/os/sb/host/sbhost.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ bool sb_is_valid_read_range(sb_class_t *sbcp, const void *start, size_t size) {
   const sb_memory_region_t *rp = &sbcp->config->regions[0];
 
   do {
-    if (chMemIsSpaceWithinX(&rp->area, start, size)) {
+    if (rp->used && chMemIsSpaceWithinX(&rp->area, start, size)) {
       return true;
     }
     rp++;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ bool sb_is_valid_write_range(sb_class_t *sbcp, void *start, size_t size) {
   const sb_memory_region_t *rp = &sbcp->config->regions[0];
 
   do {
-    if (chMemIsSpaceWithinX(&rp->area, start, size)) {
+    if (rp->used && chMemIsSpaceWithinX(&rp->area, start, size)) {
       return rp->writeable;
     }
     rp++;
@@ -83,17 +83,57 @@ bool sb_is_valid_write_range(sb_class_t *sbcp, void *start, size_t size) {
   return false;
 }
 
-bool sb_is_valid_string_range(sb_class_t *sbcp, const char *s, size_t n) {
+size_t sb_check_string(sb_class_t *sbcp, const char *s, size_t max) {
   const sb_memory_region_t *rp = &sbcp->config->regions[0];
 
   do {
-    if (chMemIsStringWithinX(&rp->area, s, n)) {
-      return true;
+    if (rp->used) {
+      size_t n = chMemIsStringWithinX(&rp->area, s, max);
+      if (n > (size_t)0) {
+        return n;
+      }
     }
     rp++;
   } while (rp < &sbcp->config->regions[SB_CFG_NUM_REGIONS]);
 
-  return false;
+  return (size_t)0;
+}
+
+size_t sb_check_pointers_array(sb_class_t *sbcp, const void *pp[], size_t max) {
+  const sb_memory_region_t *rp = &sbcp->config->regions[0];
+
+  do {
+    if (rp->used) {
+      size_t an = chMemIsPointersArrayWithinX(&rp->area, pp, max);
+      if (an > (size_t)0) {
+        return an;
+      }
+    }
+    rp++;
+  } while (rp < &sbcp->config->regions[SB_CFG_NUM_REGIONS]);
+
+  return (size_t)0;
+}
+
+size_t sb_check_strings_array(sb_class_t *sbcp, const char *pp[], size_t max) {
+  const char *s;
+  size_t n;
+
+  n = sb_check_pointers_array(sbcp, (const void **)pp, max);
+  if (n > (size_t)0) {
+    while ((s = *pp++) != NULL) {
+      size_t sn;
+
+      sn = sb_check_string(sbcp, s, max - n);
+      if (sn == (size_t)0) {
+        return (size_t)0;
+      }
+
+      n += sn;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return n;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/os/sb/host/sbhost.h b/os/sb/host/sbhost.h
index db9cf9e1c..ea8e4ac20 100644
--- a/os/sb/host/sbhost.h
+++ b/os/sb/host/sbhost.h
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ extern "C" {
   void port_syscall(struct port_extctx *ctxp, uint32_t n);
   bool sb_is_valid_read_range(sb_class_t *sbcp, const void *start, size_t size);
   bool sb_is_valid_write_range(sb_class_t *sbcp, void *start, size_t size);
-  bool sb_is_valid_string_range(sb_class_t *sbcp, const char *s, size_t n);
+  size_t sb_check_string(sb_class_t *sbcp, const char *s, size_t max);
+  size_t sb_check_pointers_array(sb_class_t *sbcp, const void *pp[], size_t max);
+  size_t sb_check_strings_array(sb_class_t *sbcp, const char *pp[], size_t max);
   void sbObjectInit(sb_class_t *sbcp, const sb_config_t *config);
   thread_t *sbStartThread(sb_class_t *sbcp, const char *name,
                           void *wsp, size_t size, tprio_t prio,
diff --git a/os/sb/host/sbposix.c b/os/sb/host/sbposix.c
index d852a0b1f..a15d00f6f 100644
--- a/os/sb/host/sbposix.c
+++ b/os/sb/host/sbposix.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int sb_posix_open(const char *path, int flags) {
   vfs_node_c *np = NULL;
   msg_t ret;
 
-  if (!sb_is_valid_string_range(sbp, (void *)path, VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX)) {
+  if (sb_check_string(sbp, (void *)path, VFS_CFG_PATHLEN_MAX + 1) == (size_t)0) {
     return CH_RET_EFAULT;
   }