diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/soc_u.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/soc_u.cpp
index d3e5d4bca..a7404085b 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/soc_u.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/soc_u.cpp
@@ -373,14 +373,18 @@ static void Bind(Service::Interface* self) {
     u32* cmd_buffer = Kernel::GetCommandBuffer();
     u32 socket_handle = cmd_buffer[1];
     u32 len = cmd_buffer[2];
-    CTRSockAddr* ctr_sock_addr = reinterpret_cast<CTRSockAddr*>(Memory::GetPointer(cmd_buffer[6]));
 
-    if (ctr_sock_addr == nullptr) {
+    // Virtual address of the sock_addr structure
+    VAddr sock_addr_addr = cmd_buffer[6];
+    if (!Memory::IsValidVirtualAddress(sock_addr_addr)) {
         cmd_buffer[1] = -1; // TODO(Subv): Correct code
         return;
     }
 
-    sockaddr sock_addr = CTRSockAddr::ToPlatform(*ctr_sock_addr);
+    CTRSockAddr ctr_sock_addr;
+    Memory::ReadBlock(sock_addr_addr, reinterpret_cast<u8*>(&ctr_sock_addr), sizeof(CTRSockAddr));
+
+    sockaddr sock_addr = CTRSockAddr::ToPlatform(ctr_sock_addr);
 
     int res = ::bind(socket_handle, &sock_addr, std::max<u32>(sizeof(sock_addr), len));
 
@@ -496,7 +500,7 @@ static void Accept(Service::Interface* self) {
         result = TranslateError(GET_ERRNO);
     } else {
         CTRSockAddr ctr_addr = CTRSockAddr::FromPlatform(addr);
-        Memory::WriteBlock(cmd_buffer[0x104 >> 2], (const u8*)&ctr_addr, max_addr_len);
+        Memory::WriteBlock(cmd_buffer[0x104 >> 2], &ctr_addr, sizeof(ctr_addr));
     }
 
     cmd_buffer[0] = IPC::MakeHeader(4, 2, 2);
@@ -547,20 +551,31 @@ static void SendTo(Service::Interface* self) {
     u32 flags = cmd_buffer[3];
     u32 addr_len = cmd_buffer[4];
 
-    u8* input_buff = Memory::GetPointer(cmd_buffer[8]);
-    CTRSockAddr* ctr_dest_addr = reinterpret_cast<CTRSockAddr*>(Memory::GetPointer(cmd_buffer[10]));
-
-    if (ctr_dest_addr == nullptr) {
+    VAddr input_buff_address = cmd_buffer[8];
+    if (!Memory::IsValidVirtualAddress(input_buff_address)) {
         cmd_buffer[1] = -1; // TODO(Subv): Find the right error code
         return;
     }
 
+    // Memory address of the dest_addr structure
+    VAddr dest_addr_addr = cmd_buffer[10];
+    if (!Memory::IsValidVirtualAddress(dest_addr_addr)) {
+        cmd_buffer[1] = -1; // TODO(Subv): Find the right error code
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<u8> input_buff(len);
+    Memory::ReadBlock(input_buff_address, input_buff.data(), input_buff.size());
+
+    CTRSockAddr ctr_dest_addr;
+    Memory::ReadBlock(dest_addr_addr, reinterpret_cast<u8*>(&ctr_dest_addr), sizeof(ctr_dest_addr));
+
     int ret = -1;
     if (addr_len > 0) {
-        sockaddr dest_addr = CTRSockAddr::ToPlatform(*ctr_dest_addr);
-        ret = ::sendto(socket_handle, (const char*)input_buff, len, flags, &dest_addr, sizeof(dest_addr));
+        sockaddr dest_addr = CTRSockAddr::ToPlatform(ctr_dest_addr);
+        ret = ::sendto(socket_handle, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(input_buff.data()), len, flags, &dest_addr, sizeof(dest_addr));
     } else {
-        ret = ::sendto(socket_handle, (const char*)input_buff, len, flags, nullptr, 0);
+        ret = ::sendto(socket_handle, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(input_buff.data()), len, flags, nullptr, 0);
     }
 
     int result = 0;
@@ -591,14 +606,24 @@ static void RecvFrom(Service::Interface* self) {
 
     std::memcpy(&buffer_parameters, &cmd_buffer[64], sizeof(buffer_parameters));
 
-    u8* output_buff = Memory::GetPointer(buffer_parameters.output_buffer_addr);
+    if (!Memory::IsValidVirtualAddress(buffer_parameters.output_buffer_addr)) {
+        cmd_buffer[1] = -1; // TODO(Subv): Find the right error code
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!Memory::IsValidVirtualAddress(buffer_parameters.output_src_address_buffer)) {
+        cmd_buffer[1] = -1; // TODO(Subv): Find the right error code
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<u8> output_buff(len);
     sockaddr src_addr;
     socklen_t src_addr_len = sizeof(src_addr);
-    int ret = ::recvfrom(socket_handle, (char*)output_buff, len, flags, &src_addr, &src_addr_len);
+    int ret = ::recvfrom(socket_handle, reinterpret_cast<char*>(output_buff.data()), len, flags, &src_addr, &src_addr_len);
 
     if (ret >= 0 && buffer_parameters.output_src_address_buffer != 0 && src_addr_len > 0) {
-        CTRSockAddr* ctr_src_addr = reinterpret_cast<CTRSockAddr*>(Memory::GetPointer(buffer_parameters.output_src_address_buffer));
-        *ctr_src_addr = CTRSockAddr::FromPlatform(src_addr);
+        CTRSockAddr ctr_src_addr = CTRSockAddr::FromPlatform(src_addr);
+        Memory::WriteBlock(buffer_parameters.output_src_address_buffer, reinterpret_cast<u8*>(&ctr_src_addr), sizeof(ctr_src_addr));
     }
 
     int result = 0;
@@ -606,6 +631,9 @@ static void RecvFrom(Service::Interface* self) {
     if (ret == SOCKET_ERROR_VALUE) {
         result = TranslateError(GET_ERRNO);
         total_received = 0;
+    } else {
+        // Write only the data we received to avoid overwriting parts of the buffer with zeros
+        Memory::WriteBlock(buffer_parameters.output_buffer_addr, output_buff.data(), total_received);
     }
 
     cmd_buffer[1] = result;
@@ -617,18 +645,28 @@ static void Poll(Service::Interface* self) {
     u32* cmd_buffer = Kernel::GetCommandBuffer();
     u32 nfds = cmd_buffer[1];
     int timeout = cmd_buffer[2];
-    CTRPollFD* input_fds = reinterpret_cast<CTRPollFD*>(Memory::GetPointer(cmd_buffer[6]));
-    CTRPollFD* output_fds = reinterpret_cast<CTRPollFD*>(Memory::GetPointer(cmd_buffer[0x104 >> 2]));
+
+    VAddr input_fds_addr = cmd_buffer[6];
+    VAddr output_fds_addr = cmd_buffer[0x104 >> 2];
+    if (!Memory::IsValidVirtualAddress(input_fds_addr) || !Memory::IsValidVirtualAddress(output_fds_addr)) {
+        cmd_buffer[1] = -1; // TODO(Subv): Find correct error code.
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<CTRPollFD> ctr_fds(nfds);
+    Memory::ReadBlock(input_fds_addr, reinterpret_cast<u8*>(ctr_fds.data()), nfds * sizeof(CTRPollFD));
 
     // The 3ds_pollfd and the pollfd structures may be different (Windows/Linux have different sizes)
     // so we have to copy the data
     std::vector<pollfd> platform_pollfd(nfds);
-    std::transform(input_fds, input_fds + nfds, platform_pollfd.begin(), CTRPollFD::ToPlatform);
+    std::transform(ctr_fds.begin(), ctr_fds.end(), platform_pollfd.begin(), CTRPollFD::ToPlatform);
 
     const int ret = ::poll(platform_pollfd.data(), nfds, timeout);
 
     // Now update the output pollfd structure
-    std::transform(platform_pollfd.begin(), platform_pollfd.end(), output_fds, CTRPollFD::FromPlatform);
+    std::transform(platform_pollfd.begin(), platform_pollfd.end(), ctr_fds.begin(), CTRPollFD::FromPlatform);
+
+    Memory::WriteBlock(output_fds_addr, reinterpret_cast<u8*>(ctr_fds.data()), nfds * sizeof(CTRPollFD));
 
     int result = 0;
     if (ret == SOCKET_ERROR_VALUE)
@@ -643,14 +681,16 @@ static void GetSockName(Service::Interface* self) {
     u32 socket_handle = cmd_buffer[1];
     socklen_t ctr_len = cmd_buffer[2];
 
-    CTRSockAddr* ctr_dest_addr = reinterpret_cast<CTRSockAddr*>(Memory::GetPointer(cmd_buffer[0x104 >> 2]));
+    // Memory address of the ctr_dest_addr structure
+    VAddr ctr_dest_addr_addr = cmd_buffer[0x104 >> 2];
 
     sockaddr dest_addr;
     socklen_t dest_addr_len = sizeof(dest_addr);
     int ret = ::getsockname(socket_handle, &dest_addr, &dest_addr_len);
 
-    if (ctr_dest_addr != nullptr) {
-        *ctr_dest_addr = CTRSockAddr::FromPlatform(dest_addr);
+    if (ctr_dest_addr_addr != 0 && Memory::IsValidVirtualAddress(ctr_dest_addr_addr)) {
+        CTRSockAddr ctr_dest_addr = CTRSockAddr::FromPlatform(dest_addr);
+        Memory::WriteBlock(ctr_dest_addr_addr, reinterpret_cast<u8*>(&ctr_dest_addr), sizeof(ctr_dest_addr));
     } else {
         cmd_buffer[1] = -1; // TODO(Subv): Verify error
         return;
@@ -682,14 +722,16 @@ static void GetPeerName(Service::Interface* self) {
     u32 socket_handle = cmd_buffer[1];
     socklen_t len = cmd_buffer[2];
 
-    CTRSockAddr* ctr_dest_addr = reinterpret_cast<CTRSockAddr*>(Memory::GetPointer(cmd_buffer[0x104 >> 2]));
+    // Memory address of the ctr_dest_addr structure
+    VAddr ctr_dest_addr_addr = cmd_buffer[0x104 >> 2];
 
     sockaddr dest_addr;
     socklen_t dest_addr_len = sizeof(dest_addr);
     int ret = ::getpeername(socket_handle, &dest_addr, &dest_addr_len);
 
-    if (ctr_dest_addr != nullptr) {
-        *ctr_dest_addr = CTRSockAddr::FromPlatform(dest_addr);
+    if (ctr_dest_addr_addr != 0 && Memory::IsValidVirtualAddress(ctr_dest_addr_addr)) {
+        CTRSockAddr ctr_dest_addr = CTRSockAddr::FromPlatform(dest_addr);
+        Memory::WriteBlock(ctr_dest_addr_addr, reinterpret_cast<u8*>(&ctr_dest_addr), sizeof(ctr_dest_addr));
     } else {
         cmd_buffer[1] = -1;
         return;
@@ -711,13 +753,17 @@ static void Connect(Service::Interface* self) {
     u32 socket_handle = cmd_buffer[1];
     socklen_t len = cmd_buffer[2];
 
-    CTRSockAddr* ctr_input_addr = reinterpret_cast<CTRSockAddr*>(Memory::GetPointer(cmd_buffer[6]));
-    if (ctr_input_addr == nullptr) {
+    // Memory address of the ctr_input_addr structure
+    VAddr ctr_input_addr_addr = cmd_buffer[6];
+    if (!Memory::IsValidVirtualAddress(ctr_input_addr_addr)) {
         cmd_buffer[1] = -1; // TODO(Subv): Verify error
         return;
     }
 
-    sockaddr input_addr = CTRSockAddr::ToPlatform(*ctr_input_addr);
+    CTRSockAddr ctr_input_addr;
+    Memory::ReadBlock(ctr_input_addr_addr, reinterpret_cast<u8*>(&ctr_input_addr), sizeof(ctr_input_addr));
+
+    sockaddr input_addr = CTRSockAddr::ToPlatform(ctr_input_addr);
     int ret = ::connect(socket_handle, &input_addr, sizeof(input_addr));
     int result = 0;
     if (ret != 0)