diff --git a/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/nlmsg/message.go b/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/nlmsg/message.go
index e554e09a90..8e9b9291f0 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/nlmsg/message.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/nlmsg/message.go
@@ -374,6 +374,28 @@ func (v *BytesView) String() string {
 	return string(b)
 }
 
+// Uint8 converts the raw attribute value to uint8.
+func (v *BytesView) Uint8() (uint8, bool) {
+	attr := []byte(*v)
+	val := primitive.Uint8(0)
+	if len(attr) != val.SizeBytes() {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	val.UnmarshalBytes(attr)
+	return uint8(val), true
+}
+
+// Uint16 converts the raw attribute value to uint16.
+func (v *BytesView) Uint16() (uint16, bool) {
+	attr := []byte(*v)
+	val := primitive.Uint16(0)
+	if len(attr) != val.SizeBytes() {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	val.UnmarshalBytes(attr)
+	return uint16(val), true
+}
+
 // Uint32 converts the raw attribute value to uint32.
 func (v *BytesView) Uint32() (uint32, bool) {
 	attr := []byte(*v)
@@ -396,6 +418,28 @@ func (v *BytesView) Uint64() (uint64, bool) {
 	return uint64(val), true
 }
 
+// Int8 converts the raw attribute value to int8.
+func (v *BytesView) Int8() (int8, bool) {
+	attr := []byte(*v)
+	val := primitive.Int8(0)
+	if len(attr) != val.SizeBytes() {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	val.UnmarshalBytes(attr)
+	return int8(val), true
+}
+
+// Int16 converts the raw attribute value to int32.
+func (v *BytesView) Int16() (int16, bool) {
+	attr := []byte(*v)
+	val := primitive.Int16(0)
+	if len(attr) != val.SizeBytes() {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	val.UnmarshalBytes(attr)
+	return int16(val), true
+}
+
 // Int32 converts the raw attribute value to int32.
 func (v *BytesView) Int32() (int32, bool) {
 	attr := []byte(*v)
@@ -407,6 +451,17 @@ func (v *BytesView) Int32() (int32, bool) {
 	return int32(val), true
 }
 
+// Int64 converts the raw attribute value to int32.
+func (v *BytesView) Int64() (int64, bool) {
+	attr := []byte(*v)
+	val := primitive.Int64(0)
+	if len(attr) != val.SizeBytes() {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	val.UnmarshalBytes(attr)
+	return int64(val), true
+}
+
 // NetToHostU16 converts a uint16 in network byte order to
 // host byte order value.
 func NetToHostU16(v uint16) uint16 {
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/nlmsg/message_test.go b/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/nlmsg/message_test.go
index 4ba142a206..218d2446d2 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/nlmsg/message_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/socket/netlink/nlmsg/message_test.go
@@ -342,6 +342,54 @@ func TestBytesView(t *testing.T) {
 			ok:    false,
 			value: 0,
 		},
+		bytesViewTest[uint16]{
+			desc:  "Convert BytesView to uint16",
+			input: nlmsg.BytesView([]byte{7, 0}),
+			ok:    true,
+			value: 7,
+		},
+		bytesViewTest[uint16]{
+			desc:  "Failed convert BytesView to uint16",
+			input: nlmsg.BytesView([]byte{7}),
+			ok:    false,
+			value: 0,
+		},
+		bytesViewTest[int16]{
+			desc:  "Convert BytesView to int16",
+			input: nlmsg.BytesView([]byte{8, 0}),
+			ok:    true,
+			value: 8,
+		},
+		bytesViewTest[int16]{
+			desc:  "Failed convert BytesView to int16",
+			input: nlmsg.BytesView([]byte{8}),
+			ok:    false,
+			value: 0,
+		},
+		bytesViewTest[uint8]{
+			desc:  "Convert BytesView to uint8",
+			input: nlmsg.BytesView([]byte{7}),
+			ok:    true,
+			value: 7,
+		},
+		bytesViewTest[uint8]{
+			desc:  "Failed convert BytesView to uint8",
+			input: nlmsg.BytesView([]byte{}),
+			ok:    false,
+			value: 0,
+		},
+		bytesViewTest[int8]{
+			desc:  "Convert BytesView to int8",
+			input: nlmsg.BytesView([]byte{8}),
+			ok:    true,
+			value: 8,
+		},
+		bytesViewTest[int8]{
+			desc:  "Failed convert BytesView to int8",
+			input: nlmsg.BytesView([]byte{}),
+			ok:    false,
+			value: 0,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		switch test.(type) {
@@ -369,6 +417,42 @@ func TestBytesView(t *testing.T) {
 			if ok && value != tst.value {
 				t.Errorf("%v: BytesView.Int32() got %v, want %v", tst.desc, value, tst.value)
 			}
+		case bytesViewTest[uint16]:
+			tst := test.(bytesViewTest[uint16])
+			value, ok := tst.input.Uint16()
+			if ok != tst.ok {
+				t.Errorf("%v: BytesView.Uint16() got ok = %v, want %v", tst.desc, ok, tst.ok)
+			}
+			if ok && value != tst.value {
+				t.Errorf("%v: BytesView.Uint16() got %v, want %v", tst.desc, value, tst.value)
+			}
+		case bytesViewTest[int16]:
+			tst := test.(bytesViewTest[int16])
+			value, ok := tst.input.Int16()
+			if ok != tst.ok {
+				t.Errorf("%v: BytesView.Int16() got ok = %v, want %v", tst.desc, ok, tst.ok)
+			}
+			if ok && value != tst.value {
+				t.Errorf("%v: BytesView.Int16() got %v, want %v", tst.desc, value, tst.value)
+			}
+		case bytesViewTest[uint8]:
+			tst := test.(bytesViewTest[uint8])
+			value, ok := tst.input.Uint8()
+			if ok != tst.ok {
+				t.Errorf("%v: BytesView.Uint8() got ok = %v, want %v", tst.desc, ok, tst.ok)
+			}
+			if ok && value != tst.value {
+				t.Errorf("%v: BytesView.Uint8() got %v, want %v", tst.desc, value, tst.value)
+			}
+		case bytesViewTest[int8]:
+			tst := test.(bytesViewTest[int8])
+			value, ok := tst.input.Int8()
+			if ok != tst.ok {
+				t.Errorf("%v: BytesView.Int8() got ok = %v, want %v", tst.desc, ok, tst.ok)
+			}
+			if ok && value != tst.value {
+				t.Errorf("%v: BytesView.Int8() got %v, want %v", tst.desc, value, tst.value)
+			}
 		default:
 			t.Errorf("BytesView %T not support", t)
 		}