diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
index d62a74aaed7..a4d8aeba47a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
+	utilsysctl "k8s.io/component-helpers/node/util/sysctl"
 	schedulinghelper "k8s.io/component-helpers/scheduling/corev1"
 	kubeletapis "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis"
 	apiservice "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/service"
@@ -4575,11 +4576,8 @@ func validateSysctls(sysctls []core.Sysctl, fldPath *field.Path, hostNetwork, ho
 		}
 		// The parameters hostNet and hostIPC are used to forbid sysctls for pod sharing the
 		// respective namespaces with the host.
-		if hostNetwork && strings.HasPrefix(s.Name, "net") {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Index(i).Child("name"), s.Name, "sysctl not allowed with host net enabled"))
-		}
-		if hostIPC && strings.HasPrefix(s.Name, "ipc") {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Index(i).Child("name"), s.Name, "sysctl not allowed with host ipc enabled"))
+		if !isValidSysctlWithHostNetIPC(s.Name, hostNetwork, hostIPC) {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Index(i).Child("name"), s.Name, "sysctl not allowed with host net/ipc enabled"))
 		}
 
 		names[s.Name] = struct{}{}
@@ -4587,6 +4585,32 @@ func validateSysctls(sysctls []core.Sysctl, fldPath *field.Path, hostNetwork, ho
 	return allErrs
 }
 
+func isValidSysctlWithHostNetIPC(sysctl string, hostNet, hostIPC bool) bool {
+	sysctl = utilsysctl.ConvertSysctlVariableToDotsSeparator(sysctl)
+	var ns utilsysctl.Namespace
+	if strings.HasSuffix(sysctl, "*") {
+		prefix := sysctl[:len(sysctl)-1]
+		ns = utilsysctl.NamespacedBy(prefix)
+		if ns == utilsysctl.UnknownNamespace {
+			// don't handle unknown namespace here
+			return true
+		}
+	} else {
+		ns = utilsysctl.NamespacedBy(sysctl)
+		if ns == utilsysctl.UnknownNamespace {
+			// don't handle unknown namespace here
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	if ns == utilsysctl.IpcNamespace && hostIPC {
+		return false
+	}
+	if ns == utilsysctl.NetNamespace && hostNet {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 // validatePodSpecSecurityContext verifies the SecurityContext of a PodSpec,
 // whether that is defined in a Pod or in an embedded PodSpec (e.g. a
 // Deployment's pod template).
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
index c9f4cb8af4e..70b22540e7f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -21491,6 +21491,16 @@ func TestValidateSysctls(t *testing.T) {
 		"_invalid",
 	}
 
+	invalidWithHostNet := []string{
+		"net.ipv4.conf.enp3s0/200.forwarding",
+		"net/ipv4/conf/enp3s0.200/forwarding",
+	}
+
+	invalidWithHostIPC := []string{
+		"kernel.shmmax",
+		"kernel.msgmax",
+	}
+
 	duplicates := []string{
 		"kernel.shmmax",
 		"kernel.shmmax",
@@ -21500,7 +21510,7 @@ func TestValidateSysctls(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, sysctl := range valid {
 		sysctls[i].Name = sysctl
 	}
-	errs := validateSysctls(sysctls, field.NewPath("foo"))
+	errs := validateSysctls(sysctls, field.NewPath("foo"), false, false)
 	if len(errs) != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected validation errors: %v", errs)
 	}
@@ -21509,7 +21519,7 @@ func TestValidateSysctls(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, sysctl := range invalid {
 		sysctls[i].Name = sysctl
 	}
-	errs = validateSysctls(sysctls, field.NewPath("foo"))
+	errs = validateSysctls(sysctls, field.NewPath("foo"), false, false)
 	if len(errs) != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("expected 2 validation errors. Got: %v", errs)
 	} else {
@@ -21525,12 +21535,30 @@ func TestValidateSysctls(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, sysctl := range duplicates {
 		sysctls[i].Name = sysctl
 	}
-	errs = validateSysctls(sysctls, field.NewPath("foo"))
+	errs = validateSysctls(sysctls, field.NewPath("foo"), false, false)
 	if len(errs) != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected validation errors: %v", errs)
 	} else if errs[0].Type != field.ErrorTypeDuplicate {
 		t.Errorf("expected error type %v, got %v", field.ErrorTypeDuplicate, errs[0].Type)
 	}
+
+	sysctls = make([]core.Sysctl, len(invalidWithHostNet))
+	for i, sysctl := range invalidWithHostNet {
+		sysctls[i].Name = sysctl
+	}
+	errs = validateSysctls(sysctls, field.NewPath("foo"), true, false)
+	if len(errs) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected validation errors: %v", errs)
+	}
+
+	sysctls = make([]core.Sysctl, len(invalidWithHostIPC))
+	for i, sysctl := range invalidWithHostIPC {
+		sysctls[i].Name = sysctl
+	}
+	errs = validateSysctls(sysctls, field.NewPath("foo"), false, true)
+	if len(errs) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected validation errors: %v", errs)
+	}
 }
 
 func newNodeNameEndpoint(nodeName string) *core.Endpoints {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.mod
index 927e94259c4..b9ffe28ac75 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.mod
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ go 1.21.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.10.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0 // indirect
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/node/util/sysctl/sysctl_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/node/util/sysctl/sysctl_test.go
index 32e27cdf1f8..a4ea1ef9bc1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/node/util/sysctl/sysctl_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/node/util/sysctl/sysctl_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
+
 package sysctl
 
 import (
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 // TestConvertSysctlVariableToDotsSeparator tests whether the sysctl variable