--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
@@ -1147,6 +1147,12 @@ void ath9k_htc_rxep(void *drv_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!data_race(priv->rx.initialized))
 		goto err;
 
+	/* Validate the obtained SKB so that it is handled without error
+	 * inside rx_tasklet handler.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(skb->len < sizeof(struct ieee80211_hdr)))
+		goto err;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->rx.rxbuflock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp_buf, &priv->rx.rxbuf, list) {
 		if (!tmp_buf->in_process) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
index fe62ff668f75..9d0d9d0e1aa8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
@@ -475,6 +475,10 @@ void ath9k_htc_rx_msg(struct htc_target *htc_handle,
 		skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct htc_frame_hdr));
 
 		endpoint = &htc_handle->endpoint[epid];
+
+		/* The endpoint RX handlers should implement their own
+		 * additional SKB sanity checking
+		 */
 		if (endpoint->ep_callbacks.rx)
 			endpoint->ep_callbacks.rx(endpoint->ep_callbacks.priv,
 						  skb, epid);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
index 19345b8f7bfd..2e7c361b62f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ static void ath9k_wmi_rsp_callback(struct wmi *wmi, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct wmi_cmd_hdr));
 
+	/* Once again validate the SKB. */
+	if (unlikely(skb->len < wmi->cmd_rsp_len))
+		return;
+
 	if (wmi->cmd_rsp_buf != NULL && wmi->cmd_rsp_len != 0)
 		memcpy(wmi->cmd_rsp_buf, skb->data, wmi->cmd_rsp_len);
 
@@ -221,6 +225,10 @@ static void ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (unlikely(wmi->stopped))
 		goto free_skb;
 
+	/* Validate the obtained SKB. */
+	if (unlikely(skb->len < sizeof(struct wmi_cmd_hdr)))
+		goto free_skb;
+
 	hdr = (struct wmi_cmd_hdr *) skb->data;
 	cmd_id = be16_to_cpu(hdr->command_id);