break;
 
        case USB_CDC_NOTIFY_SERIAL_STATE:
+               if (le16_to_cpu(dr->wLength) != 2) {
+                       dev_dbg(&acm->control->dev,
+                               "%s - malformed serial state\n", __func__);
+                       break;
+               }
+
                newctrl = get_unaligned_le16(data);
 
                if (!acm->clocal && (acm->ctrlin & ~newctrl & ACM_CTRL_DCD)) {
 
        default:
                dev_dbg(&acm->control->dev,
-                       "%s - unknown notification %d received: index %d "
-                       "len %d data0 %d data1 %d\n",
+                       "%s - unknown notification %d received: index %d len %d\n",
                        __func__,
-                       dr->bNotificationType, dr->wIndex,
-                       dr->wLength, data[0], data[1]);
+                       dr->bNotificationType, dr->wIndex, dr->wLength);
+
                break;
        }
 exit: