void *dcmd_buf = NULL, *wr_pointer;
        u16 msglen, maxmsglen = PAGE_SIZE - 0x100;
 
-       brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "cmd %x set %d len %d\n", cmdhdr->cmd, cmdhdr->set,
-                 cmdhdr->len);
+       if (len < sizeof(*cmdhdr)) {
+               brcmf_err("vendor command too short: %d\n", len);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        vif = container_of(wdev, struct brcmf_cfg80211_vif, wdev);
        ifp = vif->ifp;
 
-       len -= sizeof(struct brcmf_vndr_dcmd_hdr);
+       brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "ifidx=%d, cmd=%d\n", ifp->ifidx, cmdhdr->cmd);
+
+       if (cmdhdr->offset > len) {
+               brcmf_err("bad buffer offset %d > %d\n", cmdhdr->offset, len);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       len -= cmdhdr->offset;
        ret_len = cmdhdr->len;
        if (ret_len > 0 || len > 0) {
                if (len > BRCMF_DCMD_MAXLEN) {