rx_pkt_len = le16_to_cpu(local_rx_pd->rx_pkt_length);
        rx_pkt_hdr = (void *)local_rx_pd + rx_pkt_off;
 
-       if (sizeof(*rx_pkt_hdr) + rx_pkt_off > skb->len) {
+       if (sizeof(rx_pkt_hdr->eth803_hdr) + sizeof(rfc1042_header) +
+           rx_pkt_off > skb->len) {
                mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, ERROR,
                            "wrong rx packet offset: len=%d, rx_pkt_off=%d\n",
                            skb->len, rx_pkt_off);
                return -1;
        }
 
-       if ((!memcmp(&rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr, bridge_tunnel_header,
-                    sizeof(bridge_tunnel_header))) ||
-           (!memcmp(&rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr, rfc1042_header,
-                    sizeof(rfc1042_header)) &&
-            ntohs(rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr.snap_type) != ETH_P_AARP &&
-            ntohs(rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr.snap_type) != ETH_P_IPX)) {
+       if (sizeof(*rx_pkt_hdr) + rx_pkt_off <= skb->len &&
+           ((!memcmp(&rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr, bridge_tunnel_header,
+                     sizeof(bridge_tunnel_header))) ||
+            (!memcmp(&rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr, rfc1042_header,
+                     sizeof(rfc1042_header)) &&
+             ntohs(rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr.snap_type) != ETH_P_AARP &&
+             ntohs(rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr.snap_type) != ETH_P_IPX))) {
                /*
                 *  Replace the 803 header and rfc1042 header (llc/snap) with an
                 *    EthernetII header, keep the src/dst and snap_type