{
        struct hci_ev_conn_complete *ev = data;
        struct hci_conn *conn;
+       u8 status = ev->status;
 
-       if (__le16_to_cpu(ev->handle) > HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX) {
-               bt_dev_err(hdev, "Ignoring HCI_Connection_Complete for invalid handle");
-               return;
-       }
-
-       bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "status 0x%2.2x", ev->status);
+       bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "status 0x%2.2x", status);
 
        hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
                goto unlock;
        }
 
-       if (!ev->status) {
+       if (!status) {
                conn->handle = __le16_to_cpu(ev->handle);
+               if (conn->handle > HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX) {
+                       bt_dev_err(hdev, "Invalid handle: 0x%4.4x > 0x%4.4x",
+                                  conn->handle, HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX);
+                       status = HCI_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETERS;
+                       goto done;
+               }
 
                if (conn->type == ACL_LINK) {
                        conn->state = BT_CONFIG;
                        hci_send_cmd(hdev, HCI_OP_CHANGE_CONN_PTYPE, sizeof(cp),
                                     &cp);
                }
-       } else {
-               conn->state = BT_CLOSED;
-               if (conn->type == ACL_LINK)
-                       mgmt_connect_failed(hdev, &conn->dst, conn->type,
-                                           conn->dst_type, ev->status);
        }
 
        if (conn->type == ACL_LINK)
                hci_sco_setup(conn, ev->status);
 
-       if (ev->status) {
-               hci_connect_cfm(conn, ev->status);
+done:
+       if (status) {
+               conn->state = BT_CLOSED;
+               if (conn->type == ACL_LINK)
+                       mgmt_connect_failed(hdev, &conn->dst, conn->type,
+                                           conn->dst_type, status);
+               hci_connect_cfm(conn, status);
                hci_conn_del(conn);
        } else if (ev->link_type == SCO_LINK) {
                switch (conn->setting & SCO_AIRMODE_MASK) {
                        break;
                }
 
-               hci_connect_cfm(conn, ev->status);
+               hci_connect_cfm(conn, status);
        }
 
 unlock:
 {
        struct hci_ev_sync_conn_complete *ev = data;
        struct hci_conn *conn;
+       u8 status = ev->status;
 
        switch (ev->link_type) {
        case SCO_LINK:
                return;
        }
 
-       if (__le16_to_cpu(ev->handle) > HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX) {
-               bt_dev_err(hdev, "Ignoring HCI_Sync_Conn_Complete for invalid handle");
-               return;
-       }
-
-       bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "status 0x%2.2x", ev->status);
+       bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "status 0x%2.2x", status);
 
        hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
                goto unlock;
        }
 
-       switch (ev->status) {
+       switch (status) {
        case 0x00:
                conn->handle = __le16_to_cpu(ev->handle);
+               if (conn->handle > HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX) {
+                       bt_dev_err(hdev, "Invalid handle: 0x%4.4x > 0x%4.4x",
+                                  conn->handle, HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX);
+                       status = HCI_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETERS;
+                       conn->state = BT_CLOSED;
+                       break;
+               }
+
                conn->state  = BT_CONNECTED;
                conn->type   = ev->link_type;
 
                }
        }
 
-       hci_connect_cfm(conn, ev->status);
-       if (ev->status)
+       hci_connect_cfm(conn, status);
+       if (status)
                hci_conn_del(conn);
 
 unlock:
        struct smp_irk *irk;
        u8 addr_type;
 
-       if (handle > HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX) {
-               bt_dev_err(hdev, "Ignoring HCI_LE_Connection_Complete for invalid handle");
-               return;
-       }
-
        hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
        /* All controllers implicitly stop advertising in the event of a
 
        conn->dst_type = ev_bdaddr_type(hdev, conn->dst_type, NULL);
 
+       if (handle > HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX) {
+               bt_dev_err(hdev, "Invalid handle: 0x%4.4x > 0x%4.4x", handle,
+                          HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX);
+               status = HCI_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETERS;
+       }
+
        if (status) {
                hci_le_conn_failed(conn, status);
                goto unlock;