diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
index 27111ce8aee1..d200faf285d0 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <linux/iopoll.h>
+#include <linux/overflow.h>
 #include <linux/unaligned.h>
 
 #include <net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
@@ -59,6 +60,67 @@ struct btmtk_section_map {
 	};
 } __packed;
 
+/* Reject a firmware image whose header, global descriptor or section map
+ * array does not fit in the file, and hand back the validated section
+ * count, so that the section map walks stay inside the firmware buffer.
+ */
+static int btmtk_fw_validate_layout(struct hci_dev *hdev,
+				    const struct firmware *fw,
+				    u32 *section_num)
+{
+	const struct btmtk_global_desc *globaldesc;
+	size_t need;
+
+	if (fw->size < MTK_FW_ROM_PATCH_HEADER_SIZE + MTK_FW_ROM_PATCH_GD_SIZE) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Firmware too small: %zu bytes, need at least %u",
+			   fw->size,
+			   MTK_FW_ROM_PATCH_HEADER_SIZE + MTK_FW_ROM_PATCH_GD_SIZE);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	globaldesc = (const struct btmtk_global_desc *)(fw->data +
+			MTK_FW_ROM_PATCH_HEADER_SIZE);
+	*section_num = le32_to_cpu(globaldesc->section_num);
+
+	if (!*section_num) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Firmware declares no sections");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (check_mul_overflow((size_t)MTK_FW_ROM_PATCH_SEC_MAP_SIZE,
+			       (size_t)*section_num, &need) ||
+	    check_add_overflow(need,
+			       (size_t)(MTK_FW_ROM_PATCH_HEADER_SIZE +
+					MTK_FW_ROM_PATCH_GD_SIZE),
+			       &need)) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Firmware section count too large: %u",
+			   *section_num);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (fw->size < need) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Firmware truncated: %zu bytes, need %zu for %u sections",
+			   fw->size, need, *section_num);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Reject a section whose payload does not lie within the firmware file. */
+static int btmtk_fw_validate_section(struct hci_dev *hdev,
+				     const struct firmware *fw, int index,
+				     u32 offset, u32 size)
+{
+	if (offset > fw->size || size > fw->size - offset) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Firmware section %d out of bounds: offset=%u, size=%u, fw_size=%zu",
+			   index, offset, size, fw->size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void btmtk_coredump(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -137,7 +199,6 @@ int btmtk_setup_firmware_79xx(struct hci_dev *hdev, const char *fwname,
 {
 	struct btmtk_hci_wmt_params wmt_params;
 	struct btmtk_patch_header *hdr;
-	struct btmtk_global_desc *globaldesc = NULL;
 	struct btmtk_section_map *sectionmap;
 	const struct firmware *fw;
 	const u8 *fw_ptr;
@@ -153,11 +214,13 @@ int btmtk_setup_firmware_79xx(struct hci_dev *hdev, const char *fwname,
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	err = btmtk_fw_validate_layout(hdev, fw, &section_num);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto err_release_fw;
+
 	fw_ptr = fw->data;
 	fw_bin_ptr = fw_ptr;
 	hdr = (struct btmtk_patch_header *)fw_ptr;
-	globaldesc = (struct btmtk_global_desc *)(fw_ptr + MTK_FW_ROM_PATCH_HEADER_SIZE);
-	section_num = le32_to_cpu(globaldesc->section_num);
 
 	bt_dev_info(hdev, "HW/SW Version: 0x%04x%04x, Build Time: %s",
 		    le16_to_cpu(hdr->hwver), le16_to_cpu(hdr->swver), hdr->datetime);
@@ -180,6 +243,11 @@ int btmtk_setup_firmware_79xx(struct hci_dev *hdev, const char *fwname,
 			continue;
 
 		if (dl_size > 0) {
+			err = btmtk_fw_validate_section(hdev, fw, i,
+							section_offset, dl_size);
+			if (err < 0)
+				goto err_release_fw;
+
 			retry = 20;
 			while (retry > 0) {
 				cmd[0] = 0; /* 0 means legacy dl mode. */