diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-cougar.c b/drivers/hid/hid-cougar.c
index ad027c45f162..7156658166f5 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-cougar.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-cougar.c
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ static int cougar_raw_event(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_report *report,
 	if (!shared->enabled || !shared->input)
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	if (size <= COUGAR_FIELD_ACTION)
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	code = data[COUGAR_FIELD_CODE];
 	action = data[COUGAR_FIELD_ACTION];
 	for (i = 0; cougar_mapping[i][0]; i++) {