diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
index 2c5c39356a1c..140ab55c9fc5 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ static int virtbt_shutdown_generic(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 static void virtbt_rx_handle(struct virtio_bluetooth *vbt, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	size_t min_hdr;
 	__u8 pkt_type;
 
 	pkt_type = *((__u8 *) skb->data);
@@ -205,16 +206,32 @@ static void virtbt_rx_handle(struct virtio_bluetooth *vbt, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	switch (pkt_type) {
 	case HCI_EVENT_PKT:
+		min_hdr = sizeof(struct hci_event_hdr);
+		break;
 	case HCI_ACLDATA_PKT:
+		min_hdr = sizeof(struct hci_acl_hdr);
+		break;
 	case HCI_SCODATA_PKT:
+		min_hdr = sizeof(struct hci_sco_hdr);
+		break;
 	case HCI_ISODATA_PKT:
-		hci_skb_pkt_type(skb) = pkt_type;
-		hci_recv_frame(vbt->hdev, skb);
+		min_hdr = sizeof(struct hci_iso_hdr);
 		break;
 	default:
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-		break;
+		return;
 	}
+
+	if (skb->len < min_hdr) {
+		bt_dev_err_ratelimited(vbt->hdev,
+				       "rx pkt_type 0x%02x payload %u < hdr %zu\n",
+				       pkt_type, skb->len, min_hdr);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	hci_skb_pkt_type(skb) = pkt_type;
+	hci_recv_frame(vbt->hdev, skb);
 }
 
 static void virtbt_rx_work(struct work_struct *work)