diff --git a/net/nfc/hci/core.c b/net/nfc/hci/core.c
index 0d33c81a15fe..ba6f0310ffd7 100644
--- a/net/nfc/hci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/hci/core.c
@@ -861,6 +861,11 @@ static void nfc_hci_recv_from_llc(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct sk_buff *frag_skb;
 	int msg_len;
 
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, NFC_HCI_HCP_PACKET_HEADER_LEN)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	packet = (struct hcp_packet *)skb->data;
 	if ((packet->header & ~NFC_HCI_FRAGMENT) == 0) {
 		skb_queue_tail(&hdev->rx_hcp_frags, skb);
@@ -904,6 +909,11 @@ static void nfc_hci_recv_from_llc(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 * unblock waiting cmd context. Otherwise, enqueue to dispatch
 	 * in separate context where handler can also execute command.
 	 */
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(hcp_skb, NFC_HCI_HCP_HEADER_LEN)) {
+		kfree_skb(hcp_skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	packet = (struct hcp_packet *)hcp_skb->data;
 	type = HCP_MSG_GET_TYPE(packet->message.header);
 	if (type == NFC_HCI_HCP_RESPONSE) {
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/hci.c b/net/nfc/nci/hci.c
index 40ae8e5a7ec7..c03e8a0bd3bd 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/hci.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/hci.c
@@ -439,6 +439,11 @@ void nci_hci_data_received_cb(void *context,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, NCI_HCI_HCP_PACKET_HEADER_LEN)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	packet = (struct nci_hcp_packet *)skb->data;
 	if ((packet->header & ~NCI_HCI_FRAGMENT) == 0) {
 		skb_queue_tail(&ndev->hci_dev->rx_hcp_frags, skb);
@@ -482,6 +487,11 @@ void nci_hci_data_received_cb(void *context,
 	 * unblock waiting cmd context. Otherwise, enqueue to dispatch
 	 * in separate context where handler can also execute command.
 	 */
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(hcp_skb, NCI_HCI_HCP_HEADER_LEN)) {
+		kfree_skb(hcp_skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	packet = (struct nci_hcp_packet *)hcp_skb->data;
 	type = NCI_HCP_MSG_GET_TYPE(packet->message.header);
 	if (type == NCI_HCI_HCP_RESPONSE) {