diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
index 674ad3405646..32b6b9efd6ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1258,6 +1258,8 @@ int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			break;
 
 		case WLAN_EID_FH_PARAMS:
+			if (element_len + 2 < sizeof(*fh_param_set))
+				return -EINVAL;
 			fh_param_set =
 				(struct ieee_types_fh_param_set *) current_ptr;
 			memcpy(&bss_entry->phy_param_set.fh_param_set,
@@ -1266,6 +1268,8 @@ int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			break;
 
 		case WLAN_EID_DS_PARAMS:
+			if (element_len + 2 < sizeof(*ds_param_set))
+				return -EINVAL;
 			ds_param_set =
 				(struct ieee_types_ds_param_set *) current_ptr;
 
@@ -1277,6 +1281,8 @@ int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			break;
 
 		case WLAN_EID_CF_PARAMS:
+			if (element_len + 2 < sizeof(*cf_param_set))
+				return -EINVAL;
 			cf_param_set =
 				(struct ieee_types_cf_param_set *) current_ptr;
 			memcpy(&bss_entry->ss_param_set.cf_param_set,
@@ -1285,6 +1291,8 @@ int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			break;
 
 		case WLAN_EID_IBSS_PARAMS:
+			if (element_len + 2 < sizeof(*ibss_param_set))
+				return -EINVAL;
 			ibss_param_set =
 				(struct ieee_types_ibss_param_set *)
 				current_ptr;
@@ -1294,10 +1302,14 @@ int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			break;
 
 		case WLAN_EID_ERP_INFO:
+			if (!element_len)
+				return -EINVAL;
 			bss_entry->erp_flags = *(current_ptr + 2);
 			break;
 
 		case WLAN_EID_PWR_CONSTRAINT:
+			if (!element_len)
+				return -EINVAL;
 			bss_entry->local_constraint = *(current_ptr + 2);
 			bss_entry->sensed_11h = true;
 			break;
@@ -1337,6 +1349,9 @@ int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			break;
 
 		case WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:
+			if (element_len + 2 < sizeof(vendor_ie->vend_hdr))
+				return -EINVAL;
+
 			vendor_ie = (struct ieee_types_vendor_specific *)
 					current_ptr;