diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index d91db72b9e9e..36bd59ff49c4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2430,7 +2430,8 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_ap_probereq_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	ssid = ieee80211_bss_get_ie(cbss, WLAN_EID_SSID);
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ssid == NULL))
+	if (WARN_ONCE(!ssid || ssid[1] > IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN,
+		      "invalid SSID element (len=%d)", ssid ? ssid[1] : -1))
 		ssid_len = 0;
 	else
 		ssid_len = ssid[1];
@@ -4756,7 +4757,7 @@ int ieee80211_mgd_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	ssidie = ieee80211_bss_get_ie(req->bss, WLAN_EID_SSID);
-	if (!ssidie) {
+	if (!ssidie || ssidie[1] > sizeof(assoc_data->ssid)) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		kfree(assoc_data);
 		return -EINVAL;