diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index 2a4d50e04441..14c101e104ce 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ int qrtr_endpoint_post(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, const void *data, size_t len)
 	unsigned int ver;
 	size_t hdrlen;
 
-	if (len & 3)
+	if (len == 0 || len & 3)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	skb = netdev_alloc_skb(NULL, len);
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ int qrtr_endpoint_post(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, const void *data, size_t len)
 
 	switch (ver) {
 	case QRTR_PROTO_VER_1:
+		if (len < sizeof(*v1))
+			goto err;
 		v1 = data;
 		hdrlen = sizeof(*v1);
 
@@ -286,6 +288,8 @@ int qrtr_endpoint_post(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, const void *data, size_t len)
 		size = le32_to_cpu(v1->size);
 		break;
 	case QRTR_PROTO_VER_2:
+		if (len < sizeof(*v2))
+			goto err;
 		v2 = data;
 		hdrlen = sizeof(*v2) + v2->optlen;