diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
index 3395c4675988..36f75d594630 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs.c
@@ -1885,6 +1885,11 @@ static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_mem_read(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (iwl_rx_packet_payload_len(hcmd.resp_pkt) < sizeof(*rsp)) {
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	rsp = (void *)hcmd.resp_pkt->data;
 	if (le32_to_cpu(rsp->status) != DEBUG_MEM_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;
@@ -1962,6 +1967,11 @@ static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_mem_write(struct file *file,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (iwl_rx_packet_payload_len(hcmd.resp_pkt) < sizeof(*rsp)) {
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	rsp = (void *)hcmd.resp_pkt->data;
 	if (rsp->status != DEBUG_MEM_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;