diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd.h b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd.h
index 86fd40106de4ac785525f69c6a47a63a5911bb3e..27c095e853867c64e4237878c9c4163e70755a88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd.h
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ extern int dhd_ifname2idx(struct dhd_info *dhd, char *name);
 extern int dhd_net2idx(struct dhd_info *dhd, struct net_device *net);
 extern struct net_device * dhd_idx2net(void *pub, int ifidx);
 extern int net_os_send_hang_message(struct net_device *dev);
-extern int wl_host_event(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int *idx, void *pktdata,
+extern int wl_host_event(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int *idx, void *pktdata, size_t pktlen,
                          wl_event_msg_t *, void **data_ptr);
 extern void wl_event_to_host_order(wl_event_msg_t * evt);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_common.c
index 08f78ac46d25647c6e71d6d999a972ad01b8dc44..61ad5ccd2b681c059633179034182a0ba0829f2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_common.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ wl_show_host_event(wl_event_msg_t *event, void *event_data)
 #endif /* SHOW_EVENTS */
 
 int
-wl_host_event(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int *ifidx, void *pktdata,
+wl_host_event(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int *ifidx, void *pktdata, size_t pktlen,
               wl_event_msg_t *event, void **data_ptr)
 {
 	/* check whether packet is a BRCM event pkt */
@@ -1116,6 +1116,9 @@ wl_host_event(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int *ifidx, void *pktdata,
 		return (BCME_ERROR);
 	}
 
+	if (pktlen < sizeof(bcm_event_t))
+		return (BCME_ERROR);
+
 	*data_ptr = &pvt_data[1];
 	event_data = *data_ptr;
 
@@ -1125,8 +1128,15 @@ wl_host_event(dhd_pub_t *dhd_pub, int *ifidx, void *pktdata,
 	type = ntoh32_ua((void *)&event->event_type);
 	flags = ntoh16_ua((void *)&event->flags);
 	status = ntoh32_ua((void *)&event->status);
+
 	datalen = ntoh32_ua((void *)&event->datalen);
+	if (datalen > pktlen)
+		return (BCME_ERROR);
+
 	evlen = datalen + sizeof(bcm_event_t);
+	if (evlen > pktlen) {
+		return (BCME_ERROR);
+	}
 
 	switch (type) {
 #ifdef PROP_TXSTATUS
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_linux.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_linux.c
index c890a92cd1e1ab1173dd23ca07193c8648aee7a4..7d0a5fefc69399d073a610225153cb14cbfce747 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd_linux.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static int dhd_toe_get(dhd_info_t *dhd, int idx, uint32 *toe_ol);
 static int dhd_toe_set(dhd_info_t *dhd, int idx, uint32 toe_ol);
 #endif /* TOE */
 
-static int dhd_wl_host_event(dhd_info_t *dhd, int *ifidx, void *pktdata,
+static int dhd_wl_host_event(dhd_info_t *dhd, int *ifidx, void *pktdata, size_t pktlen,
                              wl_event_msg_t *event_ptr, void **data_ptr);
 
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 27)) && (LINUX_VERSION_CODE <= \
@@ -1981,6 +1981,7 @@ dhd_rx_frame(dhd_pub_t *dhdp, int ifidx, void *pktbuf, int numpkt, uint8 chan,
 #else
 			skb->mac.raw,
 #endif
+			len - 2,
 			&event,
 			&data);
 
@@ -5479,13 +5480,13 @@ dhd_get_wireless_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 #endif /* defined(WL_WIRELESS_EXT) */
 
 static int
-dhd_wl_host_event(dhd_info_t *dhd, int *ifidx, void *pktdata,
+dhd_wl_host_event(dhd_info_t *dhd, int *ifidx, void *pktdata, size_t pktlen,
 	wl_event_msg_t *event, void **data)
 {
 	int bcmerror = 0;
 	ASSERT(dhd != NULL);
 
-	bcmerror = wl_host_event(&dhd->pub, ifidx, pktdata, event, data);
+	bcmerror = wl_host_event(&dhd->pub, ifidx, pktdata, pktlen, event, data);
 	if (bcmerror != BCME_OK)
 		return (bcmerror);