ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
                        goto err_mutex_unlock;
                } else if (msg[0].addr == 0x10) {
+                       if (msg[0].len < 1 || msg[1].len < 1) {
+                               ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+                               goto err_mutex_unlock;
+                       }
                        /* method 1 - integrated demod */
                        if (msg[0].buf[0] == 0x00) {
                                /* return demod page from driver cache */
                                ret = rtl28xxu_ctrl_msg(d, &req);
                        }
                } else if (msg[0].len < 2) {
+                       if (msg[0].len < 1) {
+                               ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+                               goto err_mutex_unlock;
+                       }
                        /* method 2 - old I2C */
                        req.value = (msg[0].buf[0] << 8) | (msg[0].addr << 1);
                        req.index = CMD_I2C_RD;
                        ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
                        goto err_mutex_unlock;
                } else if (msg[0].addr == 0x10) {
+                       if (msg[0].len < 1) {
+                               ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+                               goto err_mutex_unlock;
+                       }
                        /* method 1 - integrated demod */
                        if (msg[0].buf[0] == 0x00) {
+                               if (msg[0].len < 2) {
+                                       ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+                                       goto err_mutex_unlock;
+                               }
                                /* save demod page for later demod access */
                                dev->page = msg[0].buf[1];
                                ret = 0;
                                ret = rtl28xxu_ctrl_msg(d, &req);
                        }
                } else if ((msg[0].len < 23) && (!dev->new_i2c_write)) {
+                       if (msg[0].len < 1) {
+                               ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+                               goto err_mutex_unlock;
+                       }
                        /* method 2 - old I2C */
                        req.value = (msg[0].buf[0] << 8) | (msg[0].addr << 1);
                        req.index = CMD_I2C_WR;