diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
index 9c640d670ffeb5dd879f042d8d8f8df4c68202ee..0c1b0770c59ea303e4334156f1d203b1d2f16fc3 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
@@ -551,9 +551,7 @@ ieee802154_llsec_parse_key_id(struct genl_info *info,
 	desc->mode = nla_get_u8(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_LLSEC_KEY_MODE]);
 
 	if (desc->mode == IEEE802154_SCF_KEY_IMPLICIT) {
-		if (!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_PAN_ID] &&
-		    !(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_SHORT_ADDR] ||
-		      info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_HW_ADDR]))
+		if (!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_PAN_ID])
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		desc->device_addr.pan_id = nla_get_shortaddr(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_PAN_ID]);
@@ -562,6 +560,9 @@ ieee802154_llsec_parse_key_id(struct genl_info *info,
 			desc->device_addr.mode = IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT;
 			desc->device_addr.short_addr = nla_get_shortaddr(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_SHORT_ADDR]);
 		} else {
+			if (!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_HW_ADDR])
+				return -EINVAL;
+
 			desc->device_addr.mode = IEEE802154_ADDR_LONG;
 			desc->device_addr.extended_addr = nla_get_hwaddr(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_HW_ADDR]);
 		}
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index 7c5a1aa5adb422445184adadab9993a8f37cbaab..05f6bd89a7dd8e526369db8247a8fd9661cf41f2 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -820,8 +820,13 @@ nl802154_send_iface(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq, int flags,
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE802154_NL802154_EXPERIMENTAL
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (nl802154_get_llsec_params(msg, rdev, wpan_dev) < 0)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+out:
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE802154_NL802154_EXPERIMENTAL */
 
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
@@ -1384,6 +1389,9 @@ static int nl802154_set_llsec_params(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	u32 changed = 0;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_ENABLED]) {
 		u8 enabled;
 
@@ -1490,6 +1498,11 @@ nl802154_dump_llsec_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR) {
+		err = skb->len;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
 	if (!wpan_dev->netdev) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_err;
@@ -1544,7 +1557,11 @@ static int nl802154_add_llsec_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_key_id id = { };
 	u32 commands[NL802154_CMD_FRAME_NR_IDS / 32] = { };
 
-	if (nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY], nl802154_key_policy, info->extack))
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY], nl802154_key_policy, info->extack))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!attrs[NL802154_KEY_ATTR_USAGE_FRAMES] ||
@@ -1592,7 +1609,11 @@ static int nl802154_del_llsec_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct nlattr *attrs[NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_key_id id;
 
-	if (nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY], nl802154_key_policy, info->extack))
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_KEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_KEY], nl802154_key_policy, info->extack))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (ieee802154_llsec_parse_key_id(attrs[NL802154_KEY_ATTR_ID], &id) < 0)
@@ -1656,6 +1677,11 @@ nl802154_dump_llsec_dev(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR) {
+		err = skb->len;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
 	if (!wpan_dev->netdev) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_err;
@@ -1742,6 +1768,9 @@ static int nl802154_add_llsec_dev(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev = dev->ieee802154_ptr;
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_device dev_desc;
 
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (ieee802154_llsec_parse_device(info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVICE],
 					  &dev_desc) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1757,7 +1786,11 @@ static int nl802154_del_llsec_dev(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct nlattr *attrs[NL802154_DEV_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	__le64 extended_addr;
 
-	if (nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEV_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVICE], nl802154_dev_policy, info->extack))
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVICE] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEV_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVICE], nl802154_dev_policy, info->extack))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!attrs[NL802154_DEV_ATTR_EXTENDED_ADDR])
@@ -1825,6 +1858,11 @@ nl802154_dump_llsec_devkey(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR) {
+		err = skb->len;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
 	if (!wpan_dev->netdev) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_err;
@@ -1882,6 +1920,9 @@ static int nl802154_add_llsec_devkey(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_device_key key;
 	__le64 extended_addr;
 
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY] ||
 	    nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY], nl802154_devkey_policy, info->extack) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1913,7 +1954,11 @@ static int nl802154_del_llsec_devkey(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_device_key key;
 	__le64 extended_addr;
 
-	if (nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY], nl802154_devkey_policy, info->extack))
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY] ||
+	    nla_parse_nested_deprecated(attrs, NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_MAX, info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_DEVKEY], nl802154_devkey_policy, info->extack))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!attrs[NL802154_DEVKEY_ATTR_EXTENDED_ADDR])
@@ -1986,6 +2031,11 @@ nl802154_dump_llsec_seclevel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR) {
+		err = skb->len;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
 	if (!wpan_dev->netdev) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_err;
@@ -2070,6 +2120,9 @@ static int nl802154_add_llsec_seclevel(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev = dev->ieee802154_ptr;
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_seclevel sl;
 
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (llsec_parse_seclevel(info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_LEVEL],
 				 &sl) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2085,6 +2138,9 @@ static int nl802154_del_llsec_seclevel(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev = dev->ieee802154_ptr;
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_seclevel sl;
 
+	if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (!info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_LEVEL] ||
 	    llsec_parse_seclevel(info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SEC_LEVEL],
 				 &sl) < 0)
@@ -2098,11 +2154,7 @@ static int nl802154_del_llsec_seclevel(struct sk_buff *skb,
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV	0x02
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_RTNL		0x04
 #define NL802154_FLAG_CHECK_NETDEV_UP	0x08
-#define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV_UP	(NL802154_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV |\
-					 NL802154_FLAG_CHECK_NETDEV_UP)
 #define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_WPAN_DEV	0x10
-#define NL802154_FLAG_NEED_WPAN_DEV_UP	(NL802154_FLAG_NEED_WPAN_DEV |\
-					 NL802154_FLAG_CHECK_NETDEV_UP)
 
 static int nl802154_pre_doit(const struct genl_ops *ops, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     struct genl_info *info)
diff --git a/net/mac802154/llsec.c b/net/mac802154/llsec.c
index 585d33144c33f847a9201e55a7cb9646c3c553cf..55550ead2ced8cbd1273bb4c0a02a0928080565f 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/llsec.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/llsec.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ err_tfm0:
 	crypto_free_sync_skcipher(key->tfm0);
 err_tfm:
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(key->tfm); i++)
-		if (key->tfm[i])
+		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(key->tfm[i]))
 			crypto_free_aead(key->tfm[i]);
 
 	kfree_sensitive(key);