diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index f8cd4cf3fad870d97204e3cf281d72e137db146c..7d5b6000378bbbdaf8a4fe7316ab93786429cf3a 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -2651,6 +2651,15 @@ unsigned int ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb);
  */
 unsigned int __attribute_const__ ieee80211_hdrlen(__le16 fc);
 
+/**
+ * ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen - get mesh extension header length
+ * @meshhdr: the mesh extension header, only the flags field
+ *	(first byte) will be accessed
+ * Returns the length of the extension header, which is always at
+ * least 6 bytes and at most 18 if address 5 and 6 are present.
+ */
+unsigned int ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen(struct ieee80211s_hdr *meshhdr);
+
 /**
  * DOC: Data path helpers
  *
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 99cdee16e31bb516a698ff2ce0444ac1498d4825..265a032dec499128156efa85c9a9cdd78b730bfe 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -531,6 +531,11 @@ ieee80211_rx_mesh_check(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 
 		if (ieee80211_is_action(hdr->frame_control)) {
 			u8 category;
+
+			/* make sure category field is present */
+			if (rx->skb->len < IEEE80211_MIN_ACTION_SIZE)
+				return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
+
 			mgmt = (struct ieee80211_mgmt *)hdr;
 			category = mgmt->u.action.category;
 			if (category != WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_ACTION &&
@@ -1892,6 +1897,20 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_mesh_fwding(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 
 	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
 	hdrlen = ieee80211_hdrlen(hdr->frame_control);
+
+	/* make sure fixed part of mesh header is there, also checks skb len */
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(rx->skb, hdrlen + 6))
+		return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
+
+	mesh_hdr = (struct ieee80211s_hdr *) (skb->data + hdrlen);
+
+	/* make sure full mesh header is there, also checks skb len */
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(rx->skb,
+			   hdrlen + ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen(mesh_hdr)))
+		return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
+
+	/* reload pointers */
+	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
 	mesh_hdr = (struct ieee80211s_hdr *) (skb->data + hdrlen);
 
 	/* frame is in RMC, don't forward */
@@ -1915,9 +1934,12 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_mesh_fwding(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 		if (is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1)) {
 			mpp_addr = hdr->addr3;
 			proxied_addr = mesh_hdr->eaddr1;
-		} else {
+		} else if (mesh_hdr->flags & MESH_FLAGS_AE_A5_A6) {
+			/* has_a4 already checked in ieee80211_rx_mesh_check */
 			mpp_addr = hdr->addr4;
 			proxied_addr = mesh_hdr->eaddr2;
+		} else {
+			return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
 		}
 
 		rcu_read_lock();
@@ -2354,6 +2376,10 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_action(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 		}
 		break;
 	case WLAN_CATEGORY_SELF_PROTECTED:
+		if (len < (IEEE80211_MIN_ACTION_SIZE +
+			   sizeof(mgmt->u.action.u.self_prot.action_code)))
+			break;
+
 		switch (mgmt->u.action.u.self_prot.action_code) {
 		case WLAN_SP_MESH_PEERING_OPEN:
 		case WLAN_SP_MESH_PEERING_CLOSE:
@@ -2372,6 +2398,10 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_action(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 		}
 		break;
 	case WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_ACTION:
+		if (len < (IEEE80211_MIN_ACTION_SIZE +
+			   sizeof(mgmt->u.action.u.mesh_action.action_code)))
+			break;
+
 		if (!ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif))
 			break;
 		if (mesh_action_is_path_sel(mgmt) &&
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 45a09de1ffe3c1388a23968c268e26ab05e724b6..2762e8329986afd57efd3f7735d1904e221ab05e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ unsigned int ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb);
 
-static int ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen(struct ieee80211s_hdr *meshhdr)
+unsigned int ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen(struct ieee80211s_hdr *meshhdr)
 {
 	int ae = meshhdr->flags & MESH_FLAGS_AE;
 	/* 802.11-2012, 8.2.4.7.3 */
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ static int ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen(struct ieee80211s_hdr *meshhdr)
 		return 18;
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_get_mesh_hdrlen);
 
 int ieee80211_data_to_8023(struct sk_buff *skb, const u8 *addr,
 			   enum nl80211_iftype iftype)