diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index e07b120f791f..63bb7686b811 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -960,6 +960,9 @@ int wil_cfg80211_mgmt_tx(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev,
 	wil_hex_dump_misc("mgmt tx frame ", DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 16, 1, buf,
 			  len, true);
 
+	if (len < sizeof(struct ieee80211_mgmt))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	cmd = kmalloc(sizeof(*cmd) + len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cmd) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
index d3691c64d47a..6eefb9e61ec4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
@@ -805,8 +805,12 @@ static ssize_t wil_write_file_txmgmt(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = wil_to_wdev(wil);
 	struct cfg80211_mgmt_tx_params params;
 	int rc;
-	void *frame = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	void *frame;
 
+	if (!len)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	frame = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!frame)
 		return -ENOMEM;