diff --git a/net/mac802154/llsec.c b/net/mac802154/llsec.c
index af6a7e39b7b7..7c8593d7abad 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/llsec.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/llsec.c
@@ -888,6 +888,11 @@ llsec_do_decrypt_auth(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct mac802154_llsec *sec,
 	data = skb_mac_header(skb) + skb->mac_len;
 	datalen = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - data;
 
+	if (datalen < authlen) {
+		kfree_sensitive(req);
+		return -EBADMSG;
+	}
+
 	sg_init_one(&sg, skb_mac_header(skb), assoclen + datalen);
 
 	if (!(hdr->sec.level & IEEE802154_SCF_SECLEVEL_ENC)) {