diff --git a/sound/usb/card.c b/sound/usb/card.c
index 3dc36d913550..23d1d23aefec 100644
--- a/sound/usb/card.c
+++ b/sound/usb/card.c
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ static int snd_usb_create_streams(struct snd_usb_audio *chip, int ctrlif)
 	struct usb_interface_descriptor *altsd;
 	void *control_header;
 	int i, protocol;
+	int rest_bytes;
 
 	/* find audiocontrol interface */
 	host_iface = &usb_ifnum_to_if(dev, ctrlif)->altsetting[0];
@@ -235,6 +236,15 @@ static int snd_usb_create_streams(struct snd_usb_audio *chip, int ctrlif)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	rest_bytes = (void *)(host_iface->extra + host_iface->extralen) -
+		control_header;
+
+	/* just to be sure -- this shouldn't hit at all */
+	if (rest_bytes <= 0) {
+		dev_err(&dev->dev, "invalid control header\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	switch (protocol) {
 	default:
 		dev_warn(&dev->dev,
@@ -245,11 +255,21 @@ static int snd_usb_create_streams(struct snd_usb_audio *chip, int ctrlif)
 	case UAC_VERSION_1: {
 		struct uac1_ac_header_descriptor *h1 = control_header;
 
+		if (rest_bytes < sizeof(*h1)) {
+			dev_err(&dev->dev, "too short v1 buffer descriptor\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		if (!h1->bInCollection) {
 			dev_info(&dev->dev, "skipping empty audio interface (v1)\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
+		if (rest_bytes < h1->bLength) {
+			dev_err(&dev->dev, "invalid buffer length (v1)\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		if (h1->bLength < sizeof(*h1) + h1->bInCollection) {
 			dev_err(&dev->dev, "invalid UAC_HEADER (v1)\n");
 			return -EINVAL;