diff --git a/net/nfc/hci/core.c b/net/nfc/hci/core.c
index b740fef0acc5..6bf14f4f4b42 100644
--- a/net/nfc/hci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/hci/core.c
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ void nfc_hci_cmd_received(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 pipe, u8 cmd,
 		}
 		create_info = (struct hci_create_pipe_resp *)skb->data;
 
+		if (create_info->pipe >= NFC_HCI_MAX_PIPES) {
+			status = NFC_HCI_ANY_E_NOK;
+			goto exit;
+		}
+
 		/* Save the new created pipe and bind with local gate,
 		 * the description for skb->data[3] is destination gate id
 		 * but since we received this cmd from host controller, we
@@ -232,6 +237,11 @@ void nfc_hci_cmd_received(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 pipe, u8 cmd,
 		}
 		delete_info = (struct hci_delete_pipe_noti *)skb->data;
 
+		if (delete_info->pipe >= NFC_HCI_MAX_PIPES) {
+			status = NFC_HCI_ANY_E_NOK;
+			goto exit;
+		}
+
 		hdev->pipes[delete_info->pipe].gate = NFC_HCI_INVALID_GATE;
 		hdev->pipes[delete_info->pipe].dest_host = NFC_HCI_INVALID_HOST;
 		break;