diff --git a/common/usb.c b/common/usb.c
index 55fff5b..ab7bafe 100644
--- a/common/usb.c
+++ b/common/usb.c
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ static int usb_set_maxpacket(struct usb_device *dev)
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Parse the config, located in buffer, and fills the dev->config structure.
  * Note that all little/big endian swapping are done automatically.
+ * (wTotalLength has already been swapped when it was read.)
  */
 static int usb_parse_config(struct usb_device *dev,
 			unsigned char *buffer, int cfgno)
@@ -361,24 +362,39 @@ static int usb_parse_config(struct usb_device *dev,
 			head->bDescriptorType);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	memcpy(&dev->config, buffer, buffer[0]);
-	le16_to_cpus(&(dev->config.desc.wTotalLength));
+	if (buffer[0] != USB_DT_CONFIG_SIZE)
+		printf("Ignoring invalid USB CFG length (%d)\n", buffer[0]);
+	memcpy(&dev->config, buffer, USB_DT_CONFIG_SIZE);
 	dev->config.no_of_if = 0;
 
 	index = dev->config.desc.bLength;
 	/* Ok the first entry must be a configuration entry,
 	 * now process the others */
 	head = (struct usb_descriptor_header *) &buffer[index];
-	while (index + 1 < dev->config.desc.wTotalLength) {
+	while (index + 1 < dev->config.desc.wTotalLength && head->bLength) {
 		switch (head->bDescriptorType) {
 		case USB_DT_INTERFACE:
+			if (index + USB_DT_INTERFACE_SIZE >
+			    dev->config.desc.wTotalLength) {
+				puts("USB IF descriptor overflowed buffer!\n");
+				break;
+			}
 			if (((struct usb_interface_descriptor *) \
 			     &buffer[index])->bInterfaceNumber != curr_if_num) {
 				/* this is a new interface, copy new desc */
 				ifno = dev->config.no_of_if;
+				if (ifno >= USB_MAXINTERFACES) {
+					puts("Too many USB interfaces!\n");
+					/* try to go on with what we have */
+					return 1;
+				}
 				if_desc = &dev->config.if_desc[ifno];
 				dev->config.no_of_if++;
-				memcpy(if_desc,	&buffer[index], buffer[index]);
+				if (buffer[index] != USB_DT_INTERFACE_SIZE)
+					printf("Ignoring invalid USB IF length"
+						" (%d)\n", buffer[index]);
+				memcpy(if_desc, &buffer[index],
+					USB_DT_INTERFACE_SIZE);
 				if_desc->no_of_ep = 0;
 				if_desc->num_altsetting = 1;
 				curr_if_num =
@@ -392,12 +408,29 @@ static int usb_parse_config(struct usb_device *dev,
 			}
 			break;
 		case USB_DT_ENDPOINT:
+			if (index + USB_DT_ENDPOINT_SIZE >
+			    dev->config.desc.wTotalLength) {
+				puts("USB EP descriptor overflowed buffer!\n");
+				break;
+			}
+			if (ifno < 0) {
+				puts("Endpoint descriptor out of order!\n");
+				break;
+			}
 			epno = dev->config.if_desc[ifno].no_of_ep;
 			if_desc = &dev->config.if_desc[ifno];
+			if (epno > USB_MAXENDPOINTS) {
+				printf("Interface %d has too many endpoints!\n",
+					if_desc->desc.bInterfaceNumber);
+				return 1;
+			}
 			/* found an endpoint */
 			if_desc->no_of_ep++;
+			if (buffer[index] != USB_DT_ENDPOINT_SIZE)
+				printf("Ignoring invalid USB EP length (%d)\n",
+					buffer[index]);
 			memcpy(&if_desc->ep_desc[epno],
-				&buffer[index], buffer[index]);
+				&buffer[index], USB_DT_ENDPOINT_SIZE);
 			ep_wMaxPacketSize = get_unaligned(&dev->config.\
 							if_desc[ifno].\
 							ep_desc[epno].\
@@ -410,9 +443,21 @@ static int usb_parse_config(struct usb_device *dev,
 			debug("if %d, ep %d\n", ifno, epno);
 			break;
 		case USB_DT_SS_ENDPOINT_COMP:
+			if (index + USB_DT_SS_EP_COMP_SIZE >
+			    dev->config.desc.wTotalLength) {
+				puts("USB EPC descriptor overflowed buffer!\n");
+				break;
+			}
+			if (ifno < 0 || epno < 0) {
+				puts("EPC descriptor out of order!\n");
+				break;
+			}
 			if_desc = &dev->config.if_desc[ifno];
+			if (buffer[index] != USB_DT_SS_EP_COMP_SIZE)
+				printf("Ignoring invalid USB EPC length (%d)\n",
+					buffer[index]);
 			memcpy(&if_desc->ss_ep_comp_desc[epno],
-				&buffer[index], buffer[index]);
+				&buffer[index], USB_DT_SS_EP_COMP_SIZE);
 			break;
 		default:
 			if (head->bLength == 0)
@@ -491,7 +536,7 @@ int usb_get_configuration_no(struct usb_device *dev,
 			     unsigned char *buffer, int cfgno)
 {
 	int result;
-	unsigned int tmp;
+	unsigned int length;
 	struct usb_config_descriptor *config;
 
 	config = (struct usb_config_descriptor *)&buffer[0];
@@ -505,16 +550,18 @@ int usb_get_configuration_no(struct usb_device *dev,
 				"(expected %i, got %i)\n", 9, result);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	tmp = le16_to_cpu(config->wTotalLength);
+	length = le16_to_cpu(config->wTotalLength);
 
-	if (tmp > USB_BUFSIZ) {
-		printf("usb_get_configuration_no: failed to get " \
-		       "descriptor - too long: %d\n", tmp);
+	if (length > USB_BUFSIZ) {
+		printf("%s: failed to get descriptor - too long: %d\n",
+			__func__, length);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	result = usb_get_descriptor(dev, USB_DT_CONFIG, cfgno, buffer, tmp);
-	debug("get_conf_no %d Result %d, wLength %d\n", cfgno, result, tmp);
+	result = usb_get_descriptor(dev, USB_DT_CONFIG, cfgno, buffer, length);
+	debug("get_conf_no %d Result %d, wLength %d\n", cfgno, result, length);
+	config->wTotalLength = length; /* validated, with CPU byte order */
+
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/common/usb_hub.c b/common/usb_hub.c
index 774ba63..d30962e 100644
--- a/common/usb_hub.c
+++ b/common/usb_hub.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void usb_hub_port_connect_change(struct usb_device *dev, int port)
 
 static int usb_hub_configure(struct usb_device *dev)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i, length;
 	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(unsigned char, buffer, USB_BUFSIZ);
 	unsigned char *bitmap;
 	short hubCharacteristics;
@@ -341,20 +341,14 @@ static int usb_hub_configure(struct usb_device *dev)
 	}
 	descriptor = (struct usb_hub_descriptor *)buffer;
 
-	/* silence compiler warning if USB_BUFSIZ is > 256 [= sizeof(char)] */
-	i = descriptor->bLength;
-	if (i > USB_BUFSIZ) {
-		debug("usb_hub_configure: failed to get hub " \
-		      "descriptor - too long: %d\n", descriptor->bLength);
-		return -1;
-	}
+	length = min(descriptor->bLength, sizeof(struct usb_hub_descriptor));
 
-	if (usb_get_hub_descriptor(dev, buffer, descriptor->bLength) < 0) {
+	if (usb_get_hub_descriptor(dev, buffer, length) < 0) {
 		debug("usb_hub_configure: failed to get hub " \
 		      "descriptor 2nd giving up %lX\n", dev->status);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	memcpy((unsigned char *)&hub->desc, buffer, descriptor->bLength);
+	memcpy((unsigned char *)&hub->desc, buffer, length);
 	/* adjust 16bit values */
 	put_unaligned(le16_to_cpu(get_unaligned(
 			&descriptor->wHubCharacteristics)),
