diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
index 140ab55c9fc5..c20d54088c8c 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c
@@ -120,9 +120,13 @@ static int virtbt_setup_zephyr(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(skb))
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 
-	bt_dev_info(hdev, "%s", (char *)(skb->data + 1));
+	/* Bounded print: the backend controls skb->len. */
+	if (skb->len > 1) {
+		int len = skb->len - 1;
 
-	hci_set_fw_info(hdev, "%s", skb->data + 1);
+		bt_dev_info(hdev, "%.*s", len, (char *)(skb->data + 1));
+		hci_set_fw_info(hdev, "%.*s", len, skb->data + 1);
+	}
 
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return 0;