diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
index ae39ceaa2e29..c40c9e02391b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
@@ -1066,6 +1066,9 @@ static u16 batadv_arp_get_type(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
  * @skb: the buffer containing the packet to extract the VID from
  * @hdr_size: the size of the batman-adv header encapsulating the packet
  *
+ * The caller must ensure that at least @hdr_size + ETH_HLEN bytes are
+ * accessible after skb->data.
+ *
  * Return: If the packet embedded in the skb is vlan tagged this function
  * returns the VID with the BATADV_VLAN_HAS_TAG flag. Otherwise BATADV_NO_FLAGS
  * is returned.
@@ -1148,6 +1151,10 @@ bool batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_arp_request(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	if (!READ_ONCE(bat_priv->distributed_arp_table))
 		goto out;
 
+	/* first, find out the vid. */
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_size + ETH_HLEN))
+		goto out;
+
 	vid = batadv_dat_get_vid(skb, &hdr_size);
 
 	type = batadv_arp_get_type(bat_priv, skb, hdr_size);
@@ -1243,6 +1250,10 @@ bool batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_arp_request(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	if (!READ_ONCE(bat_priv->distributed_arp_table))
 		goto out;
 
+	/* first, find out the vid. */
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_size + ETH_HLEN))
+		goto out;
+
 	vid = batadv_dat_get_vid(skb, &hdr_size);
 
 	type = batadv_arp_get_type(bat_priv, skb, hdr_size);
@@ -1305,6 +1316,10 @@ void batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_arp_reply(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	if (!READ_ONCE(bat_priv->distributed_arp_table))
 		return;
 
+	/* first, find out the vid. */
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_size + ETH_HLEN))
+		return;
+
 	vid = batadv_dat_get_vid(skb, &hdr_size);
 
 	type = batadv_arp_get_type(bat_priv, skb, hdr_size);
@@ -1353,6 +1368,10 @@ bool batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_arp_reply(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	if (!READ_ONCE(bat_priv->distributed_arp_table))
 		goto out;
 
+	/* first, find out the vid. */
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_size + ETH_HLEN))
+		goto out;
+
 	vid = batadv_dat_get_vid(skb, &hdr_size);
 
 	type = batadv_arp_get_type(bat_priv, skb, hdr_size);
@@ -1747,6 +1766,7 @@ void batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_dhcp_ack(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
 	__be32 ip_src, yiaddr;
 	unsigned short vid;
+	int hdr_size_tmp;
 	__be16 proto;
 	u8 *hw_src;
 
@@ -1763,8 +1783,10 @@ void batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_dhcp_ack(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	if (!batadv_dat_check_dhcp_ack(skb, proto, &ip_src, chaddr, &yiaddr))
 		return;
 
+	hdr_size_tmp = hdr_size;
+	vid = batadv_dat_get_vid(skb, &hdr_size_tmp);
+	ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)(skb->data + hdr_size);
 	hw_src = ethhdr->h_source;
-	vid = batadv_dat_get_vid(skb, &hdr_size);
 
 	batadv_dat_entry_add(bat_priv, yiaddr, chaddr, vid);
 	batadv_dat_entry_add(bat_priv, ip_src, hw_src, vid);
@@ -1804,6 +1826,10 @@ bool batadv_dat_drop_broadcast_packet(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	if (batadv_forw_packet_is_rebroadcast(forw_packet))
 		goto out;
 
+	/* first, find out the vid. */
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(forw_packet->skb, hdr_size + ETH_HLEN))
+		goto out;
+
 	vid = batadv_dat_get_vid(forw_packet->skb, &hdr_size);
 
 	type = batadv_arp_get_type(bat_priv, forw_packet->skb, hdr_size);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index 305488a74a25..a5ac82eabd25 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -684,12 +684,13 @@ bool batadv_gw_out_of_range(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct batadv_gw_node *gw_node = NULL;
 	struct batadv_gw_node *curr_gw = NULL;
 	struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo *curr_ifinfo, *old_ifinfo;
-	struct ethhdr *ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
+	struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
 	bool out_of_range = false;
 	u8 curr_tq_avg;
 	unsigned short vid;
 
 	vid = batadv_get_vid(skb, 0);
+	ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
 
 	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest))
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index 3c4572284b53..4d3807a645b7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -580,6 +580,9 @@ void batadv_recv_handler_unregister(u8 packet_type)
  * @skb: the buffer containing the packet
  * @header_len: length of the batman header preceding the ethernet header
  *
+ * The caller must ensure that at least @header_len + ETH_HLEN bytes are
+ * accessible after skb->data.
+ *
  * Return: VID with the BATADV_VLAN_HAS_TAG flag when the packet embedded in the
  * skb is vlan tagged. Otherwise BATADV_NO_FLAGS.
  */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c
index 44026810b99c..511f70e0706a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ void batadv_interface_rx(struct net_device *mesh_iface,
 		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, VLAN_ETH_HLEN))
 			goto dropped;
 
+		ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
 		vhdr = skb_vlan_eth_hdr(skb);
 
 		/* drop batman-in-batman packets to prevent loops */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index c05fcc9241ad..bbd40fe3a8e5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -855,8 +855,8 @@ static bool batadv_check_unicast_ttvn(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	if (skb_cow(skb, sizeof(*unicast_packet)) < 0)
 		return false;
 
-	unicast_packet = (struct batadv_unicast_packet *)skb->data;
 	vid = batadv_get_vid(skb, hdr_len);
+	unicast_packet = (struct batadv_unicast_packet *)skb->data;
 	ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)(skb->data + hdr_len);
 
 	/* do not reroute multicast frames in a unicast header */
@@ -1029,6 +1029,7 @@ int batadv_recv_unicast_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 							  hdr_size);
 			batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node_gw);
 			if (is_gw) {
+				orig_addr_gw = eth_hdr(skb)->h_source;
 				batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BLA, bat_priv,
 					   "%s(): Dropped unicast pkt received from another backbone gw %pM.\n",
 					   __func__, orig_addr_gw);