diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index da93b5f1b1436..3a5700c8486af 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -1332,30 +1332,36 @@ static void vmbus_onversion_response(
 /* Channel message dispatch table */
 const struct vmbus_channel_message_table_entry
 channel_message_table[CHANNELMSG_COUNT] = {
-	{ CHANNELMSG_INVALID,			0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_OFFERCHANNEL,		0, vmbus_onoffer },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_RESCIND_CHANNELOFFER,	0, vmbus_onoffer_rescind },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_REQUESTOFFERS,		0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_ALLOFFERS_DELIVERED,	1, vmbus_onoffers_delivered },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_OPENCHANNEL,		0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_OPENCHANNEL_RESULT,	1, vmbus_onopen_result },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_CLOSECHANNEL,		0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_GPADL_HEADER,		0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_GPADL_BODY,		0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_GPADL_CREATED,		1, vmbus_ongpadl_created },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_GPADL_TEARDOWN,		0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_GPADL_TORNDOWN,		1, vmbus_ongpadl_torndown },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_RELID_RELEASED,		0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_INITIATE_CONTACT,		0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_VERSION_RESPONSE,		1, vmbus_onversion_response },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_UNLOAD,			0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_UNLOAD_RESPONSE,		1, vmbus_unload_response },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_18,			0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_19,			0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_20,			0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_TL_CONNECT_REQUEST,	0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_22,			0, NULL },
-	{ CHANNELMSG_TL_CONNECT_RESULT,		0, NULL },
+	{ CHANNELMSG_INVALID,			0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_OFFERCHANNEL,		0, vmbus_onoffer,
+		sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_offer_channel)},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_RESCIND_CHANNELOFFER,	0, vmbus_onoffer_rescind,
+		sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_rescind_offer) },
+	{ CHANNELMSG_REQUESTOFFERS,		0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_ALLOFFERS_DELIVERED,	1, vmbus_onoffers_delivered, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_OPENCHANNEL,		0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_OPENCHANNEL_RESULT,	1, vmbus_onopen_result,
+		sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_open_result)},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_CLOSECHANNEL,		0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_GPADL_HEADER,		0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_GPADL_BODY,		0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_GPADL_CREATED,		1, vmbus_ongpadl_created,
+		sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_gpadl_created)},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_GPADL_TEARDOWN,		0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_GPADL_TORNDOWN,		1, vmbus_ongpadl_torndown,
+		sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_gpadl_torndown) },
+	{ CHANNELMSG_RELID_RELEASED,		0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_INITIATE_CONTACT,		0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_VERSION_RESPONSE,		1, vmbus_onversion_response,
+		sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_version_response)},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_UNLOAD,			0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_UNLOAD_RESPONSE,		1, vmbus_unload_response, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_18,			0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_19,			0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_20,			0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_TL_CONNECT_REQUEST,	0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_22,			0, NULL, 0},
+	{ CHANNELMSG_TL_CONNECT_RESULT,		0, NULL, 0},
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
index 70b30e223a578..ab560ac9c0407 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
+++ b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ struct vmbus_channel_message_table_entry {
 	enum vmbus_channel_message_type message_type;
 	enum vmbus_message_handler_type handler_type;
 	void (*message_handler)(struct vmbus_channel_message_header *msg);
+	u32 min_payload_len;
 };
 
 extern const struct vmbus_channel_message_table_entry
diff --git a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index 6e54adb1dd331..3a05e1bc359c2 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -1082,6 +1082,12 @@ void vmbus_on_msg_dpc(unsigned long data)
 	if (!entry->message_handler)
 		goto msg_handled;
 
+	if (msg->header.payload_size < entry->min_payload_len) {
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "message too short: msgtype=%d len=%d\n",
+			  hdr->msgtype, msg->header.payload_size);
+		goto msg_handled;
+	}
+
 	if (entry->handler_type	== VMHT_BLOCKING) {
 		ctx = kmalloc(sizeof(*ctx) + msg->header.payload_size,
 			      GFP_ATOMIC);