diff --git a/sound/usb/helper.c b/sound/usb/helper.c
index 7712e2b84183..b1cc9499c57e 100644
--- a/sound/usb/helper.c
+++ b/sound/usb/helper.c
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ void *snd_usb_find_csint_desc(void *buffer, int buflen, void *after, u8 dsubtype
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/* check the validity of pipe and EP types */
+int snd_usb_pipe_sanity_check(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int pipe)
+{
+	static const int pipetypes[4] = {
+		PIPE_CONTROL, PIPE_ISOCHRONOUS, PIPE_BULK, PIPE_INTERRUPT
+	};
+	struct usb_host_endpoint *ep;
+
+	ep = usb_pipe_endpoint(dev, pipe);
+	if (usb_pipetype(pipe) != pipetypes[usb_endpoint_type(&ep->desc)])
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Wrapper for usb_control_msg().
  * Allocates a temp buffer to prevent dmaing from/to the stack.
@@ -88,6 +102,9 @@ int snd_usb_ctl_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int pipe, __u8 request,
 	void *buf = NULL;
 	int timeout;
 
+	if (snd_usb_pipe_sanity_check(dev, pipe))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (size > 0) {
 		buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!buf)
diff --git a/sound/usb/helper.h b/sound/usb/helper.h
index d338bd0e0ca6..6afb70156ec4 100644
--- a/sound/usb/helper.h
+++ b/sound/usb/helper.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ unsigned int snd_usb_combine_bytes(unsigned char *bytes, int size);
 void *snd_usb_find_desc(void *descstart, int desclen, void *after, u8 dtype);
 void *snd_usb_find_csint_desc(void *descstart, int desclen, void *after, u8 dsubtype);
 
+int snd_usb_pipe_sanity_check(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int pipe);
 int snd_usb_ctl_msg(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int pipe,
 		    __u8 request, __u8 requesttype, __u16 value, __u16 index,
 		    void *data, __u16 size);
diff --git a/sound/usb/quirks.c b/sound/usb/quirks.c
index e6ce1bbe6ca6..057143330a28 100644
--- a/sound/usb/quirks.c
+++ b/sound/usb/quirks.c
@@ -840,11 +840,13 @@ static int snd_usb_novation_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev)
 static int snd_usb_accessmusic_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev)
 {
 	int err, actual_length;
-
 	/* "midi send" enable */
 	static const u8 seq[] = { 0x4e, 0x73, 0x52, 0x01 };
+	void *buf;
 
-	void *buf = kmemdup(seq, ARRAY_SIZE(seq), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (snd_usb_pipe_sanity_check(dev, usb_sndintpipe(dev, 0x05)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	buf = kmemdup(seq, ARRAY_SIZE(seq), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	err = usb_interrupt_msg(dev, usb_sndintpipe(dev, 0x05), buf,
@@ -869,7 +871,11 @@ static int snd_usb_accessmusic_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev)
 
 static int snd_usb_nativeinstruments_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev)
 {
-	int ret = usb_control_msg(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0),
+	int ret;
+
+	if (snd_usb_pipe_sanity_check(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	ret = usb_control_msg(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0),
 				  0xaf, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,
 				  1, 0, NULL, 0, 1000);
 
@@ -976,6 +982,8 @@ static int snd_usb_axefx3_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev)
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "Waiting for Axe-Fx III to boot up...\n");
 
+	if (snd_usb_pipe_sanity_check(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0)))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	/* If the Axe-Fx III has not fully booted, it will timeout when trying
 	 * to enable the audio streaming interface. A more generous timeout is
 	 * used here to detect when the Axe-Fx III has finished booting as the
@@ -1008,6 +1016,8 @@ static int snd_usb_motu_microbookii_communicate(struct usb_device *dev, u8 *buf,
 {
 	int err, actual_length;
 
+	if (snd_usb_pipe_sanity_check(dev, usb_sndintpipe(dev, 0x01)))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	err = usb_interrupt_msg(dev, usb_sndintpipe(dev, 0x01), buf, *length,
 				&actual_length, 1000);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -1018,6 +1028,8 @@ static int snd_usb_motu_microbookii_communicate(struct usb_device *dev, u8 *buf,
 
 	memset(buf, 0, buf_size);
 
+	if (snd_usb_pipe_sanity_check(dev, usb_rcvintpipe(dev, 0x82)))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	err = usb_interrupt_msg(dev, usb_rcvintpipe(dev, 0x82), buf, buf_size,
 				&actual_length, 1000);
 	if (err < 0)