diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/powermate.c b/drivers/input/misc/powermate.c
index 49c0c3ebd3214..21ce1cf757bb9 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/powermate.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/powermate.c
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ static int powermate_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_i
 	int error = -ENOMEM;
 
 	interface = intf->cur_altsetting;
+	if (interface->desc.bNumEndpoints < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	endpoint = &interface->endpoint[0].desc;
 	if (!usb_endpoint_is_int_in(endpoint))
 		return -EIO;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index 2800776b2e915..31e965297c527 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -997,6 +997,9 @@ static int acm_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	if (quirks == NO_UNION_NORMAL) {
 		data_interface = usb_ifnum_to_if(usb_dev, 1);
 		control_interface = usb_ifnum_to_if(usb_dev, 0);
+		/* we would crash */
+		if (!data_interface || !control_interface)
+			return -ENODEV;
 		goto skip_normal_probe;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index 11b96afaf8aeb..16dc788218e8b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -461,11 +461,15 @@ static int usb_unbind_interface(struct device *dev)
 int usb_driver_claim_interface(struct usb_driver *driver,
 				struct usb_interface *iface, void *priv)
 {
-	struct device *dev = &iface->dev;
+	struct device *dev;
 	struct usb_device *udev;
 	int retval = 0;
 	int lpm_disable_error;
 
+	if (!iface)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	dev = &iface->dev;
 	if (dev->driver)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c b/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c
index d36f34e25bed5..4c24ba0a65744 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c
@@ -792,6 +792,12 @@ static int iowarrior_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	iface_desc = interface->cur_altsetting;
 	dev->product_id = le16_to_cpu(udev->descriptor.idProduct);
 
+	if (iface_desc->desc.bNumEndpoints < 1) {
+		dev_err(&interface->dev, "Invalid number of endpoints\n");
+		retval = -EINVAL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	/* set up the endpoint information */
 	for (i = 0; i < iface_desc->desc.bNumEndpoints; ++i) {
 		endpoint = &iface_desc->endpoint[i].desc;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c b/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c
index 082120198f870..09f0f631389e3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@ static int cypress_generic_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 	struct usb_serial *serial = port->serial;
 	struct cypress_private *priv;
 
+	if (!port->interrupt_out_urb || !port->interrupt_in_urb) {
+		dev_err(&port->dev, "required endpoint is missing\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cypress_private), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -606,12 +611,6 @@ static int cypress_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port)
 		cypress_set_termios(tty, port, &priv->tmp_termios);
 
 	/* setup the port and start reading from the device */
-	if (!port->interrupt_in_urb) {
-		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s - interrupt_in_urb is empty!\n",
-			__func__);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	usb_fill_int_urb(port->interrupt_in_urb, serial->dev,
 		usb_rcvintpipe(serial->dev, port->interrupt_in_endpointAddress),
 		port->interrupt_in_urb->transfer_buffer,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
index 6a15adf53360f..c14c29ff11510 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
@@ -377,14 +377,21 @@ static void mct_u232_msr_to_state(struct usb_serial_port *port,
 
 static int mct_u232_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 {
+	struct usb_serial *serial = port->serial;
 	struct mct_u232_private *priv;
 
+	/* check first to simplify error handling */
+	if (!serial->port[1] || !serial->port[1]->interrupt_in_urb) {
+		dev_err(&port->dev, "expected endpoint missing\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* Use second interrupt-in endpoint for reading. */
-	priv->read_urb = port->serial->port[1]->interrupt_in_urb;
+	priv->read_urb = serial->port[1]->interrupt_in_urb;
 	priv->read_urb->context = port;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);