diff --git a/driver/spi-hid-core.c b/driver/spi-hid-core.c
index ce0fead8..684ae31b 100644
--- a/driver/spi-hid-core.c
+++ b/driver/spi-hid-core.c
@@ -2171,6 +2171,16 @@ static void spi_hid_seq_descreq_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	const unsigned int hdr_len = spi_hid_hdr_len(shid);
 
 	mutex_lock(&shid->seq_lock);
+
+	/* hdr[] is a fixed-size stack buffer. Keep experimental header-length
+	 * changes fail-closed instead of allowing an oversized SPI read to
+	 * overwrite the stack. */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(hdr_len > sizeof(hdr))) {
+		dev_err(&shid->spi->dev,
+			"SEQ: refusing oversized descriptor header read %u > %zu\n",
+			hdr_len, sizeof(hdr));
+		goto out;
+	}
 	if (READ_ONCE(shid->removing) || READ_ONCE(shid->suspended) ||
 	    !READ_ONCE(shid->seq_enabled) ||
 	    (shid->seq_state != SPI_HID_SEQ_WAIT_DESC &&
@@ -2838,6 +2848,11 @@ static void spi_hid_poll_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* Nine pre-DONE (this poller only runs at DONE, so the helper selects on
 	 * raw_mode_active: sixteen for the raw stream, nine standard). */
 	hdr_len = spi_hid_hdr_len(shid);
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(hdr_len > sizeof(hdr))) {
+		dev_err(dev, "SEQ: refusing oversized header read %u > %zu\n",
+			hdr_len, sizeof(hdr));
+		goto out;
+	}
 	ret = spi_hid_seq_read(shid, hdr, hdr_len);
 	if (ret)
 		goto resched;
@@ -3151,6 +3166,12 @@ static irqreturn_t spi_hid_seq_thread(int irq, void *_shid)
 	 *
 	 * Nine pre-DONE, sixteen for the raw DONE stream: spi_hid_hdr_len(). */
 	hdr_len = spi_hid_hdr_len(shid);
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(hdr_len > sizeof(hdr))) {
+		dev_err(dev, "SEQ: refusing oversized IRQ header read %u > %zu\n",
+			hdr_len, sizeof(hdr));
+		shid->seq_storm_count++;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	if (spi_hid_seq_read(shid, hdr, hdr_len)) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "sequencer header read failed\n");
 		shid->seq_storm_count++;
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index fb0939dc..aa91a0d8 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ test: protocol_test capimg_decoder_host_test c590_atan2_host_test wire_frames_te
 	$(PYTHON) surface_tracker_oracle_test.py
 	$(PYTHON) raw_consumer_boundary_test.py
 	$(PYTHON) driver_source_sanity_test.py
+	$(PYTHON) header_read_bounds_test.py
 	$(PYTHON) binattr_signature_test.py
 	$(PYTHON) diagnostic_bundle_contract_test.py
 	$(PYTHON) diagnostic_bundle_frame_test.py
diff --git a/tests/header_read_bounds_test.py b/tests/header_read_bounds_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45711cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/header_read_bounds_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from pathlib import Path
+import re
+import sys
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+core = (ROOT / "driver" / "spi-hid-core.c").read_text()
+errors = []
+
+def check(cond, msg):
+    if not cond:
+        errors.append(msg)
+
+def extract_function(signature):
+    start = core.find(signature)
+    if start < 0:
+        return None
+    brace = core.find("{", start)
+    if brace < 0:
+        return None
+    depth = 0
+    for i in range(brace, len(core)):
+        if core[i] == "{":
+            depth += 1
+        elif core[i] == "}":
+            depth -= 1
+            if depth == 0:
+                return core[start:i + 1]
+    return None
+
+def guard_before_read(block, read_needle):
+    if block is None:
+        return False
+    guard = block.find("WARN_ON_ONCE(hdr_len > sizeof(hdr))")
+    read = block.find(read_needle)
+    return guard >= 0 and read >= 0 and guard < read
+
+check(core.count("WARN_ON_ONCE(hdr_len > sizeof(hdr))") == 3,
+      "expected bounds guards at all three fixed hdr[16] call sites")
+
+helper = extract_function(
+    "static inline unsigned int spi_hid_hdr_len(struct spi_hid *shid)"
+)
+check(helper is not None, "could not isolate spi_hid_hdr_len()")
+if helper:
+    returns = [int(x) for x in re.findall(r"return\s+(\d+)\s*;", helper)]
+    check(bool(returns),
+          "spi_hid_hdr_len() has no statically inspectable numeric return")
+    check(not returns or max(returns) <= 16,
+          "spi_hid_hdr_len() can exceed the fixed 16-byte stack buffers")
+
+cases = [
+    (
+        "static void spi_hid_seq_descreq_work",
+        "spi_hid_seq_read_reg(shid, reg, hdr, hdr_len)",
+    ),
+    (
+        "static void spi_hid_poll_work",
+        "spi_hid_seq_read(shid, hdr, hdr_len)",
+    ),
+    (
+        "static irqreturn_t spi_hid_seq_thread",
+        "spi_hid_seq_read(shid, hdr, hdr_len)",
+    ),
+]
+
+for signature, read_needle in cases:
+    block = extract_function(signature)
+    check(block is not None, f"cannot isolate {signature}")
+    if block is None:
+        continue
+    check(read_needle in block,
+          f"{signature} does not contain expected read call {read_needle}")
+    check(guard_before_read(block, read_needle),
+          f"{signature} does not guard hdr[] before its actual read")
+
+    # Mutation check: move only the guard marker after the real read and make
+    # sure the ordering predicate rejects it. This proves a missing/late guard
+    # cannot pass merely because the expected read call was not found.
+    guard_marker = "WARN_ON_ONCE(hdr_len > sizeof(hdr))"
+    mutant = block.replace(guard_marker, "/* guard moved */", 1)
+    mutant = mutant.replace(
+        read_needle,
+        read_needle + "\n\t/* mutation */ " + guard_marker,
+        1,
+    )
+    check(not guard_before_read(mutant, read_needle),
+          f"{signature} negative mutation (guard after read) was not rejected")
+
+if errors:
+    for e in errors:
+        print("FAIL:", e)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+print("header read bounds source test: PASS")