diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
index 947eeff181b4..7173a2a0a484 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ static int qat_dh_compute_value(struct kpp_request *req)
 		req->dst_len = ctx->p_size;
 		return -EOVERFLOW;
 	}
+
+	if (req->src_len > ctx->p_size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	memset(msg, '\0', sizeof(*msg));
 	ICP_QAT_FW_PKE_HDR_VALID_FLAG_SET(msg->pke_hdr,
 					  ICP_QAT_FW_COMN_REQ_FLAG_SET);