diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
index 25bbd22085c3..947eeff181b4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
@@ -656,6 +656,10 @@ static int qat_rsa_enc(struct akcipher_request *req)
 		req->dst_len = ctx->key_sz;
 		return -EOVERFLOW;
 	}
+
+	if (req->src_len > ctx->key_sz)
+		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);
@@ -785,6 +789,10 @@ static int qat_rsa_dec(struct akcipher_request *req)
 		req->dst_len = ctx->key_sz;
 		return -EOVERFLOW;
 	}
+
+	if (req->src_len > ctx->key_sz)
+		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);