diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-dev-common.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-dev-common.c
index 610638a80383..461bf0b8a094 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-dev-common.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-dev-common.c
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ ssize_t tpm_common_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
+	if (in_size < 6 ||
+	    in_size < be32_to_cpu(*((__be32 *) (priv->data_buffer + 2)))) {
+		mutex_unlock(&priv->buffer_mutex);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* atomic tpm command send and result receive. We only hold the ops
 	 * lock during this period so that the tpm can be unregistered even if
 	 * the char dev is held open.