diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c
index 6b375720e395..ba047d7d8601 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@ static int std_validate_compound(const struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, u32 idx,
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_ext_sps_st_rps *p_hevc_st_rps;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_sps *p_hevc_sps;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_pps *p_hevc_pps;
+	struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_slice_params *p_hevc_slice_params;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_mastering_display *p_hdr10_mastering;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_decode_params *p_hevc_decode_params;
 	struct v4l2_area *area;
@@ -1260,6 +1261,18 @@ static int std_validate_compound(const struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, u32 idx,
 		break;
 
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_SLICE_PARAMS:
+		p_hevc_slice_params = p;
+
+		if (p_hevc_slice_params->num_ref_idx_l0_active_minus1 >=
+		    V4L2_HEVC_DPB_ENTRIES_NUM_MAX)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (p_hevc_slice_params->slice_type != V4L2_HEVC_SLICE_TYPE_B)
+			break;
+
+		if (p_hevc_slice_params->num_ref_idx_l1_active_minus1 >=
+		    V4L2_HEVC_DPB_ENTRIES_NUM_MAX)
+			return -EINVAL;
 		break;
 
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_EXT_SPS_ST_RPS: