diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
index e09b9edfce42..75c15c8e41db 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ static void qat_rsa_setkey_crt(struct qat_rsa_ctx *ctx, struct rsa_key *rsa_key)
 	ptr = rsa_key->p;
 	len = rsa_key->p_sz;
 	qat_rsa_drop_leading_zeros(&ptr, &len);
-	if (!len)
+	if (!len || len > half_key_sz)
 		goto err;
 	ctx->p = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, half_key_sz, &ctx->dma_p, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx->p)
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ static void qat_rsa_setkey_crt(struct qat_rsa_ctx *ctx, struct rsa_key *rsa_key)
 	ptr = rsa_key->q;
 	len = rsa_key->q_sz;
 	qat_rsa_drop_leading_zeros(&ptr, &len);
-	if (!len)
+	if (!len || len > half_key_sz)
 		goto free_p;
 	ctx->q = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, half_key_sz, &ctx->dma_q, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx->q)
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ static void qat_rsa_setkey_crt(struct qat_rsa_ctx *ctx, struct rsa_key *rsa_key)
 	ptr = rsa_key->dp;
 	len = rsa_key->dp_sz;
 	qat_rsa_drop_leading_zeros(&ptr, &len);
-	if (!len)
+	if (!len || len > half_key_sz)
 		goto free_q;
 	ctx->dp = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, half_key_sz, &ctx->dma_dp,
 				     GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ static void qat_rsa_setkey_crt(struct qat_rsa_ctx *ctx, struct rsa_key *rsa_key)
 	ptr = rsa_key->dq;
 	len = rsa_key->dq_sz;
 	qat_rsa_drop_leading_zeros(&ptr, &len);
-	if (!len)
+	if (!len || len > half_key_sz)
 		goto free_dp;
 	ctx->dq = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, half_key_sz, &ctx->dma_dq,
 				     GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ static void qat_rsa_setkey_crt(struct qat_rsa_ctx *ctx, struct rsa_key *rsa_key)
 	ptr = rsa_key->qinv;
 	len = rsa_key->qinv_sz;
 	qat_rsa_drop_leading_zeros(&ptr, &len);
-	if (!len)
+	if (!len || len > half_key_sz)
 		goto free_dq;
 	ctx->qinv = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, half_key_sz, &ctx->dma_qinv,
 				       GFP_KERNEL);