diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg.c b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg.c
index 6ac59b1..6682e67 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg.c
@@ -377,6 +377,11 @@ static int gcm_set_sh_desc(struct crypto_aead *aead)
 static int gcm_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *authenc, unsigned int authsize)
 {
 	struct caam_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(authenc);
+	int err;
+
+	err = check_gcm_authsize(authsize);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	ctx->authsize = authsize;
 	gcm_set_sh_desc(authenc);
@@ -440,6 +445,11 @@ static int rfc4106_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *authenc,
 			       unsigned int authsize)
 {
 	struct caam_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(authenc);
+	int err;
+
+	err = check_rfc4106_authsize(authsize);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	ctx->authsize = authsize;
 	rfc4106_set_sh_desc(authenc);
@@ -504,6 +514,9 @@ static int rfc4543_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *authenc,
 {
 	struct caam_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(authenc);
 
+	if (authsize != 16)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ctx->authsize = authsize;
 	rfc4543_set_sh_desc(authenc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c
index 46097e3..5f9b14a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "qi.h"
 #include "jr.h"
 #include "caamalg_desc.h"
+#include "common_if.h"
 
 /*
  * crypto alg
@@ -371,6 +372,11 @@ static int gcm_set_sh_desc(struct crypto_aead *aead)
 static int gcm_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *authenc, unsigned int authsize)
 {
 	struct caam_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(authenc);
+	int err;
+
+	err = check_gcm_authsize(authsize);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	ctx->authsize = authsize;
 	gcm_set_sh_desc(authenc);
@@ -472,6 +478,11 @@ static int rfc4106_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *authenc,
 			       unsigned int authsize)
 {
 	struct caam_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(authenc);
+	int err;
+
+	err = check_rfc4106_authsize(authsize);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	ctx->authsize = authsize;
 	rfc4106_set_sh_desc(authenc);
@@ -581,6 +592,9 @@ static int rfc4543_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *authenc,
 {
 	struct caam_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(authenc);
 
+	if (authsize != 16)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ctx->authsize = authsize;
 	rfc4543_set_sh_desc(authenc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi2.c b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi2.c
index da4abf1..0b4de21 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi2.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi2.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "dpseci_cmd.h"
 #include "desc_constr.h"
 #include "error.h"
+#include "common_if.h"
 #include "sg_sw_sec4.h"
 #include "sg_sw_qm2.h"
 #include "key_gen.h"
@@ -719,6 +720,11 @@ static int gcm_set_sh_desc(struct crypto_aead *aead)
 static int gcm_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *authenc, unsigned int authsize)
 {
 	struct caam_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(authenc);
+	int err;
+
+	err = check_gcm_authsize(authsize);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	ctx->authsize = authsize;
 	gcm_set_sh_desc(authenc);
@@ -811,6 +817,11 @@ static int rfc4106_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *authenc,
 			       unsigned int authsize)
 {
 	struct caam_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(authenc);
+	int err;
+
+	err = check_rfc4106_authsize(authsize);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	ctx->authsize = authsize;
 	rfc4106_set_sh_desc(authenc);
@@ -913,6 +924,9 @@ static int rfc4543_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *authenc,
 {
 	struct caam_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(authenc);
 
+	if (authsize != 16)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ctx->authsize = authsize;
 	rfc4543_set_sh_desc(authenc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/common_if.c b/drivers/crypto/caam/common_if.c
index 859d4b4..fcf47e6 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/common_if.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/common_if.c
@@ -26,6 +26,46 @@ int check_aes_keylen(unsigned int keylen)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(check_aes_keylen);
 
+/*
+ * validate authentication tag for GCM
+ */
+int check_gcm_authsize(unsigned int authsize)
+{
+	switch (authsize) {
+	case 4:
+	case 8:
+	case 12:
+	case 13:
+	case 14:
+	case 15:
+	case 16:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(check_gcm_authsize);
+
+/*
+ * validate authentication tag for RFC4106
+ */
+int check_rfc4106_authsize(unsigned int authsize)
+{
+	switch (authsize) {
+	case 8:
+	case 12:
+	case 16:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(check_rfc4106_authsize);
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("FSL CAAM drivers common location");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("NXP Semiconductors");
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/common_if.h b/drivers/crypto/caam/common_if.h
index 6964ba3..b17386a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/common_if.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/common_if.h
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@
 
 int check_aes_keylen(unsigned int keylen);
 
+int check_gcm_authsize(unsigned int authsize);
+
+int check_rfc4106_authsize(unsigned int authsize);
+
 #endif /* CAAM_COMMON_LOCATION_H */
