diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c
index 9aa46bb3e10d..697285e47522 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c
@@ -83,15 +83,18 @@ static const bool has_smb2_data_area[NUMBER_OF_SMB2_COMMANDS] = {
  * Returns the pointer to the beginning of the data area. Length of the data
  * area and the offset to it (from the beginning of the smb are also returned.
  */
-static char *smb2_get_data_area_len(int *off, int *len, struct smb2_hdr *hdr)
+static int smb2_get_data_area_len(unsigned int *off, unsigned int *len,
+				  struct smb2_hdr *hdr)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
+
 	*off = 0;
 	*len = 0;
 
 	/* error reqeusts do not have data area */
 	if (hdr->Status && hdr->Status != STATUS_MORE_PROCESSING_REQUIRED &&
 	    (((struct smb2_err_rsp *)hdr)->StructureSize) == SMB2_ERROR_STRUCTURE_SIZE2_LE)
-		return NULL;
+		return ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * Following commands have data areas so we have to get the location
@@ -165,69 +168,52 @@ static char *smb2_get_data_area_len(int *off, int *len, struct smb2_hdr *hdr)
 	case SMB2_IOCTL:
 		*off = le32_to_cpu(((struct smb2_ioctl_req *)hdr)->InputOffset);
 		*len = le32_to_cpu(((struct smb2_ioctl_req *)hdr)->InputCount);
-
 		break;
 	default:
 		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "no length check for command\n");
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Invalid length or offset probably means data area is invalid, but
-	 * we have little choice but to ignore the data area in this case.
-	 */
 	if (*off > 4096) {
-		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "offset %d too large, data area ignored\n",
-			    *off);
-		*len = 0;
-		*off = 0;
-	} else if (*off < 0) {
-		ksmbd_debug(SMB,
-			    "negative offset %d to data invalid ignore data area\n",
-			    *off);
-		*off = 0;
-		*len = 0;
-	} else if (*len < 0) {
-		ksmbd_debug(SMB,
-			    "negative data length %d invalid, data area ignored\n",
-			    *len);
-		*len = 0;
-	} else if (*len > 128 * 1024) {
-		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "data area larger than 128K: %d\n", *len);
-		*len = 0;
+		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "offset %d too large\n", *off);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	} else if ((u64)*off + *len > MAX_STREAM_PROT_LEN) {
+		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "Request is larger than maximum stream protocol length(%u): %llu\n",
+			    MAX_STREAM_PROT_LEN, (u64)*off + *len);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* return pointer to beginning of data area, ie offset from SMB start */
-	if ((*off != 0) && (*len != 0))
-		return (char *)hdr + *off;
-	else
-		return NULL;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
  * Calculate the size of the SMB message based on the fixed header
  * portion, the number of word parameters and the data portion of the message.
  */
-static unsigned int smb2_calc_size(void *buf)
+static int smb2_calc_size(void *buf, unsigned int *len)
 {
 	struct smb2_pdu *pdu = (struct smb2_pdu *)buf;
 	struct smb2_hdr *hdr = &pdu->hdr;
-	int offset; /* the offset from the beginning of SMB to data area */
-	int data_length; /* the length of the variable length data area */
+	unsigned int offset; /* the offset from the beginning of SMB to data area */
+	unsigned int data_length; /* the length of the variable length data area */
+	int ret;
+
 	/* Structure Size has already been checked to make sure it is 64 */
-	int len = le16_to_cpu(hdr->StructureSize);
+	*len = le16_to_cpu(hdr->StructureSize);
 
 	/*
 	 * StructureSize2, ie length of fixed parameter area has already
 	 * been checked to make sure it is the correct length.
 	 */
-	len += le16_to_cpu(pdu->StructureSize2);
+	*len += le16_to_cpu(pdu->StructureSize2);
 
 	if (has_smb2_data_area[le16_to_cpu(hdr->Command)] == false)
 		goto calc_size_exit;
 
-	smb2_get_data_area_len(&offset, &data_length, hdr);
-	ksmbd_debug(SMB, "SMB2 data length %d offset %d\n", data_length,
+	ret = smb2_get_data_area_len(&offset, &data_length, hdr);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	ksmbd_debug(SMB, "SMB2 data length %u offset %u\n", data_length,
 		    offset);
 
 	if (data_length > 0) {
@@ -237,16 +223,19 @@ static unsigned int smb2_calc_size(void *buf)
 		 * for some commands, typically those with odd StructureSize,
 		 * so we must add one to the calculation.
 		 */
-		if (offset + 1 < len)
+		if (offset + 1 < *len) {
 			ksmbd_debug(SMB,
-				    "data area offset %d overlaps SMB2 header %d\n",
-				    offset + 1, len);
-		else
-			len = offset + data_length;
+				    "data area offset %d overlaps SMB2 header %u\n",
+				    offset + 1, *len);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		*len = offset + data_length;
 	}
+
 calc_size_exit:
-	ksmbd_debug(SMB, "SMB2 len %d\n", len);
-	return len;
+	ksmbd_debug(SMB, "SMB2 len %u\n", *len);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int smb2_query_info_req_len(struct smb2_query_info_req *h)
@@ -391,9 +380,11 @@ int ksmbd_smb2_check_message(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	clc_len = smb2_calc_size(hdr);
+	if (smb2_calc_size(hdr, &clc_len))
+		return 1;
+
 	if (len != clc_len) {
-		/* server can return one byte more due to implied bcc[0] */
+		/* client can return one byte more due to implied bcc[0] */
 		if (clc_len == len + 1)
 			return 0;
 
