diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dmub/src/dmub_srv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dmub/src/dmub_srv.c
index 93624ffe4eb8..b4c1044e4ae4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dmub/src/dmub_srv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dmub/src/dmub_srv.c
@@ -658,9 +658,16 @@ enum dmub_status dmub_srv_sync_inbox1(struct dmub_srv *dmub)
 		return DMUB_STATUS_INVALID;
 
 	if (dmub->hw_funcs.get_inbox1_rptr && dmub->hw_funcs.get_inbox1_wptr) {
-		dmub->inbox1_rb.rptr = dmub->hw_funcs.get_inbox1_rptr(dmub);
-		dmub->inbox1_rb.wrpt = dmub->hw_funcs.get_inbox1_wptr(dmub);
-		dmub->inbox1_last_wptr = dmub->inbox1_rb.wrpt;
+		uint32_t rptr = dmub->hw_funcs.get_inbox1_rptr(dmub);
+		uint32_t wptr = dmub->hw_funcs.get_inbox1_wptr(dmub);
+
+		if (rptr > dmub->inbox1_rb.capacity || wptr > dmub->inbox1_rb.capacity) {
+			return DMUB_STATUS_HW_FAILURE;
+		} else {
+			dmub->inbox1_rb.rptr = rptr;
+			dmub->inbox1_rb.wrpt = wptr;
+			dmub->inbox1_last_wptr = dmub->inbox1_rb.wrpt;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return DMUB_STATUS_OK;
@@ -694,6 +701,11 @@ enum dmub_status dmub_srv_cmd_queue(struct dmub_srv *dmub,
 	if (!dmub->hw_init)
 		return DMUB_STATUS_INVALID;
 
+	if (dmub->inbox1_rb.rptr > dmub->inbox1_rb.capacity ||
+	    dmub->inbox1_rb.wrpt > dmub->inbox1_rb.capacity) {
+		return DMUB_STATUS_HW_FAILURE;
+	}
+
 	if (dmub_rb_push_front(&dmub->inbox1_rb, cmd))
 		return DMUB_STATUS_OK;