diff --git a/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.c b/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.c
index 016c2c8caf82..2c90855ab061 100644
--- a/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.c
+++ b/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.c
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ static int eq_iir_get_config(struct processing_module *mod,
 	return comp_data_blob_get_cmd(cd->model_handler, cdata, fragment_size);
 }
 
+static int eq_iir_check_blob_size(struct comp_dev *dev, size_t size)
+{
+	if (size < sizeof(struct sof_eq_iir_config) || size > SOF_EQ_IIR_MAX_SIZE) {
+		comp_err(dev, "invalid configuration blob, size %zu", size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int eq_iir_process(struct processing_module *mod,
 			  struct input_stream_buffer *input_buffers, int num_input_buffers,
 			  struct output_stream_buffer *output_buffers, int num_output_buffers)
@@ -119,7 +129,9 @@ static int eq_iir_process(struct processing_module *mod,
 
 	/* Check for changed configuration */
 	if (comp_is_new_data_blob_available(cd->model_handler)) {
-		cd->config = comp_get_data_blob(cd->model_handler, NULL, NULL);
+		cd->config = comp_get_data_blob(cd->model_handler, &cd->config_size, NULL);
+		if (!cd->config || eq_iir_check_blob_size(mod->dev, cd->config_size) < 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
 		ret = eq_iir_new_blob(mod, audio_stream_get_frm_fmt(source),
 				      audio_stream_get_frm_fmt(sink),
 				      audio_stream_get_channels(source));
@@ -158,7 +170,6 @@ static int eq_iir_prepare(struct processing_module *mod,
 	struct comp_dev *dev = mod->dev;
 	enum sof_ipc_frame source_format;
 	enum sof_ipc_frame sink_format;
-	size_t data_size;
 	int channels;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -183,7 +194,7 @@ static int eq_iir_prepare(struct processing_module *mod,
 	source_format = audio_stream_get_frm_fmt(&sourceb->stream);
 	sink_format = audio_stream_get_frm_fmt(&sinkb->stream);
 
-	cd->config = comp_get_data_blob(cd->model_handler, &data_size, NULL);
+	cd->config = comp_get_data_blob(cd->model_handler, &cd->config_size, NULL);
 
 	/* Initialize EQ */
 	comp_info(dev, "source_format=%d, sink_format=%d",
@@ -192,7 +203,9 @@ static int eq_iir_prepare(struct processing_module *mod,
 	eq_iir_set_passthrough_func(cd, source_format, sink_format);
 
 	/* Initialize EQ */
-	if (cd->config && data_size > 0) {
+	if (cd->config && cd->config_size > 0) {
+		if (eq_iir_check_blob_size(dev, cd->config_size) < 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
 		ret = eq_iir_new_blob(mod, source_format, sink_format, channels);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
diff --git a/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.h b/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.h
index 12d888d66594..aa325a913005 100644
--- a/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.h
+++ b/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct comp_data {
 	struct comp_data_blob_handler *model_handler;
 	struct sof_eq_iir_config *config;
 	int32_t *iir_delay;			/**< pointer to allocated RAM */
+	size_t config_size;			/**< configuration size */
 	size_t iir_delay_size;			/**< allocated size */
 	eq_iir_func eq_iir_func;		/**< processing function */
 };
diff --git a/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir_generic.c b/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir_generic.c
index fd3485a28eca..f9ceef74be1c 100644
--- a/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir_generic.c
+++ b/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir_generic.c
@@ -180,6 +180,61 @@ void eq_iir_s32_default(struct processing_module *mod, struct input_stream_buffe
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_FORMAT_S32LE */
 
+static int eq_iir_blob_words_max(struct comp_dev *dev,
+				 const struct sof_eq_iir_config *config,
+				 uint32_t *coef_words_max)
+{
+	size_t payload_bytes;
+
+	/* Compute the size of the coefficient area in int32_t words from the
+	 * blob's self-declared size. The blob layout is:
+	 *   sizeof(*config) header bytes
+	 *   channels_in_config int32_t assign_response[]
+	 *   coefficient data[]
+	 * channels_in_config is bounded above, so the multiply fits in size_t.
+	 */
+	if (config->size < sizeof(*config)) {
+		comp_err(dev, "config size %u too small", config->size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	payload_bytes = config->size - sizeof(*config);
+	if (payload_bytes % sizeof(int32_t) ||
+	    payload_bytes < (size_t)config->channels_in_config * sizeof(int32_t)) {
+		comp_err(dev, "config size %u misaligned or too small", config->size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	*coef_words_max = payload_bytes / sizeof(int32_t) - config->channels_in_config;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int eq_iir_init_response(struct comp_dev *dev, int idx,
+				int32_t *coef_data, uint32_t coef_words_max,
+				uint32_t *j, struct sof_eq_iir_header **eq_out)
+{
+	struct sof_eq_iir_header *eq;
+	uint32_t header_end = *j + SOF_EQ_IIR_NHEADER;
+	uint32_t section_end;
+
+	/* Header must fit before reading num_sections */
+	if (header_end > coef_words_max) {
+		comp_err(dev, "response %d header out of bounds", idx);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	eq = (struct sof_eq_iir_header *)&coef_data[*j];
+	/* Bound num_sections so the multiply cannot overflow and the section
+	 * data stays within the blob.
+	 */
+	section_end = header_end + (uint32_t)SOF_EQ_IIR_NBIQUAD * eq->num_sections;
+	if (eq->num_sections > SOF_EQ_IIR_BIQUADS_MAX || section_end > coef_words_max) {
+		comp_err(dev, "response %d num_sections %u out of bounds",
+			 idx, eq->num_sections);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	*eq_out = eq;
+	*j = section_end;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int eq_iir_init_coef(struct processing_module *mod, int nch)
 {
 	struct comp_data *cd = module_get_private_data(mod);
@@ -187,13 +242,15 @@ static int eq_iir_init_coef(struct processing_module *mod, int nch)
 	struct iir_state_df1 *iir = cd->iir;
 	struct sof_eq_iir_header *lookup[SOF_EQ_IIR_MAX_RESPONSES];
 	struct sof_eq_iir_header *eq;
+	uint32_t coef_words_max;
 	int32_t *assign_response;
 	int32_t *coef_data;
 	int size_sum = 0;
 	int resp = 0;
 	int i;
-	int j;
+	uint32_t j;
 	int s;
+	int ret;
 
 	comp_info(mod->dev, "%u responses, %u channels, stream %d channels",
 		  config->number_of_responses, config->channels_in_config, nch);
@@ -210,17 +267,21 @@ static int eq_iir_init_coef(struct processing_module *mod, int nch)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	ret = eq_iir_blob_words_max(mod->dev, config, &coef_words_max);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	/* Collect index of response start positions in all_coefficients[]  */
 	j = 0;
 	assign_response = ASSUME_ALIGNED(&config->data[0], 4);
-	coef_data = ASSUME_ALIGNED(&config->data[config->channels_in_config],
-				   4);
+	coef_data = ASSUME_ALIGNED(&config->data[config->channels_in_config], 4);
 	for (i = 0; i < SOF_EQ_IIR_MAX_RESPONSES; i++) {
 		if (i < config->number_of_responses) {
-			eq = (struct sof_eq_iir_header *)&coef_data[j];
+			ret = eq_iir_init_response(mod->dev, i, coef_data,
+						   coef_words_max, &j, &eq);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
 			lookup[i] = eq;
-			j += SOF_EQ_IIR_NHEADER
-				+ SOF_EQ_IIR_NBIQUAD * eq->num_sections;
 		} else {
 			lookup[i] = NULL;
 		}
@@ -315,6 +376,11 @@ int eq_iir_setup(struct processing_module *mod, int nch)
 	struct comp_data *cd = module_get_private_data(mod);
 	int delay_size;
 
+	if (cd->config->size != cd->config_size) {
+		comp_err(mod->dev, "Incorrect configuration blob size");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* Free existing IIR channels data if it was allocated */
 	eq_iir_free_delaylines(mod);
 
diff --git a/src/math/iir_df1.c b/src/math/iir_df1.c
index 861c5cd2cf19..5e4d13b8cc70 100644
--- a/src/math/iir_df1.c
+++ b/src/math/iir_df1.c
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@
 
 int iir_delay_size_df1(struct sof_eq_iir_header *config)
 {
-	int n = config->num_sections; /* One section uses two unit delays */
+	uint32_t n = config->num_sections; /* One section uses four unit delays */
 
-	if (n > SOF_EQ_IIR_BIQUADS_MAX || n < 1)
+	if (!n || n > SOF_EQ_IIR_BIQUADS_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!config->num_sections_in_series ||
+	    config->num_sections_in_series > n)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 4 * n * sizeof(int32_t);
diff --git a/src/math/iir_df2t.c b/src/math/iir_df2t.c
index b2adb69be03f..ed2b50a21a4e 100644
--- a/src/math/iir_df2t.c
+++ b/src/math/iir_df2t.c
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@
 
 int iir_delay_size_df2t(struct sof_eq_iir_header *config)
 {
-	int n = config->num_sections; /* One section uses two unit delays */
+	uint32_t n = config->num_sections; /* One section uses two unit delays */
 
-	if (n > SOF_EQ_IIR_BIQUADS_MAX || n < 1)
+	if (!n || n > SOF_EQ_IIR_BIQUADS_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!config->num_sections_in_series ||
+	    config->num_sections_in_series > n)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 2 * n * sizeof(int64_t);