diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index a27e6786..1469c7ed 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -643,8 +643,11 @@ static int input_stdio_open(snd_input_t **inputp, const char *file,
 	char full_path[PATH_MAX];
 	int err;
 
-	if (file[0] == '/')
+	if (file[0] == '/') {
+		if (strstr(file, "/../"))
+			return -ENOENT;
 		return snd_input_stdio_open(inputp, file, "r");
+	}
 
 	/* search file in user specified include paths. These directories
 	 * are subdirectories of /usr/share/alsa.
diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_multi.c b/src/pcm/pcm_multi.c
index 121c4c20..dc4f9190 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_multi.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_multi.c
@@ -1121,8 +1121,10 @@ int snd_pcm_multi_open(snd_pcm_t **pcmp, const char *name,
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < channels_count; ++i) {
 		snd_pcm_multi_channel_t *bind = &multi->channels[i];
-		assert(sidxs[i] < (int)slaves_count);
-		assert(schannels[i] < schannels_count[sidxs[i]]);
+		if (sidxs[i] < 0 || sidxs[i] >= (int)slaves_count) {
+			SNDERR("multi: ch %d invalid slave idx %d", i, sidxs[i]); return -EINVAL; }
+		if (schannels[i] >= schannels_count[sidxs[i]]) {
+			SNDERR("multi: ch %d channel %d out of range", i, schannels[i]); return -EINVAL; }
 		bind->slave_idx = sidxs[i];
 		bind->slave_channel = schannels[i];
 		if (sidxs[i] < 0)
diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_route.c b/src/pcm/pcm_route.c
index 3836dcc3..34f4e1ee 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_route.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_route.c
@@ -1098,6 +1098,7 @@ static int _snd_pcm_route_determine_ttable(snd_config_t *tt,
 		}
 		if (cchannel + 1 > csize)
 			csize = cchannel + 1;
+		if (csize > 1024) { SNDERR("route: client channel %d exceeds max (1024)", cchannel); return -EINVAL; }
 		if (snd_config_get_type(in) != SND_CONFIG_TYPE_COMPOUND)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		snd_config_for_each(j, jnext, in) {
@@ -1113,6 +1114,7 @@ static int _snd_pcm_route_determine_ttable(snd_config_t *tt,
 			}
 			if (schannel + 1 > ssize)
 				ssize = schannel + 1;
+			if (ssize > 1024) { SNDERR("route: slave channel %d exceeds max (1024)", schannel); return -EINVAL; }
 		}
 	}
 	if (csize == 0 || ssize == 0) {
diff --git a/src/topology/ctl.c b/src/topology/ctl.c
index 322c461c..93a09f1e 100644
--- a/src/topology/ctl.c
+++ b/src/topology/ctl.c
@@ -1315,7 +1315,12 @@ int tplg_decode_control_mixer(snd_tplg_t *tplg,
 	}
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&heap);
 	mc = bin;
-	size2 = mc->size + mc->priv.size;
+	if (mc->priv.size > size || mc->size > size - mc->priv.size) {
+		snd_error(TOPOLOGY, "mixer: element sizes overflow (%d, priv %d)",
+				    mc->size, mc->priv.size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	size2 = (size_t)mc->size + (size_t)mc->priv.size;
 	if (size2 > size) {
 		snd_error(TOPOLOGY, "mixer: wrong element size (%d, priv %d)",
 				    mc->size, mc->priv.size);
@@ -1419,7 +1424,12 @@ int tplg_decode_control_enum(snd_tplg_t *tplg,
 	}
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&heap);
 	ec = bin;
-	size2 = ec->size + ec->priv.size;
+	if (ec->priv.size > size || ec->size > size - ec->priv.size) {
+		snd_error(TOPOLOGY, "enum: element sizes overflow (%d, priv %d)",
+				    ec->size, ec->priv.size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	size2 = (size_t)ec->size + (size_t)ec->priv.size;
 	if (size2 > size) {
 		snd_error(TOPOLOGY, "enum: wrong element size (%d, priv %d)",
 				    ec->size, ec->priv.size);
@@ -1510,7 +1520,12 @@ int tplg_decode_control_bytes(snd_tplg_t *tplg,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	bc = bin;
-	size2 = bc->size + bc->priv.size;
+	if (bc->priv.size > size || bc->size > size - bc->priv.size) {
+		snd_error(TOPOLOGY, "bytes: element sizes overflow (%d, priv %d)",
+				    bc->size, bc->priv.size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	size2 = (size_t)bc->size + (size_t)bc->priv.size;
 	if (size2 > size) {
 		snd_error(TOPOLOGY, "bytes: wrong element size (%d, priv %d)",
 				    bc->size, bc->priv.size);
diff --git a/src/ucm/main.c b/src/ucm/main.c
index d2b3c2d9..9329dfa3 100644
--- a/src/ucm/main.c
+++ b/src/ucm/main.c
@@ -570,6 +570,12 @@ static int execute_sysw(const char *sysw)
 	}
 	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", e, s);
 
+	{ char *resolved = realpath(path, NULL); size_t rootlen = strlen(e);
+	  if (!resolved || strncmp(resolved, e, rootlen) != 0) {
+		free(resolved); free(s);
+		snd_error(UCM, "sysw path escapes sysfs root: '%s'", path);
+		return -EINVAL; } free(resolved); }
+
 	fd = open(path, O_WRONLY|O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		free(s);
@@ -625,6 +631,11 @@ static int execute_cfgsave(snd_use_case_mgr_t *uc_mgr, const char *filename)
 		}
 	}
 
+	{ const char *runtime = getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"); if (!runtime) runtime = "/tmp";
+	  char *resolved = realpath(file, NULL);
+	  if (!resolved || strncmp(resolved, runtime, strlen(runtime)) != 0) {
+		free(resolved); snd_error(UCM, "cfg-save path escapes runtime dir: '%s'", file);
+		return -EINVAL; } free(resolved); }
 	err = snd_output_stdio_open(&out, file, "w+");
 	if (err < 0) {
 		snd_error(UCM, "unable to open file '%s': %s", file, snd_strerror(err));