diff --git a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_akcipher_algs.c b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_akcipher_algs.c
index 20901a263fc8..509884e8b201 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_akcipher_algs.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_akcipher_algs.c
@@ -108,16 +108,22 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_akcipher_init_session(struct virtio_crypto_akcipher
 	unsigned int num_out = 0, num_in = 0;
 	struct virtio_crypto_op_ctrl_req *ctrl;
 	struct virtio_crypto_session_input *input;
+	struct virtio_crypto_ctrl_request *vc_ctrl_req;
 
 	pkey = kmemdup(key, keylen, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!pkey)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	spin_lock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
-	ctrl = &vcrypto->ctrl;
+	vc_ctrl_req = kzalloc(sizeof(*vc_ctrl_req), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vc_ctrl_req) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ctrl = &vc_ctrl_req->ctrl;
 	memcpy(&ctrl->header, header, sizeof(ctrl->header));
 	memcpy(&ctrl->u, para, sizeof(ctrl->u));
-	input = &vcrypto->input;
+	input = &vc_ctrl_req->input;
 	input->status = cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR);
 
 	sg_init_one(&outhdr_sg, ctrl, sizeof(*ctrl));
@@ -129,14 +135,18 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_akcipher_init_session(struct virtio_crypto_akcipher
 	sg_init_one(&inhdr_sg, input, sizeof(*input));
 	sgs[num_out + num_in++] = &inhdr_sg;
 
+	spin_lock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 	err = virtqueue_add_sgs(vcrypto->ctrl_vq, sgs, num_out, num_in, vcrypto, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
+		spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	virtqueue_kick(vcrypto->ctrl_vq);
 	while (!virtqueue_get_buf(vcrypto->ctrl_vq, &inlen) &&
 	       !virtqueue_is_broken(vcrypto->ctrl_vq))
 		cpu_relax();
+	spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 
 	if (le32_to_cpu(input->status) != VIRTIO_CRYPTO_OK) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
@@ -148,7 +158,7 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_akcipher_init_session(struct virtio_crypto_akcipher
 	err = 0;
 
 out:
-	spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
+	kfree(vc_ctrl_req);
 	kfree_sensitive(pkey);
 
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -167,15 +177,22 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_akcipher_close_session(struct virtio_crypto_akciphe
 	int err;
 	struct virtio_crypto_op_ctrl_req *ctrl;
 	struct virtio_crypto_inhdr *ctrl_status;
+	struct virtio_crypto_ctrl_request *vc_ctrl_req;
 
-	spin_lock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 	if (!ctx->session_valid) {
 		err = 0;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ctrl_status = &vcrypto->ctrl_status;
+
+	vc_ctrl_req = kzalloc(sizeof(*vc_ctrl_req), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vc_ctrl_req) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ctrl_status = &vc_ctrl_req->ctrl_status;
 	ctrl_status->status = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
-	ctrl = &vcrypto->ctrl;
+	ctrl = &vc_ctrl_req->ctrl;
 	ctrl->header.opcode = cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_CRYPTO_AKCIPHER_DESTROY_SESSION);
 	ctrl->header.queue_id = 0;
 
@@ -188,14 +205,18 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_akcipher_close_session(struct virtio_crypto_akciphe
 	sg_init_one(&inhdr_sg, &ctrl_status->status, sizeof(ctrl_status->status));
 	sgs[num_out + num_in++] = &inhdr_sg;
 
+	spin_lock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 	err = virtqueue_add_sgs(vcrypto->ctrl_vq, sgs, num_out, num_in, vcrypto, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
+		spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	virtqueue_kick(vcrypto->ctrl_vq);
 	while (!virtqueue_get_buf(vcrypto->ctrl_vq, &inlen) &&
 	       !virtqueue_is_broken(vcrypto->ctrl_vq))
 		cpu_relax();
+	spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 
 	if (ctrl_status->status != VIRTIO_CRYPTO_OK) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
@@ -206,7 +227,7 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_akcipher_close_session(struct virtio_crypto_akciphe
 	ctx->session_valid = false;
 
 out:
-	spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
+	kfree(vc_ctrl_req);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_err("virtio_crypto: Close session failed status: %u, session_id: 0x%llx\n",
 			ctrl_status->status, destroy_session->session_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_common.h b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_common.h
index e693d4ee83a6..2422237ec4e6 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_common.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_common.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <crypto/aead.h>
 #include <crypto/aes.h>
 #include <crypto/engine.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/virtio_crypto.h>
 
 
 /* Internal representation of a data virtqueue */
@@ -65,11 +66,6 @@ struct virtio_crypto {
 	/* Maximum size of per request */
 	u64 max_size;
 
-	/* Control VQ buffers: protected by the ctrl_lock */
-	struct virtio_crypto_op_ctrl_req ctrl;
-	struct virtio_crypto_session_input input;
-	struct virtio_crypto_inhdr ctrl_status;
-
 	unsigned long status;
 	atomic_t ref_count;
 	struct list_head list;
@@ -85,6 +81,17 @@ struct virtio_crypto_sym_session_info {
 	__u64 session_id;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Note: there are padding fields in request, clear them to zero before
+ *       sending to host to avoid to divulge any information.
+ * Ex, virtio_crypto_ctrl_request::ctrl::u::destroy_session::padding[48]
+ */
+struct virtio_crypto_ctrl_request {
+	struct virtio_crypto_op_ctrl_req ctrl;
+	struct virtio_crypto_session_input input;
+	struct virtio_crypto_inhdr ctrl_status;
+};
+
 struct virtio_crypto_request;
 typedef void (*virtio_crypto_data_callback)
 		(struct virtio_crypto_request *vc_req, int len);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_skcipher_algs.c b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_skcipher_algs.c
index e3c5bc8d6112..6aaf0869b211 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_skcipher_algs.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_skcipher_algs.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_skcipher_init_session(
 	struct virtio_crypto_op_ctrl_req *ctrl;
 	struct virtio_crypto_session_input *input;
 	struct virtio_crypto_sym_create_session_req *sym_create_session;
+	struct virtio_crypto_ctrl_request *vc_ctrl_req;
 
 	/*
 	 * Avoid to do DMA from the stack, switch to using
@@ -136,15 +137,20 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_skcipher_init_session(
 	if (!cipher_key)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	spin_lock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
+	vc_ctrl_req = kzalloc(sizeof(*vc_ctrl_req), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vc_ctrl_req) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/* Pad ctrl header */
-	ctrl = &vcrypto->ctrl;
+	ctrl = &vc_ctrl_req->ctrl;
 	ctrl->header.opcode = cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_CREATE_SESSION);
 	ctrl->header.algo = cpu_to_le32(alg);
 	/* Set the default dataqueue id to 0 */
 	ctrl->header.queue_id = 0;
 
-	input = &vcrypto->input;
+	input = &vc_ctrl_req->input;
 	input->status = cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR);
 	/* Pad cipher's parameters */
 	sym_create_session = &ctrl->u.sym_create_session;
@@ -164,12 +170,12 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_skcipher_init_session(
 	sg_init_one(&inhdr, input, sizeof(*input));
 	sgs[num_out + num_in++] = &inhdr;
 
+	spin_lock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 	err = virtqueue_add_sgs(vcrypto->ctrl_vq, sgs, num_out,
 				num_in, vcrypto, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
-		kfree_sensitive(cipher_key);
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	virtqueue_kick(vcrypto->ctrl_vq);
 
@@ -180,13 +186,13 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_skcipher_init_session(
 	while (!virtqueue_get_buf(vcrypto->ctrl_vq, &tmp) &&
 	       !virtqueue_is_broken(vcrypto->ctrl_vq))
 		cpu_relax();
+	spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 
 	if (le32_to_cpu(input->status) != VIRTIO_CRYPTO_OK) {
-		spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 		pr_err("virtio_crypto: Create session failed status: %u\n",
 			le32_to_cpu(input->status));
-		kfree_sensitive(cipher_key);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (encrypt)
@@ -194,10 +200,11 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_skcipher_init_session(
 	else
 		ctx->dec_sess_info.session_id = le64_to_cpu(input->session_id);
 
-	spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
-
+	err = 0;
+out:
+	kfree(vc_ctrl_req);
 	kfree_sensitive(cipher_key);
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int virtio_crypto_alg_skcipher_close_session(
@@ -212,12 +219,16 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_skcipher_close_session(
 	unsigned int num_out = 0, num_in = 0;
 	struct virtio_crypto_op_ctrl_req *ctrl;
 	struct virtio_crypto_inhdr *ctrl_status;
+	struct virtio_crypto_ctrl_request *vc_ctrl_req;
 
-	spin_lock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
-	ctrl_status = &vcrypto->ctrl_status;
+	vc_ctrl_req = kzalloc(sizeof(*vc_ctrl_req), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vc_ctrl_req)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ctrl_status = &vc_ctrl_req->ctrl_status;
 	ctrl_status->status = VIRTIO_CRYPTO_ERR;
 	/* Pad ctrl header */
-	ctrl = &vcrypto->ctrl;
+	ctrl = &vc_ctrl_req->ctrl;
 	ctrl->header.opcode = cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_CRYPTO_CIPHER_DESTROY_SESSION);
 	/* Set the default virtqueue id to 0 */
 	ctrl->header.queue_id = 0;
@@ -236,28 +247,31 @@ static int virtio_crypto_alg_skcipher_close_session(
 	sg_init_one(&status_sg, &ctrl_status->status, sizeof(ctrl_status->status));
 	sgs[num_out + num_in++] = &status_sg;
 
+	spin_lock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 	err = virtqueue_add_sgs(vcrypto->ctrl_vq, sgs, num_out,
 			num_in, vcrypto, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	virtqueue_kick(vcrypto->ctrl_vq);
 
 	while (!virtqueue_get_buf(vcrypto->ctrl_vq, &tmp) &&
 	       !virtqueue_is_broken(vcrypto->ctrl_vq))
 		cpu_relax();
+	spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 
 	if (ctrl_status->status != VIRTIO_CRYPTO_OK) {
-		spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 		pr_err("virtio_crypto: Close session failed status: %u, session_id: 0x%llx\n",
 			ctrl_status->status, destroy_session->session_id);
 
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&vcrypto->ctrl_lock);
 
-	return 0;
+	err = 0;
+out:
+	kfree(vc_ctrl_req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int virtio_crypto_alg_skcipher_init_sessions(
