diff --git a/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c b/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c
index bc81ce15d..38ccc2ea9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c
+++ b/lib/librte_security/rte_security.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright 2017 NXP.
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd All Rights Reserved
  */
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
@@ -9,6 +10,19 @@
 #include "rte_security.h"
 #include "rte_security_driver.h"
 
+/* Macro to check for invalid pointers */
+#define RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(ptr, retval) do {	\
+	if ((ptr) == NULL)			\
+		return retval;			\
+} while (0)
+
+/* Macro to check for invalid pointers chains */
+#define RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(p1, p2, p3, retval, last_retval) do {	\
+	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(p1, retval);					\
+	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(p1->p2, retval);				\
+	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(p1->p2->p3, last_retval);			\
+} while (0)
+
 struct rte_security_session *
 rte_security_session_create(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 			    struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
@@ -16,10 +30,9 @@ rte_security_session_create(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 {
 	struct rte_security_session *sess = NULL;
 
-	if (conf == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*instance->ops->session_create, NULL);
+	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, session_create, NULL, NULL);
+	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(conf, NULL);
+	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(mp, NULL);
 
 	if (rte_mempool_get(mp, (void **)&sess))
 		return NULL;
@@ -38,14 +51,19 @@ rte_security_session_update(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 			    struct rte_security_session *sess,
 			    struct rte_security_session_conf *conf)
 {
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*instance->ops->session_update, -ENOTSUP);
+	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, session_update, -EINVAL,
+			-ENOTSUP);
+	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(sess, -EINVAL);
+	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(conf, -EINVAL);
+
 	return instance->ops->session_update(instance->device, sess, conf);
 }
 
 unsigned int
 rte_security_session_get_size(struct rte_security_ctx *instance)
 {
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*instance->ops->session_get_size, 0);
+	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, session_get_size, 0, 0);
+
 	return instance->ops->session_get_size(instance->device);
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +72,11 @@ rte_security_session_stats_get(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 			       struct rte_security_session *sess,
 			       struct rte_security_stats *stats)
 {
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*instance->ops->session_stats_get, -ENOTSUP);
+	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, session_stats_get, -EINVAL,
+			-ENOTSUP);
+	/* Parameter sess can be NULL in case of getting global statistics. */
+	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(stats, -EINVAL);
+
 	return instance->ops->session_stats_get(instance->device, sess, stats);
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +86,9 @@ rte_security_session_destroy(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*instance->ops->session_destroy, -ENOTSUP);
+	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, session_destroy, -EINVAL,
+			-ENOTSUP);
+	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(sess, -EINVAL);
 
 	if (instance->sess_cnt)
 		instance->sess_cnt--;
@@ -81,7 +105,11 @@ rte_security_set_pkt_metadata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 			      struct rte_security_session *sess,
 			      struct rte_mbuf *m, void *params)
 {
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*instance->ops->set_pkt_metadata, -ENOTSUP);
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
+	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, set_pkt_metadata, -EINVAL,
+			-ENOTSUP);
+	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(sess, -EINVAL);
+#endif
 	return instance->ops->set_pkt_metadata(instance->device,
 					       sess, m, params);
 }
@@ -91,7 +119,9 @@ rte_security_get_userdata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance, uint64_t md)
 {
 	void *userdata = NULL;
 
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*instance->ops->get_userdata, NULL);
+#ifdef RTE_DEBUG
+	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, get_userdata, NULL, NULL);
+#endif
 	if (instance->ops->get_userdata(instance->device, md, &userdata))
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -101,7 +131,8 @@ rte_security_get_userdata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance, uint64_t md)
 const struct rte_security_capability *
 rte_security_capabilities_get(struct rte_security_ctx *instance)
 {
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*instance->ops->capabilities_get, NULL);
+	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, capabilities_get, NULL, NULL);
+
 	return instance->ops->capabilities_get(instance->device);
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +144,9 @@ rte_security_capability_get(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 	const struct rte_security_capability *capability;
 	uint16_t i = 0;
 
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*instance->ops->capabilities_get, NULL);
+	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, capabilities_get, NULL, NULL);
+	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(idx, NULL);
+
 	capabilities = instance->ops->capabilities_get(instance->device);
 
 	if (capabilities == NULL)
@@ -121,7 +154,7 @@ rte_security_capability_get(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 
 	while ((capability = &capabilities[i++])->action
 			!= RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE) {
-		if (capability->action  == idx->action &&
+		if (capability->action == idx->action &&
 				capability->protocol == idx->protocol) {
 			if (idx->protocol == RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC) {
 				if (capability->ipsec.proto ==
