diff --git a/src/dtls13.c b/src/dtls13.c
index 6f2f014895..5011f7d85b 100644
--- a/src/dtls13.c
+++ b/src/dtls13.c
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ static int Dtls13GetRnMask(WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* ciphertext, byte* mask,
         if (c->aes == NULL)
             return BAD_STATE_E;
 #if !defined(HAVE_SELFTEST) && \
-    (!defined(HAVE_FIPS) || (defined(FIPS_VERSION_GE) && FIPS_VERSION_GE(5,3)))
+    (!defined(HAVE_FIPS) || (defined(FIPS_VERSION_GE) && FIPS_VERSION_GE(5,3)) \
+    || defined(WOLFSSL_LINUXKM))
         return wc_AesEncryptDirect(c->aes, mask, ciphertext);
 #else
         wc_AesEncryptDirect(c->aes, mask, ciphertext);
diff --git a/src/ssl_crypto.c b/src/ssl_crypto.c
index 0730c45218..58fca44995 100644
--- a/src/ssl_crypto.c
+++ b/src/ssl_crypto.c
@@ -3002,7 +3002,8 @@ void wolfSSL_AES_encrypt(const unsigned char* input, unsigned char* output,
     }
     else
 #if !defined(HAVE_SELFTEST) && \
-    (!defined(HAVE_FIPS) || (defined(FIPS_VERSION_GE) && FIPS_VERSION_GE(5,3)))
+    (!defined(HAVE_FIPS) || (defined(FIPS_VERSION_GE) && FIPS_VERSION_GE(5,3)) \
+    || defined(WOLFSSL_LINUXKM))
     /* Encrypt a block with wolfCrypt AES. */
     if (wc_AesEncryptDirect((Aes*)key, output, input) != 0) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("wc_AesEncryptDirect failed");
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/misc.c b/wolfcrypt/src/misc.c
index e4b53d91f1..4de791dbf8 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/misc.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/misc.c
@@ -209,6 +209,53 @@ WC_MISC_STATIC WC_INLINE void ByteReverseWords(word32* out, const word32* in,
 #endif
 }
 
+WC_MISC_STATIC WC_INLINE word32 readUnalignedWord32(const byte *in)
+{
+    if (((wc_ptr_t)in & (wc_ptr_t)(sizeof(word32) - 1U)) == (wc_ptr_t)0)
+        return *(word32 *)in;
+    else {
+        word32 out = 0; /* else CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE -Wmaybe-uninitialized */
+        XMEMCPY(&out, in, sizeof(out));
+        return out;
+    }
+}
+
+WC_MISC_STATIC WC_INLINE word32 writeUnalignedWord32(void *out, word32 in)
+{
+    if (((wc_ptr_t)out & (wc_ptr_t)(sizeof(word32) - 1U)) == (wc_ptr_t)0)
+        *(word32 *)out = in;
+    else {
+        XMEMCPY(out, &in, sizeof(in));
+    }
+    return in;
+}
+
+WC_MISC_STATIC WC_INLINE void readUnalignedWords32(word32 *out, const byte *in,
+                                                   size_t count)
+{
+    if (((wc_ptr_t)in & (wc_ptr_t)(sizeof(word32) - 1U)) == (wc_ptr_t)0) {
+        const word32 *in_word32 = (const word32 *)in;
+        while (count-- > 0)
+            *out++ = *in_word32++;
+    }
+    else {
+        XMEMCPY(out, in, count * sizeof(*out));
+    }
+}
+
+WC_MISC_STATIC WC_INLINE void writeUnalignedWords32(byte *out, const word32 *in,
+                                                    size_t count)
+{
+    if (((wc_ptr_t)out & (wc_ptr_t)(sizeof(word32) - 1U)) == (wc_ptr_t)0) {
+        word32 *out_word32 = (word32 *)out;
+        while (count-- > 0)
+            *out_word32++ = *in++;
+    }
+    else {
+        XMEMCPY(out, in, count * sizeof(*in));
+    }
+}
+
 #if defined(WORD64_AVAILABLE) && !defined(WOLFSSL_NO_WORD64_OPS)
 
 WC_MISC_STATIC WC_INLINE word64 readUnalignedWord64(const byte *in)
@@ -216,8 +263,8 @@ WC_MISC_STATIC WC_INLINE word64 readUnalignedWord64(const byte *in)
     if (((wc_ptr_t)in & (wc_ptr_t)(sizeof(word64) - 1U)) == (wc_ptr_t)0)
         return *(word64 *)in;
     else {
-        word64 out;
-        XMEMCPY(&out, in, sizeof(word64));
+        word64 out = 0; /* else CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE -Wmaybe-uninitialized */
+        XMEMCPY(&out, in, sizeof(out));
         return out;
     }
 }
@@ -227,7 +274,7 @@ WC_MISC_STATIC WC_INLINE word64 writeUnalignedWord64(void *out, word64 in)
     if (((wc_ptr_t)out & (wc_ptr_t)(sizeof(word64) - 1U)) == (wc_ptr_t)0)
         *(word64 *)out = in;
     else {
-        XMEMCPY(out, &in, sizeof(word64));
+        XMEMCPY(out, &in, sizeof(in));
     }
     return in;
 }
@@ -241,7 +288,7 @@ WC_MISC_STATIC WC_INLINE void readUnalignedWords64(word64 *out, const byte *in,
             *out++ = *in_word64++;
     }
     else {
-        XMEMCPY(out, in, count * sizeof(word64));
+        XMEMCPY(out, in, count * sizeof(*out));
     }
 }
 
@@ -254,7 +301,7 @@ WC_MISC_STATIC WC_INLINE void writeUnalignedWords64(byte *out, const word64 *in,
             *out_word64++ = *in++;
     }
     else {
-        XMEMCPY(out, in, count * sizeof(word64));
+        XMEMCPY(out, in, count * sizeof(*in));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/port/arm/armv8-aes.c b/wolfcrypt/src/port/arm/armv8-aes.c
index 0baa39b5ca..9e2f3cb6b9 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/port/arm/armv8-aes.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/port/arm/armv8-aes.c
@@ -16561,6 +16561,7 @@ int wc_AesSetKey(Aes* aes, const byte* userKey, word32 keylen,
 {
 #if defined(AES_MAX_KEY_SIZE)
     const word32 max_key_len = (AES_MAX_KEY_SIZE / 8);
+    word32 userKey_aligned[AES_MAX_KEY_SIZE / WOLFSSL_BIT_SIZE / sizeof(word32)];
 #endif
 
     if (((keylen != 16) && (keylen != 24) && (keylen != 32)) ||
@@ -16574,6 +16575,14 @@ int wc_AesSetKey(Aes* aes, const byte* userKey, word32 keylen,
         return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
     }
 #endif
+
+#if !defined(AES_MAX_KEY_SIZE)
+    /* Check alignment */
+    if ((unsigned long)userKey & (sizeof(aes->key[0]) - 1U)) {
+        return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifdef WOLF_CRYPTO_CB
     if (aes->devId != INVALID_DEVID) {
         if (keylen > sizeof(aes->devKey)) {
@@ -16590,7 +16599,17 @@ int wc_AesSetKey(Aes* aes, const byte* userKey, word32 keylen,
     aes->keylen = keylen;
     aes->rounds = keylen/4 + 6;
 
-    AES_set_encrypt_key(userKey, keylen * 8, (byte*)aes->key);
+#if defined(AES_MAX_KEY_SIZE)
+    if ((unsigned long)userKey & (sizeof(aes->key[0]) - 1U)) {
+        XMEMCPY(userKey_aligned, userKey, keylen);
+        AES_set_encrypt_key((byte *)userKey_aligned, keylen * 8, (byte*)aes->key);
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
+        AES_set_encrypt_key(userKey, keylen * 8, (byte*)aes->key);
+    }
+
 #ifdef HAVE_AES_DECRYPT
     if (dir == AES_DECRYPTION) {
         AES_invert_key((byte*)aes->key, aes->rounds);
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/siphash.c b/wolfcrypt/src/siphash.c
index 54c02f6a58..d455c663ec 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/siphash.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/siphash.c
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@
  * @param [in] a  Little-endian byte array.
  * @return 64-bit number.
  */
-#define GET_U64(a)      (*(word64*)(a))
+#define GET_U64(a)      readUnalignedWord64(a)
 /**
  * Decode little-endian byte array to 32-bit number.
  *
  * @param [in] a  Little-endian byte array.
  * @return 32-bit number.
  */
-#define GET_U32(a)      (*(word32*)(a))
+#define GET_U32(a)      readUnalignedWord32(a)
 /**
  * Decode little-endian byte array to 16-bit number.
  *
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
  * @param [out] a  Byte array to write into.
  * @param [in]  n  Number to encode.
  */
-#define SET_U64(a, n)   ((*(word64*)(a)) = (n))
+#define SET_U64(a, n)   writeUnalignedWord64(a, n)
 #else
 /**
  * Decode little-endian byte array to 64-bit number.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
  * @param [in] a  Little-endian byte array.
  * @return 32-bit number.
  */
-#define GET_U32(a)      (((word64)((a)[3]) << 24) |     \
+#define GET_U32(a)      (((word32)((a)[3]) << 24) |     \
                          ((word32)((a)[2]) << 16) |     \
                          ((word32)((a)[1]) <<  8) |     \
                          ((word32)((a)[0])      ))
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/misc.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/misc.h
index 9acc31b121..09d5bc9029 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/misc.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/misc.h
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ void ForceZero(void* mem, word32 len);
 WOLFSSL_LOCAL
 int ConstantCompare(const byte* a, const byte* b, int length);
 
+WOLFSSL_LOCAL
+word32 readUnalignedWord32(const byte *in);
+WOLFSSL_LOCAL
+word32 writeUnalignedWord32(void *out, word32 in);
+WOLFSSL_LOCAL
+void readUnalignedWords32(word32 *out, const byte *in, size_t count);
+WOLFSSL_LOCAL
+void writeUnalignedWords32(byte *out, const word32 *in, size_t count);
+
 #ifdef WORD64_AVAILABLE
 WOLFSSL_LOCAL
 word64 readUnalignedWord64(const byte *in);