diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/memory.c b/arch/x86/kernel/memory.c
index 39ee5631..79aac667 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/memory.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/memory.c
@@ -2295,8 +2295,18 @@ int read_process_vm(struct process_vm *vm, void *kdst, const void *usrc, size_t
 			return error;
 		}
 
-		va = phys_to_virt(pa);
-		memcpy(to, va, cpsize);
+		if (pa < ihk_mc_get_memory_address(IHK_MC_GMA_MAP_START, 0) ||
+			pa >= ihk_mc_get_memory_address(IHK_MC_GMA_MAP_END, 0)) {
+			dkprintf("%s: pa is outside of LWK memory, to: %p, pa: %p,"
+				"cpsize: %d\n", __FUNCTION__, to, pa, cpsize);
+			va = ihk_mc_map_virtual(pa, 1, PTATTR_ACTIVE);
+			memcpy(to, va, cpsize);
+			ihk_mc_unmap_virtual(va, 1, 1);
+		}
+		else {
+			va = phys_to_virt(pa);
+			memcpy(to, va, cpsize);
+		}
 
 		from += cpsize;
 		to += cpsize;
@@ -2422,8 +2432,18 @@ int patch_process_vm(struct process_vm *vm, void *udst, const void *ksrc, size_t
 			return error;
 		}
 
-		va = phys_to_virt(pa);
-		memcpy(va, from, cpsize);
+		if (pa < ihk_mc_get_memory_address(IHK_MC_GMA_MAP_START, 0) ||
+			pa >= ihk_mc_get_memory_address(IHK_MC_GMA_MAP_END, 0)) {
+			dkprintf("%s: pa is outside of LWK memory, from: %p,"
+				"pa: %p, cpsize: %d\n", __FUNCTION__, from, pa, cpsize);
+			va = ihk_mc_map_virtual(pa, 1, PTATTR_ACTIVE);
+			memcpy(va, from, cpsize);
+			ihk_mc_unmap_virtual(va, 1, 1);
+		}
+		else {
+			va = phys_to_virt(pa);
+			memcpy(va, from, cpsize);
+		}
 
 		from += cpsize;
 		to += cpsize;
diff --git a/kernel/procfs.c b/kernel/procfs.c
index c5479460..4afa2eb2 100644
--- a/kernel/procfs.c
+++ b/kernel/procfs.c
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@ process_procfs_request(unsigned long rarg)
 					ans = -EIO;
 				goto end;
 			}
+
+			if (pa < ihk_mc_get_memory_address(IHK_MC_GMA_MAP_START, 0) ||
+					pa >= ihk_mc_get_memory_address(IHK_MC_GMA_MAP_END, 0)) {
+				ans = -EIO;
+				goto end;
+			}
+
 			va = phys_to_virt(pa);
 			if(readwrite)
 				memcpy(va, buf + ans, size);