diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
index 0599963e6e3..6ee4c0208af 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ impl Num {
 
     fn to_bytes(self, block_size: u64) -> u64 {
         match self {
-            Self::Blocks(n) => n * block_size,
+            // Saturate on overflow so a block count that exceeds u64 is caught
+            // by the i64::MAX bound check in `Parser::validate` rather than
+            // wrapping past it.
+            Self::Blocks(n) => n.saturating_mul(block_size),
             Self::Bytes(n) => n,
         }
     }
@@ -1429,7 +1432,7 @@ fn calc_loop_bsize(
         Some(Num::Blocks(rmax)) => {
             let rsofar = rstat.reads_complete + rstat.reads_partial;
             let rremain = rmax - rsofar;
-            cmp::min(ideal_bsize as u64, rremain * ibs as u64) as usize
+            cmp::min(ideal_bsize as u64, rremain.saturating_mul(ibs as u64)) as usize
         }
         Some(Num::Bytes(bmax)) => {
             let bmax: u128 = bmax.into();
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
index cd20771c185..70e3ae79cba 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
@@ -655,4 +655,19 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(matches!(Parser::parse_n(arg), Ok(Num::Bytes(_))));
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_skip_seek_block_count_byte_overflow_rejected() {
+        // A skip/seek in blocks is multiplied by the block size (default 512)
+        // before the i64::MAX bound check. 2^55 blocks * 512 == 2^64, which
+        // wrapped past that check to a small value (and panicked in debug).
+        // It must be rejected as too large instead.
+        use crate::parseargs::ParseError;
+        for operand in ["skip=36028797018963968", "seek=36028797018963968"] {
+            assert!(matches!(
+                Parser::new().parse([operand]),
+                Err(ParseError::InvalidNumberWithErrMsg(_, _))
+            ));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_dd.rs b/tests/by-util/test_dd.rs
index 849c47e227f..829c53118f1 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_dd.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_dd.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,21 @@ fn test_huge_block_size_is_rejected_without_panicking() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_huge_skip_seek_block_count_is_rejected_without_panicking() {
+    // A skip/seek given in blocks is multiplied by the block size (default
+    // 512) before the i64::MAX bound check. 2^55 blocks * 512 == 2^64 used to
+    // wrap past that check (panicking in debug builds, silently skipping
+    // nothing in release builds); it must be rejected cleanly instead.
+    for arg in ["skip=36028797018963968", "seek=36028797018963968"] {
+        new_ucmd!()
+            .arg(arg)
+            .fails_with_code(1)
+            .no_stdout()
+            .stderr_contains("Value too large for defined data type");
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_huge_obs_reports_memory_error_instead_of_aborting() {
     // Regression test for #12847: a valid but huge `obs` used to abort