1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index 61ec0329316c..215c83986a9d 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(eth_rebuild_header);
 __be16 eth_type_trans(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
         struct ethhdr *eth;
-        unsigned char *rawp;
 
         skb->dev = dev;
         skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
@@ -199,15 +198,13 @@ __be16 eth_type_trans(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         if (ntohs(eth->h_proto) >= 1536)
                 return eth->h_proto;
 
-        rawp = skb->data;
-
         /*
          *      This is a magic hack to spot IPX packets. Older Novell breaks
          *      the protocol design and runs IPX over 802.3 without an 802.2 LLC
          *      layer. We look for FFFF which isn't a used 802.2 SSAP/DSAP. This
          *      won't work for fault tolerant netware but does for the rest.
          */
-        if (*(unsigned short *)rawp == 0xFFFF)
+        if (skb->len >= 2 && *(unsigned short *)(skb->data) == 0xFFFF)
                 return htons(ETH_P_802_3);
 
         /*