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-rw-r--r--net/ethernet/eth.c5
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);
/*