case CIPSO_V4_TAG_LOCAL:
/* This is a non-standard tag that we only allow for
* local connections, so if the incoming interface is
- * not the loopback device drop the packet. */
- if (!(skb->dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK)) {
+ * not the loopback device drop the packet. Further,
+ * there is no legitimate reason for setting this from
+ * userspace so reject it if skb is NULL. */
+ if (skb == NULL || !(skb->dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK)) {
err_offset = opt_iter;
goto validate_return_locked;
}