--- x/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
+++ y/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
@@ -1848,6 +1848,7 @@ static int cipso_v4_get_actual_opt_len(c
  * values on failure.
  *
  */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(setattr_spinlock);
 int cipso_v4_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
 			  const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
 			  const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr,
@@ -1899,6 +1900,7 @@ int cipso_v4_sock_setattr(struct sock *s
 	kfree(buf);
 	buf = NULL;
 
+	spin_lock(&setattr_spinlock);
 	sk_inet = inet_sk(sk);
 
 	old = rcu_dereference_protected(sk_inet->inet_opt, sk_locked);
@@ -1912,6 +1914,7 @@ int cipso_v4_sock_setattr(struct sock *s
 	rcu_assign_pointer(sk_inet->inet_opt, opt);
 	if (old)
 		kfree_rcu(old, rcu);
+	spin_unlock(&setattr_spinlock);
 
 	return 0;