--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ static inline int
 ip4ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
-	const struct iphdr  *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	const struct iphdr  *iph;
 	int encap_limit = -1;
 	struct flowi6 fl6;
 	__u8 dsfield;
@@ -1242,6 +1242,11 @@ ip4ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	u8 tproto;
 	int err;
 
+	/* ensure we can access the full inner ip header */
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct iphdr)))
+		return -1;
+
+	iph = ip_hdr(skb);
 	memset(&(IPCB(skb)->opt), 0, sizeof(IPCB(skb)->opt));
 
 	tproto = READ_ONCE(t->parms.proto);
@@ -1306,7 +1311,7 @@ static inline int
 ip6ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
+	struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h;
 	int encap_limit = -1;
 	__u16 offset;
 	struct flowi6 fl6;
@@ -1315,6 +1320,10 @@ ip6ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	u8 tproto;
 	int err;
 
+	if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipv6h))))
+		return -1;
+
+	ipv6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	tproto = READ_ONCE(t->parms.proto);
 	if ((tproto != IPPROTO_IPV6 && tproto != 0) ||
 	    ip6_tnl_addr_conflict(t, ipv6h))