diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
index 48ced3912576c7227abb980029a5383c3742a457..16f33d1ffbfb973b5c8a33851c7dfe057dc29a02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_ppp.c
@@ -383,11 +383,8 @@ static void ppp_cp_parse_cr(struct net_device *dev, u16 pid, u8 id,
 	}
 
 	for (opt = data; len; len -= opt[1], opt += opt[1]) {
-		if (len < 2 || len < opt[1]) {
-			dev->stats.rx_errors++;
-			kfree(out);
-			return; /* bad packet, drop silently */
-		}
+		if (len < 2 || opt[1] < 2 || len < opt[1])
+			goto err_out;
 
 		if (pid == PID_LCP)
 			switch (opt[0]) {
@@ -395,6 +392,8 @@ static void ppp_cp_parse_cr(struct net_device *dev, u16 pid, u8 id,
 				continue; /* MRU always OK and > 1500 bytes? */
 
 			case LCP_OPTION_ACCM: /* async control character map */
+				if (opt[1] < sizeof(valid_accm))
+					goto err_out;
 				if (!memcmp(opt, valid_accm,
 					    sizeof(valid_accm)))
 					continue;
@@ -406,6 +405,8 @@ static void ppp_cp_parse_cr(struct net_device *dev, u16 pid, u8 id,
 				}
 				break;
 			case LCP_OPTION_MAGIC:
+				if (len < 6)
+					goto err_out;
 				if (opt[1] != 6 || (!opt[2] && !opt[3] &&
 						    !opt[4] && !opt[5]))
 					break; /* reject invalid magic number */
@@ -424,6 +425,11 @@ static void ppp_cp_parse_cr(struct net_device *dev, u16 pid, u8 id,
 		ppp_cp_event(dev, pid, RCR_GOOD, CP_CONF_ACK, id, req_len, data);
 
 	kfree(out);
+	return;
+
+err_out:
+	dev->stats.rx_errors++;
+	kfree(out);
 }
 
 static int ppp_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)