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RCS file: /ftp/cvs/cvsroot/src/sys/sys/socket.h,v
retrieving revision 1.61
retrieving revision 1.61.2.1
diff -u -p -r1.61 -r1.61.2.1
--- src/sys/sys/socket.h	2001/07/17 11:49:41	1.61
+++ src/sys/sys/socket.h	2001/10/01 12:48:14	1.61.2.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: socket.h,v 1.61 2001/07/17 11:49:41 jdolecek Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: socket.h,v 1.61.2.1 2001/10/01 12:48:14 fvdl Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 WIDE Project.
@@ -431,7 +431,14 @@ struct cmsghdr {
 	    (struct cmsghdr *)NULL : \
 	    (struct cmsghdr *)((caddr_t)(cmsg) + __CMSG_ALIGN((cmsg)->cmsg_len)))
 
-#define	CMSG_FIRSTHDR(mhdr)	((struct cmsghdr *)(mhdr)->msg_control)
+/*
+ * RFC 2292 requires to check msg_controllen, in case that the kernel returns
+ * an empty list for some reasons.
+ */
+#define	CMSG_FIRSTHDR(mhdr) \
+	((mhdr)->msg_controllen >= sizeof(struct cmsghdr) ? \
+	 (struct cmsghdr *)(mhdr)->msg_control : \
+	 (struct cmsghdr *)NULL)
 
 #define CMSG_SPACE(l)	(__CMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct cmsghdr)) + __CMSG_ALIGN(l))
 #define CMSG_LEN(l)	(__CMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct cmsghdr)) + (l))