int ret;
        struct brcmf_if *ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
        struct brcmf_pub *drvr = ifp->drvr;
+       struct ethhdr *eh;
 
        brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
 
                }
        }
 
-       /* Update multicast statistic */
-       if (skb->len >= ETH_ALEN) {
-               u8 *pktdata = (u8 *)(skb->data);
-               struct ethhdr *eh = (struct ethhdr *)pktdata;
-
-               if (is_multicast_ether_addr(eh->h_dest))
-                       drvr->tx_multicast++;
-               if (ntohs(eh->h_proto) == ETH_P_PAE)
-                       atomic_inc(&drvr->pend_8021x_cnt);
+       /* validate length for ether packet */
+       if (skb->len < sizeof(*eh)) {
+               ret = -EINVAL;
+               dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+               goto done;
        }
 
+       /* handle ethernet header */
+       eh = (struct ethhdr *)(skb->data);
+       if (is_multicast_ether_addr(eh->h_dest))
+               drvr->tx_multicast++;
+       if (ntohs(eh->h_proto) == ETH_P_PAE)
+               atomic_inc(&drvr->pend_8021x_cnt);
+
        /* If the protocol uses a data header, apply it */
        brcmf_proto_hdrpush(drvr, ifp->idx, skb);