char __user *optval, int __user *optlen);
 
 int ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *addr, int addr_len);
+int ip6_datagram_connect_v6_only(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *addr,
+                                int addr_len);
 
 int ipv6_recv_error(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len,
                    int *addr_len);
 
                if (addr_len < sizeof(*addr))
                        return -EINVAL;
 
+               if (addr->sin6_family != AF_INET6)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
                pr_debug("ping_check_bind_addr(sk=%p,addr=%pI6c,port=%d)\n",
                         sk, addr->sin6_addr.s6_addr, ntohs(addr->sin6_port));
 
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip6_datagram_connect);
 
+int ip6_datagram_connect_v6_only(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
+                                int addr_len)
+{
+       DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_in6 *, sin6, uaddr);
+       if (sin6->sin6_family != AF_INET6)
+               return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+       return ip6_datagram_connect(sk, uaddr, addr_len);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip6_datagram_connect_v6_only);
+
 void ipv6_icmp_error(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int err,
                     __be16 port, u32 info, u8 *payload)
 {
 
        .owner =        THIS_MODULE,
        .init =         ping_init_sock,
        .close =        ping_close,
-       .connect =      ip6_datagram_connect,
+       .connect =      ip6_datagram_connect_v6_only,
        .disconnect =   udp_disconnect,
        .setsockopt =   ipv6_setsockopt,
        .getsockopt =   ipv6_getsockopt,
 
 
        if (addr_len < SIN6_LEN_RFC2133)
                return -EINVAL;
+
+       if (addr->sin6_family != AF_INET6)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
        addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(&addr->sin6_addr);
 
        /* Raw sockets are IPv6 only */
        .owner             = THIS_MODULE,
        .close             = rawv6_close,
        .destroy           = raw6_destroy,
-       .connect           = ip6_datagram_connect,
+       .connect           = ip6_datagram_connect_v6_only,
        .disconnect        = udp_disconnect,
        .ioctl             = rawv6_ioctl,
        .init              = rawv6_init_sk,
 
        if (addr_len < sizeof(*lsa))
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       if (usin->sin6_family != AF_INET6)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
        addr_type = ipv6_addr_type(&usin->sin6_addr);
        if (addr_type & IPV6_ADDR_MULTICAST)
                return -EINVAL;