return -1;
 }
 
-static int set_wep_key(struct airo_info *ai, u16 index, const char *key,
+static int set_wep_key(struct airo_info *ai, u16 index, const u8 *key,
                       u16 keylen, int perm, int lock)
 {
        static const unsigned char macaddr[ETH_ALEN] = { 0x01, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
        struct net_device *dev = pde_data(inode);
        struct airo_info *ai = dev->ml_priv;
        int i, rc;
-       char key[16];
+       u8 key[16];
        u16 index = 0;
        int j = 0;
 
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < 16*3 && data->wbuffer[i+j]; i++) {
+               int val;
+
+               if (i % 3 == 2)
+                       continue;
+
+               val = hex_to_bin(data->wbuffer[i+j]);
+               if (val < 0) {
+                       airo_print_err(ai->dev->name, "WebKey passed invalid key hex");
+                       return;
+               }
                switch(i%3) {
                case 0:
-                       key[i/3] = hex_to_bin(data->wbuffer[i+j])<<4;
+                       key[i/3] = (u8)val << 4;
                        break;
                case 1:
-                       key[i/3] |= hex_to_bin(data->wbuffer[i+j]);
+                       key[i/3] |= (u8)val;
                        break;
                }
        }