struct tcphdr;
 struct xt_synproxy_info;
-extern void synproxy_parse_options(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int doff,
+extern bool synproxy_parse_options(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int doff,
                                   const struct tcphdr *th,
                                   struct synproxy_options *opts);
 extern unsigned int synproxy_options_size(const struct synproxy_options *opts);
 
        if (th == NULL)
                return NF_DROP;
 
-       synproxy_parse_options(skb, par->thoff, th, &opts);
+       if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, par->thoff, th, &opts))
+               return NF_DROP;
 
        if (th->syn && !(th->ack || th->fin || th->rst)) {
                /* Initial SYN from client */
 
                /* fall through */
        case TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT:
-               synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts);
+               if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts))
+                       return NF_DROP;
 
                if (!th->syn && th->ack &&
                    CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo) == IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL) {
                if (!th->syn || !th->ack)
                        break;
 
-               synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts);
+               if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts))
+                       return NF_DROP;
+
                if (opts.options & XT_SYNPROXY_OPT_TIMESTAMP)
                        synproxy->tsoff = opts.tsval - synproxy->its;
 
 
        if (th == NULL)
                return NF_DROP;
 
-       synproxy_parse_options(skb, par->thoff, th, &opts);
+       if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, par->thoff, th, &opts))
+               return NF_DROP;
 
        if (th->syn && !(th->ack || th->fin || th->rst)) {
                /* Initial SYN from client */
 
                /* fall through */
        case TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT:
-               synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts);
+               if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts))
+                       return NF_DROP;
 
                if (!th->syn && th->ack &&
                    CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo) == IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL) {
                if (!th->syn || !th->ack)
                        break;
 
-               synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts);
+               if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts))
+                       return NF_DROP;
+
                if (opts.options & XT_SYNPROXY_OPT_TIMESTAMP)
                        synproxy->tsoff = opts.tsval - synproxy->its;
 
 
 int synproxy_net_id;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synproxy_net_id);
 
-void
+bool
 synproxy_parse_options(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int doff,
                       const struct tcphdr *th, struct synproxy_options *opts)
 {
        u8 buf[40], *ptr;
 
        ptr = skb_header_pointer(skb, doff + sizeof(*th), length, buf);
-       BUG_ON(ptr == NULL);
+       if (ptr == NULL)
+               return false;
 
        opts->options = 0;
        while (length > 0) {
 
                switch (opcode) {
                case TCPOPT_EOL:
-                       return;
+                       return true;
                case TCPOPT_NOP:
                        length--;
                        continue;
                default:
                        opsize = *ptr++;
                        if (opsize < 2)
-                               return;
+                               return true;
                        if (opsize > length)
-                               return;
+                               return true;
 
                        switch (opcode) {
                        case TCPOPT_MSS:
                        length -= opsize;
                }
        }
+       return true;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synproxy_parse_options);