--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c +++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c @@ -5718,6 +5718,9 @@ static int inet6_set_link_af(struct net_ struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_INET6_MAX + 1]; int err; + if (!idev) + return -EAFNOSUPPORT; + if (nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, IFLA_INET6_MAX, nla, NULL, NULL) < 0) BUG();