diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
index 16475c269749..d02881e4ad1f 100644
--- a/include/net/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
@@ -355,14 +355,7 @@ struct ipv6_txoptions *ipv6_dup_options(struct sock *sk,
 struct ipv6_txoptions *ipv6_renew_options(struct sock *sk,
 					  struct ipv6_txoptions *opt,
 					  int newtype,
-					  struct ipv6_opt_hdr __user *newopt,
-					  int newoptlen);
-struct ipv6_txoptions *
-ipv6_renew_options_kern(struct sock *sk,
-			struct ipv6_txoptions *opt,
-			int newtype,
-			struct ipv6_opt_hdr *newopt,
-			int newoptlen);
+					  struct ipv6_opt_hdr *newopt);
 struct ipv6_txoptions *ipv6_fixup_options(struct ipv6_txoptions *opt_space,
 					  struct ipv6_txoptions *opt);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/calipso.c b/net/ipv6/calipso.c
index 1323b9679cf7..1c0bb9fb76e6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/calipso.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/calipso.c
@@ -799,8 +799,7 @@ static int calipso_opt_update(struct sock *sk, struct ipv6_opt_hdr *hop)
 {
 	struct ipv6_txoptions *old = txopt_get(inet6_sk(sk)), *txopts;
 
-	txopts = ipv6_renew_options_kern(sk, old, IPV6_HOPOPTS,
-					 hop, hop ? ipv6_optlen(hop) : 0);
+	txopts = ipv6_renew_options(sk, old, IPV6_HOPOPTS, hop);
 	txopt_put(old);
 	if (IS_ERR(txopts))
 		return PTR_ERR(txopts);
@@ -1222,8 +1221,7 @@ static int calipso_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
 	if (IS_ERR(new))
 		return PTR_ERR(new);
 
-	txopts = ipv6_renew_options_kern(sk, req_inet->ipv6_opt, IPV6_HOPOPTS,
-					 new, new ? ipv6_optlen(new) : 0);
+	txopts = ipv6_renew_options(sk, req_inet->ipv6_opt, IPV6_HOPOPTS, new);
 
 	kfree(new);
 
@@ -1260,8 +1258,7 @@ static void calipso_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
 	if (calipso_opt_del(req_inet->ipv6_opt->hopopt, &new))
 		return; /* Nothing to do */
 
-	txopts = ipv6_renew_options_kern(sk, req_inet->ipv6_opt, IPV6_HOPOPTS,
-					 new, new ? ipv6_optlen(new) : 0);
+	txopts = ipv6_renew_options(sk, req_inet->ipv6_opt, IPV6_HOPOPTS, new);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(txopts)) {
 		txopts = xchg(&req_inet->ipv6_opt, txopts);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
index 5bc2bf3733ab..d44591b51328 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
@@ -1015,29 +1015,21 @@ ipv6_dup_options(struct sock *sk, struct ipv6_txoptions *opt)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipv6_dup_options);
 
-static int ipv6_renew_option(void *ohdr,
-			     struct ipv6_opt_hdr __user *newopt, int newoptlen,
-			     int inherit,
-			     struct ipv6_opt_hdr **hdr,
-			     char **p)
+static void ipv6_renew_option(int renewtype,
+			      struct ipv6_opt_hdr **dest,
+			      struct ipv6_opt_hdr *old,
+			      struct ipv6_opt_hdr *new,
+			      int newtype, char **p)
 {
-	if (inherit) {
-		if (ohdr) {
-			memcpy(*p, ohdr, ipv6_optlen((struct ipv6_opt_hdr *)ohdr));
-			*hdr = (struct ipv6_opt_hdr *)*p;
-			*p += CMSG_ALIGN(ipv6_optlen(*hdr));
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (newopt) {
-			if (copy_from_user(*p, newopt, newoptlen))
-				return -EFAULT;
-			*hdr = (struct ipv6_opt_hdr *)*p;
-			if (ipv6_optlen(*hdr) > newoptlen)
-				return -EINVAL;
-			*p += CMSG_ALIGN(newoptlen);
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
+	struct ipv6_opt_hdr *src;
+
+	src = (renewtype == newtype ? new : old);
+	if (!src)
+		return;
+
+	memcpy(*p, src, ipv6_optlen(src));
+	*dest = (struct ipv6_opt_hdr *)*p;
+	p += CMSG_ALIGN(ipv6_optlen(*dest));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1063,13 +1055,11 @@ static int ipv6_renew_option(void *ohdr,
  */
 struct ipv6_txoptions *
 ipv6_renew_options(struct sock *sk, struct ipv6_txoptions *opt,
-		   int newtype,
-		   struct ipv6_opt_hdr __user *newopt, int newoptlen)
+		   int newtype, struct ipv6_opt_hdr *newopt)
 {
 	int tot_len = 0;
 	char *p;
 	struct ipv6_txoptions *opt2;
-	int err;
 
 	if (opt) {
 		if (newtype != IPV6_HOPOPTS && opt->hopopt)
@@ -1082,8 +1072,8 @@ ipv6_renew_options(struct sock *sk, struct ipv6_txoptions *opt,
 			tot_len += CMSG_ALIGN(ipv6_optlen(opt->dst1opt));
 	}
 
-	if (newopt && newoptlen)
-		tot_len += CMSG_ALIGN(newoptlen);
+	if (newopt)
+		tot_len += CMSG_ALIGN(ipv6_optlen(newopt));
 
 	if (!tot_len)
 		return NULL;
@@ -1098,29 +1088,19 @@ ipv6_renew_options(struct sock *sk, struct ipv6_txoptions *opt,
 	opt2->tot_len = tot_len;
 	p = (char *)(opt2 + 1);
 
-	err = ipv6_renew_option(opt ? opt->hopopt : NULL, newopt, newoptlen,
-				newtype != IPV6_HOPOPTS,
-				&opt2->hopopt, &p);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-	err = ipv6_renew_option(opt ? opt->dst0opt : NULL, newopt, newoptlen,
-				newtype != IPV6_RTHDRDSTOPTS,
-				&opt2->dst0opt, &p);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-	err = ipv6_renew_option(opt ? opt->srcrt : NULL, newopt, newoptlen,
-				newtype != IPV6_RTHDR,
-				(struct ipv6_opt_hdr **)&opt2->srcrt, &p);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-	err = ipv6_renew_option(opt ? opt->dst1opt : NULL, newopt, newoptlen,
-				newtype != IPV6_DSTOPTS,
-				&opt2->dst1opt, &p);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
+	ipv6_renew_option(IPV6_HOPOPTS, &opt2->hopopt,
+			  (opt ? opt->hopopt : NULL),
+			  newopt, newtype, &p);
+	ipv6_renew_option(IPV6_RTHDRDSTOPTS, &opt2->dst0opt,
+			  (opt ? opt->dst0opt : NULL),
+			  newopt, newtype, &p);
+	ipv6_renew_option(IPV6_RTHDR,
+			  (struct ipv6_opt_hdr **)&opt2->srcrt,
+			  (opt ? (struct ipv6_opt_hdr *)opt->srcrt : NULL),
+			  newopt, newtype, &p);
+	ipv6_renew_option(IPV6_DSTOPTS, &opt2->dst1opt,
+			  (opt ? opt->dst1opt : NULL),
+			  newopt, newtype, &p);
 
 	opt2->opt_nflen = (opt2->hopopt ? ipv6_optlen(opt2->hopopt) : 0) +
 			  (opt2->dst0opt ? ipv6_optlen(opt2->dst0opt) : 0) +
@@ -1128,37 +1108,6 @@ ipv6_renew_options(struct sock *sk, struct ipv6_txoptions *opt,
 	opt2->opt_flen = (opt2->dst1opt ? ipv6_optlen(opt2->dst1opt) : 0);
 
 	return opt2;
-out:
-	sock_kfree_s(sk, opt2, opt2->tot_len);
-	return ERR_PTR(err);
-}
-
-/**
- * ipv6_renew_options_kern - replace a specific ext hdr with a new one.
- *
- * @sk: sock from which to allocate memory
- * @opt: original options
- * @newtype: option type to replace in @opt
- * @newopt: new option of type @newtype to replace (kernel-mem)
- * @newoptlen: length of @newopt
- *
- * See ipv6_renew_options().  The difference is that @newopt is
- * kernel memory, rather than user memory.
- */
-struct ipv6_txoptions *
-ipv6_renew_options_kern(struct sock *sk, struct ipv6_txoptions *opt,
-			int newtype, struct ipv6_opt_hdr *newopt,
-			int newoptlen)
-{
-	struct ipv6_txoptions *ret_val;
-	const mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
-
-	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	ret_val = ipv6_renew_options(sk, opt, newtype,
-				     (struct ipv6_opt_hdr __user *)newopt,
-				     newoptlen);
-	set_fs(old_fs);
-	return ret_val;
 }
 
 struct ipv6_txoptions *ipv6_fixup_options(struct ipv6_txoptions *opt_space,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index 4d780c7f0130..c95c3486d904 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -398,6 +398,12 @@ static int do_ipv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	case IPV6_DSTOPTS:
 	{
 		struct ipv6_txoptions *opt;
+		struct ipv6_opt_hdr *new = NULL;
+
+		/* hop-by-hop / destination options are privileged option */
+		retv = -EPERM;
+		if (optname != IPV6_RTHDR && !ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_RAW))
+			break;
 
 		/* remove any sticky options header with a zero option
 		 * length, per RFC3542.
@@ -409,17 +415,22 @@ static int do_ipv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		else if (optlen < sizeof(struct ipv6_opt_hdr) ||
 			 optlen & 0x7 || optlen > 8 * 255)
 			goto e_inval;
-
-		/* hop-by-hop / destination options are privileged option */
-		retv = -EPERM;
-		if (optname != IPV6_RTHDR && !ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_RAW))
-			break;
+		else {
+			new = memdup_user(optval, optlen);
+			if (IS_ERR(new)) {
+				retv = PTR_ERR(new);
+				break;
+			}
+			if (unlikely(ipv6_optlen(new) > optlen)) {
+				kfree(new);
+				goto e_inval;
+			}
+		}
 
 		opt = rcu_dereference_protected(np->opt,
 						lockdep_sock_is_held(sk));
-		opt = ipv6_renew_options(sk, opt, optname,
-					 (struct ipv6_opt_hdr __user *)optval,
-					 optlen);
+		opt = ipv6_renew_options(sk, opt, optname, new);
+		kfree(new);
 		if (IS_ERR(opt)) {
 			retv = PTR_ERR(opt);
 			break;
