diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index 7e5df23cbe7b..3d71c7d6102c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ static struct sk_buff *ip6_rcv_core(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&hdr->saddr))
 		goto err;
 
+	/* While RFC4291 is not explicit about v4mapped addresses
+	 * in IPv6 headers, it seems clear linux dual-stack
+	 * model can not deal properly with these.
+	 * Security models could be fooled by ::ffff:127.0.0.1 for example.
+	 *
+	 * https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-itojun-v6ops-v4mapped-harmful-02
+	 */
+	if (ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&hdr->saddr))
+		goto err;
+
 	skb->transport_header = skb->network_header + sizeof(*hdr);
 	IP6CB(skb)->nhoff = offsetof(struct ipv6hdr, nexthdr);