diff --git a/net/can/gw.c b/net/can/gw.c
index faa3da88a127..53859346dc9a 100644
--- a/net/can/gw.c
+++ b/net/can/gw.c
@@ -416,13 +416,29 @@ static void can_can_gw_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, void *data)
 	while (modidx < MAX_MODFUNCTIONS && gwj->mod.modfunc[modidx])
 		(*gwj->mod.modfunc[modidx++])(cf, &gwj->mod);
 
-	/* check for checksum updates when the CAN frame has been modified */
+	/* Has the CAN frame been modified? */
 	if (modidx) {
-		if (gwj->mod.csumfunc.crc8)
-			(*gwj->mod.csumfunc.crc8)(cf, &gwj->mod.csum.crc8);
+		/* get available space for the processed CAN frame type */
+		int max_len = nskb->len - offsetof(struct can_frame, data);
+
+		/* dlc may have changed, make sure it fits to the CAN frame */
+		if (cf->can_dlc > max_len)
+			goto out_delete;
+
+		/* check for checksum updates in classic CAN length only */
+		if (gwj->mod.csumfunc.crc8) {
+			if (cf->can_dlc > 8)
+				goto out_delete;
+
+			(*gwj->mod.csumfunc.crc8)(cf, &gwj->mod.csum.crc8);
+		}
+
+		if (gwj->mod.csumfunc.xor) {
+			if (cf->can_dlc > 8)
+				goto out_delete;
 
-		if (gwj->mod.csumfunc.xor)
 			(*gwj->mod.csumfunc.xor)(cf, &gwj->mod.csum.xor);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* clear the skb timestamp if not configured the other way */
@@ -434,6 +450,14 @@ static void can_can_gw_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, void *data)
 		gwj->dropped_frames++;
 	else
 		gwj->handled_frames++;
+
+	return;
+
+ out_delete:
+	/* delete frame due to misconfiguration */
+	gwj->deleted_frames++;
+	kfree_skb(nskb);
+	return;
 }
 
 static inline int cgw_register_filter(struct net *net, struct cgw_job *gwj)