diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index c82c343168e8..fe643e7b9df6 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -5565,7 +5565,7 @@ F:	Documentation/networking/LICENSE.qla3xxx
 F:	drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.*
 
 QLOGIC QLCNIC (1/10)Gb ETHERNET DRIVER
-M:	Anirban Chakraborty <anirban.chakraborty@qlogic.com>
+M:	Jitendra Kalsaria <jitendra.kalsaria@qlogic.com>
 M:	Sony Chacko <sony.chacko@qlogic.com>
 M:	linux-driver@qlogic.com
 L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
@@ -5573,7 +5573,6 @@ S:	Supported
 F:	drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/
 
 QLOGIC QLGE 10Gb ETHERNET DRIVER
-M:	Anirban Chakraborty <anirban.chakraborty@qlogic.com>
 M:	Jitendra Kalsaria <jitendra.kalsaria@qlogic.com>
 M:	Ron Mercer <ron.mercer@qlogic.com>
 M:	linux-driver@qlogic.com
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 0f28a9e0b8ad..1cb0d8a6aa6c 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6283,7 +6283,8 @@ static struct hlist_head *netdev_create_hash(void)
 /* Initialize per network namespace state */
 static int __net_init netdev_init(struct net *net)
 {
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&net->dev_base_head);
+	if (net != &init_net)
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&net->dev_base_head);
 
 	net->dev_name_head = netdev_create_hash();
 	if (net->dev_name_head == NULL)
diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index dddbacb8f28c..42f1e1c7514f 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(net_mutex);
 LIST_HEAD(net_namespace_list);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(net_namespace_list);
 
-struct net init_net;
+struct net init_net = {
+	.dev_base_head = LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_net.dev_base_head),
+};
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_net);
 
 #define INITIAL_NET_GEN_PTRS	13 /* +1 for len +2 for rcu_head */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
index c48adc565e92..667c1d4ca984 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
@@ -1725,8 +1725,10 @@ int cipso_v4_validate(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned char **option)
 		case CIPSO_V4_TAG_LOCAL:
 			/* This is a non-standard tag that we only allow for
 			 * local connections, so if the incoming interface is
-			 * not the loopback device drop the packet. */
-			if (!(skb->dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK)) {
+			 * not the loopback device drop the packet. Further,
+			 * there is no legitimate reason for setting this from
+			 * userspace so reject it if skb is NULL. */
+			if (skb == NULL || !(skb->dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK)) {
 				err_offset = opt_iter;
 				goto validate_return_locked;
 			}