diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index e771d99f81b0..8daf1b3b12c6 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1797,6 +1797,8 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *sock_alloc_send_skb(struct sock *sk,
 }
 
 void *sock_kmalloc(struct sock *sk, int size, gfp_t priority);
+void *sock_kmemdup(struct sock *sk, const void *src,
+		   int size, gfp_t priority);
 void sock_kfree_s(struct sock *sk, void *mem, int size);
 void sock_kzfree_s(struct sock *sk, void *mem, int size);
 void sk_send_sigurg(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 23bce41f7f1f..a0598518ce89 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2836,6 +2836,22 @@ void *sock_kmalloc(struct sock *sk, int size, gfp_t priority)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_kmalloc);
 
+/*
+ * Duplicate the input "src" memory block using the socket's
+ * option memory buffer.
+ */
+void *sock_kmemdup(struct sock *sk, const void *src,
+		   int size, gfp_t priority)
+{
+	void *mem;
+
+	mem = sock_kmalloc(sk, size, priority);
+	if (mem)
+		memcpy(mem, src, size);
+	return mem;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_kmemdup);
+
 /* Free an option memory block. Note, we actually want the inline
  * here as this allows gcc to detect the nullify and fold away the
  * condition entirely.
diff --git a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
index 6789623b2b0d..457de0745a33 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
@@ -1204,10 +1204,9 @@ ipv6_dup_options(struct sock *sk, struct ipv6_txoptions *opt)
 {
 	struct ipv6_txoptions *opt2;
 
-	opt2 = sock_kmalloc(sk, opt->tot_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	opt2 = sock_kmemdup(sk, opt, opt->tot_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (opt2) {
 		long dif = (char *)opt2 - (char *)opt;
-		memcpy(opt2, opt, opt->tot_len);
 		if (opt2->hopopt)
 			*((char **)&opt2->hopopt) += dif;
 		if (opt2->dst0opt)
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
index 6bf6a20ef7f3..7e7d01bef5d4 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
@@ -71,13 +71,12 @@ static int mptcp_userspace_pm_append_new_local_addr(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 		/* Memory for the entry is allocated from the
 		 * sock option buffer.
 		 */
-		e = sock_kmalloc(sk, sizeof(*e), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		e = sock_kmemdup(sk, entry, sizeof(*entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!e) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto append_err;
 		}
 
-		*e = *entry;
 		if (!e->addr.id && needs_id)
 			e->addr.id = find_next_zero_bit(id_bitmap,
 							MPTCP_PM_MAX_ADDR_ID + 1,
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 6b61b7dee33b..ec23e65ef0f1 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -3178,12 +3178,9 @@ static void mptcp_copy_ip_options(struct sock *newsk, const struct sock *sk)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	inet_opt = rcu_dereference(inet->inet_opt);
 	if (inet_opt) {
-		newopt = sock_kmalloc(newsk, sizeof(*inet_opt) +
+		newopt = sock_kmemdup(newsk, inet_opt, sizeof(*inet_opt) +
 				      inet_opt->opt.optlen, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (newopt)
-			memcpy(newopt, inet_opt, sizeof(*inet_opt) +
-			       inet_opt->opt.optlen);
-		else
+		if (!newopt)
 			net_warn_ratelimited("%s: Failed to copy ip options\n", __func__);
 	}
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(newinet->inet_opt, newopt);
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 29727ed1008e..5407a3922101 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -185,12 +185,9 @@ static void sctp_v4_copy_ip_options(struct sock *sk, struct sock *newsk)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	inet_opt = rcu_dereference(inet->inet_opt);
 	if (inet_opt) {
-		newopt = sock_kmalloc(newsk, sizeof(*inet_opt) +
+		newopt = sock_kmemdup(newsk, inet_opt, sizeof(*inet_opt) +
 				      inet_opt->opt.optlen, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (newopt)
-			memcpy(newopt, inet_opt, sizeof(*inet_opt) +
-			       inet_opt->opt.optlen);
-		else
+		if (!newopt)
 			pr_err("%s: Failed to copy ip options\n", __func__);
 	}
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(newinet->inet_opt, newopt);