diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sctp.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sctp.h
index 625f491b95de..fb31312825ae 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sctp.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sctp.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct ip_ct_sctp {
 	enum sctp_conntrack state;
 
 	__be32 vtag[IP_CT_DIR_MAX];
+	u8 init[IP_CT_DIR_MAX];
 	u8 last_dir;
 	u8 flags;
 };
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
index 21cbaf6dac33..e7545bcca805 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static const u8 sctp_conntracks[2][11][SCTP_CONNTRACK_MAX] = {
 /* shutdown_ack */ {sSA, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSA, sSA, sSA, sSA},
 /* error        */ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sCL},/* Can't have Stale cookie*/
 /* cookie_echo  */ {sCL, sCL, sCE, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sCL},/* 5.2.4 - Big TODO */
-/* cookie_ack   */ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sCL},/* Can't come in orig dir */
+/* cookie_ack   */ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sES, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sCL},/* Can't come in orig dir */
 /* shutdown_comp*/ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sCL, sCL},
 /* heartbeat    */ {sHS, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sHS},
 /* heartbeat_ack*/ {sCL, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sHS},
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static const u8 sctp_conntracks[2][11][SCTP_CONNTRACK_MAX] = {
 /* shutdown     */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sSR, sSS, sSR, sSA, sIV},
 /* shutdown_ack */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSA, sSA, sSA, sIV},
 /* error        */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCL, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sIV},
-/* cookie_echo  */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sIV},/* Can't come in reply dir */
+/* cookie_echo  */ {sIV, sCL, sCE, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sIV},/* Can't come in reply dir */
 /* cookie_ack   */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sES, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sIV},
 /* shutdown_comp*/ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sCL, sIV},
 /* heartbeat    */ {sIV, sCL, sCW, sCE, sES, sSS, sSR, sSA, sHS},
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ int nf_conntrack_sctp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 			/* (D) vtag must be same as init_vtag as found in INIT_ACK */
 			if (sh->vtag != ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir])
 				goto out_unlock;
+		} else if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_COOKIE_ACK) {
+			ct->proto.sctp.init[dir] = 0;
+			ct->proto.sctp.init[!dir] = 0;
 		} else if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT) {
 			if (ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir] == 0) {
 				pr_debug("Setting %d vtag %x for dir %d\n", sch->type, sh->vtag, dir);
@@ -474,16 +477,18 @@ int nf_conntrack_sctp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 		}
 
 		/* If it is an INIT or an INIT ACK note down the vtag */
-		if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_INIT ||
-		    sch->type == SCTP_CID_INIT_ACK) {
-			struct sctp_inithdr _inithdr, *ih;
+		if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_INIT) {
+			struct sctp_inithdr _ih, *ih;
 
-			ih = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset + sizeof(_sch),
-						sizeof(_inithdr), &_inithdr);
-			if (ih == NULL)
+			ih = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset + sizeof(_sch), sizeof(*ih), &_ih);
+			if (!ih)
 				goto out_unlock;
-			pr_debug("Setting vtag %x for dir %d\n",
-				 ih->init_tag, !dir);
+
+			if (ct->proto.sctp.init[dir] && ct->proto.sctp.init[!dir])
+				ct->proto.sctp.init[!dir] = 0;
+			ct->proto.sctp.init[dir] = 1;
+
+			pr_debug("Setting vtag %x for dir %d\n", ih->init_tag, !dir);
 			ct->proto.sctp.vtag[!dir] = ih->init_tag;
 
 			/* don't renew timeout on init retransmit so
@@ -494,6 +499,24 @@ int nf_conntrack_sctp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 			    old_state == SCTP_CONNTRACK_CLOSED &&
 			    nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct))
 				ignore = true;
+		} else if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_INIT_ACK) {
+			struct sctp_inithdr _ih, *ih;
+			__be32 vtag;
+
+			ih = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset + sizeof(_sch), sizeof(*ih), &_ih);
+			if (!ih)
+				goto out_unlock;
+
+			vtag = ct->proto.sctp.vtag[!dir];
+			if (!ct->proto.sctp.init[!dir] && vtag && vtag != ih->init_tag)
+				goto out_unlock;
+			/* collision */
+			if (ct->proto.sctp.init[dir] && ct->proto.sctp.init[!dir] &&
+			    vtag != ih->init_tag)
+				goto out_unlock;
+
+			pr_debug("Setting vtag %x for dir %d\n", ih->init_tag, !dir);
+			ct->proto.sctp.vtag[!dir] = ih->init_tag;
 		}
 
 		ct->proto.sctp.state = new_state;