diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
index ad5290be4dd6..df793c8bfffb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
@@ -722,10 +722,11 @@ vti6_tnl_change(struct ip6_tnl *t, const struct __ip6_tnl_parm *p,
 static int vti6_update(struct ip6_tnl *t, struct __ip6_tnl_parm *p,
 		       bool keep_mtu)
 {
-	struct net *net = dev_net(t->dev);
-	struct vti6_net *ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
+	struct net *net = t->net;
+	struct vti6_net *ip6n;
 	int err;
 
+	ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
 	vti6_tnl_unlink(ip6n, t);
 	synchronize_net();
 	err = vti6_tnl_change(t, p, keep_mtu);
@@ -834,17 +835,24 @@ vti6_siocdevprivate(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, void __user *data
 		if (p.proto != IPPROTO_IPV6  && p.proto != 0)
 			break;
 		vti6_parm_from_user(&p1, &p);
-		t = vti6_locate(net, &p1, cmd == SIOCADDTUNNEL);
 		if (dev != ip6n->fb_tnl_dev && cmd == SIOCCHGTUNNEL) {
+			struct ip6_tnl *self = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+			err = -EPERM;
+			if (!ns_capable(self->net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+				break;
+			t = vti6_locate(self->net, &p1, false);
 			if (t) {
 				if (t->dev != dev) {
 					err = -EEXIST;
 					break;
 				}
 			} else
-				t = netdev_priv(dev);
+				t = self;
 
 			err = vti6_update(t, &p1, false);
+		} else {
+			t = vti6_locate(net, &p1, cmd == SIOCADDTUNNEL);
 		}
 		if (t) {
 			err = 0;
@@ -1031,11 +1039,12 @@ static int vti6_changelink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 			   struct nlattr *data[],
 			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct ip6_tnl *t;
+	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net *net = t->net;
 	struct __ip6_tnl_parm p;
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
-	struct vti6_net *ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
+	struct vti6_net *ip6n;
 
+	ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
 	if (dev == ip6n->fb_tnl_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;