1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inline.c b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inline.c
index 73d393d20..a363b1992 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inline.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inline.c
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_resize_mem(unsigned long EXT2FS_ATTR((unused)) old_size,
                                      unsigned long size, void *ptr)
 {
         void *p;
-        void **pp = (void **)ptr;
 
-        p = realloc(*pp, size);
+        /* Use "memcpy" for pointer assignments here to avoid problems
+         * with C99 strict type aliasing rules. */
+        memcpy(&p, ptr, sizeof (p));
+        p = realloc(p, size);
         if (!p)
                 return EXT2_ET_NO_MEMORY;
-        *pp = p;
+        memcpy(ptr, &p, sizeof (p));
         return 0;
 }