1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lauxlib.c b/lauxlib.c
index 8d23bc7d..f48060ed 100644
--- a/lauxlib.c
+++ b/lauxlib.c
@@ -1043,9 +1043,14 @@ static void *l_alloc (void *ud, void *ptr, size_t osize, size_t nsize) {
 }
 
 
+/*
+** Standard panic funcion just prints an error message. The test
+** with 'lua_type' avoids possible memory errors in 'lua_tostring'.
+*/
 static int panic (lua_State *L) {
-  const char *msg = lua_tostring(L, -1);
-  if (msg == NULL) msg = "error object is not a string";
+  const char *msg = (lua_type(L, -1) == LUA_TSTRING)
+                  ? lua_tostring(L, -1)
+                  : "error object is not a string";
   lua_writestringerror("PANIC: unprotected error in call to Lua API (%s)\n",
                         msg);
   return 0;  /* return to Lua to abort */