1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/evp_asn1.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/evp_asn1.c
index 3506005a71..f92ce6cb5d 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/evp_asn1.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/asn1/evp_asn1.c
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ int ASN1_TYPE_set_int_octetstring(ASN1_TYPE *a, long num, unsigned char *data,
 
         if ((osp=ASN1_STRING_new()) == NULL) return(0);
         /* Grow the 'string' */
-        ASN1_STRING_set(osp,NULL,size);
+        if (!ASN1_STRING_set(osp,NULL,size))
+                {
+                ASN1_STRING_free(osp);
+                return(0);
+                }
 
         M_ASN1_STRING_length_set(osp, size);
         p=M_ASN1_STRING_data(osp);