1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_hotshot.c b/Modules/_hotshot.c
index 6d9776f..21bd383 100644
--- a/Modules/_hotshot.c
+++ b/Modules/_hotshot.c
@@ -313,6 +313,11 @@ unpack_string(LogReaderObject *self, PyObject **pvalue)
         return err;
 
     buf = (char *)malloc(len);
+    if (!buf) {
+	PyErr_NoMemory();
+	return ERR_EXCEPTION;
+    }
+
     for (i=0; i < len; i++) {
         ch = fgetc(self->logfp);
 	buf[i] = ch;