2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index af372d8f2..f9db38e61 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
    - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2002/06/26 08:54:18
      [buffer.c]
      limit append to 1MB and buffers to 10MB
+   - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2002/06/26 08:55:02
+     [channels.c]
+     limit # of channels to 10000
 
 20020625
  - (stevesk) [INSTALL acconfig.h configure.ac defines.h] remove --with-rsh
@@ -1141,4 +1144,4 @@
  - (stevesk) entropy.c: typo in debug message
  - (djm) ssh-keygen -i needs seeded RNG; report from markus@
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2291 2002/06/26 09:14:25 djm Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2292 2002/06/26 09:14:43 djm Exp $
diff --git a/channels.c b/channels.c
index c22e5695c..29eaee7c4 100644
--- a/channels.c
+++ b/channels.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: channels.c,v 1.178 2002/06/24 14:33:27 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: channels.c,v 1.179 2002/06/26 08:55:02 markus Exp $");
 
 #include "ssh.h"
 #include "ssh1.h"
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ channel_new(char *ctype, int type, int rfd, int wfd, int efd,
                 /* There are no free slots.  Take last+1 slot and expand the array.  */
                 found = channels_alloc;
                 channels_alloc += 10;
+                if (channels_alloc > 10000)
+                        fatal("channel_new: internal error: channels_alloc %d "
+                            "too big.", channels_alloc);
                 debug2("channel: expanding %d", channels_alloc);
                 channels = xrealloc(channels, channels_alloc * sizeof(Channel *));
                 for (i = found; i < channels_alloc; i++)