1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/sshd.c b/sshd.c
index c166a84ea..69372765a 100644
--- a/sshd.c
+++ b/sshd.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: sshd.c,v 1.217 2001/12/19 07:18:56 deraadt Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: sshd.c,v 1.218 2001/12/27 18:22:16 markus Exp $");
 
 #include <openssl/dh.h>
 #include <openssl/bn.h>
@@ -1352,7 +1352,8 @@ do_ssh1_kex(void)
         debug("Encryption type: %.200s", cipher_name(cipher_type));
 
         /* Get the encrypted integer. */
-        session_key_int = BN_new();
+        if ((session_key_int = BN_new()) == NULL)
+                fatal("do_ssh1_kex: BN_new failed");
         packet_get_bignum(session_key_int, &slen);
 
         protocol_flags = packet_get_int();