1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_ntp.c b/plugins/check_ntp.c
index ab23249e..9fbdedd6 100644
--- a/plugins/check_ntp.c
+++ b/plugins/check_ntp.c
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ double jitter_request(const char *host, int *status){
         ntp_control_message req;
         double rval = 0.0, jitter = -1.0;
         char *startofvalue=NULL, *nptr=NULL;
+        void *tmp;
 
         /* Long-winded explanation:
          * Getting the jitter requires a number of steps:
@@ -539,8 +540,10 @@ double jitter_request(const char *host, int *status){
                  * we represent as a ntp_assoc_status_pair datatype.
                  */
                 npeers+=(ntohs(req.count)/sizeof(ntp_assoc_status_pair));
-                peers=(ntp_assoc_status_pair*)realloc(peers, sizeof(ntp_assoc_status_pair)*npeers);
-                memcpy((void*)((ptrdiff_t)peers+peer_offset), (void*)req.data, sizeof(ntp_assoc_status_pair)*npeers);
+                if((tmp=realloc(peers, sizeof(ntp_assoc_status_pair)*npeers)) == NULL)
+                        free(peers), die(STATE_UNKNOWN, "can not (re)allocate 'peers' buffer\n");
+                peers=tmp;
+                memcpy((void*)((ptrdiff_t)peers+peer_offset), (void*)req.data, ntohs(req.count));
                 peer_offset+=ntohs(req.count);
         } while(req.op&REM_MORE);