1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/asn1/x_bignum.c b/crypto/asn1/x_bignum.c
index a5a403c..eaf0466 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/x_bignum.c
+++ b/crypto/asn1/x_bignum.c
@@ -141,8 +141,9 @@ static int bn_c2i(ASN1_VALUE **pval, const unsigned char *cont, int len,
                   int utype, char *free_cont, const ASN1_ITEM *it)
 {
     BIGNUM *bn;
-    if (!*pval)
-        bn_new(pval, it);
+
+    if (*pval == NULL && !bn_new(pval, it))
+        return 0;
     bn = (BIGNUM *)*pval;
     if (!BN_bin2bn(cont, len, bn)) {
         bn_free(pval, it);