diff -ur openssl-1.0.1j/crypto/x509/x509_vpm.c openssl-1.0.1j.f/crypto/x509/x509_vpm.c
--- openssl-1.0.1j/crypto/x509/x509_vpm.c	2014-10-15 14:51:06.000000000 +0200
+++ openssl-1.0.1j.f/crypto/x509/x509_vpm.c	2014-11-12 16:36:34.041170110 +0100
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
 	{
 	X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param;
 	param = OPENSSL_malloc(sizeof(X509_VERIFY_PARAM));
+	if (!param)
+		return NULL;
 	memset(param, 0, sizeof(X509_VERIFY_PARAM));
 	x509_verify_param_zero(param);
 	return param;