1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/misc/hsearch_r.c b/misc/hsearch_r.c
index 81c27d800c..4414a25cba 100644
--- a/misc/hsearch_r.c
+++ b/misc/hsearch_r.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <string.h>
-
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <search.h>
 
 /* [Aho,Sethi,Ullman] Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools, 1986
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ hcreate_r (nel, htab)
       return 0;
     }
 
+  if (nel >= SIZE_MAX / sizeof (_ENTRY))
+    {
+      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+
   /* There is still another table active. Return with error. */
   if (htab->table != NULL)
     return 0;