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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/posix/cuserid.c b/sysdeps/posix/cuserid.c
index 68de92ae64..5d9ef83c33 100644
--- a/sysdeps/posix/cuserid.c
+++ b/sysdeps/posix/cuserid.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1991, 1996, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ cuserid (s)
   struct passwd pwent;
   struct passwd *pwptr;
 
-  if (__getpwuid_r (__geteuid (), &pwent, buf, sizeof (buf), &pwptr))
+  if (__getpwuid_r (__geteuid (), &pwent, buf, sizeof (buf), &pwptr)
+      || pwptr == NULL)
     {
       if (s != NULL)
 	s[0] = '\0';