1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/cms/cms_enc.c b/crypto/cms/cms_enc.c
index ed913426bc..853e2f1291 100644
--- a/crypto/cms/cms_enc.c
+++ b/crypto/cms/cms_enc.c
@@ -168,9 +168,10 @@ int cms_EncryptedContent_init(CMS_EncryptedContentInfo *ec,
 {
     ec->cipher = cipher;
     if (key) {
-        ec->key = OPENSSL_malloc(keylen);
-        if (ec->key == NULL)
+        if ((ec->key = OPENSSL_malloc(keylen)) == NULL) {
+            CMSerr(CMS_F_CMS_ENCRYPTEDCONTENT_INIT, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
             return 0;
+        }
         memcpy(ec->key, key, keylen);
     }
     ec->keylen = keylen;