1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/thread.c b/thread.c
index f83dde3..2295752 100644
--- a/thread.c
+++ b/thread.c
@@ -444,6 +444,13 @@ void dispatch_conn_new(int sfd, enum conn_states init_state, int event_flags,
                        int read_buffer_size, enum network_transport transport) {
     CQ_ITEM *item = cqi_new();
     char buf[1];
+    if (item == NULL) {
+        close(sfd);
+        /* given that malloc failed this may also fail, but let's try */
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to allocate memory for connection object\n");
+        return ;
+    }
+
     int tid = (last_thread + 1) % settings.num_threads;
 
     LIBEVENT_THREAD *thread = threads + tid;