diff -Nru ../eject-2.0.13.old/eject.c ./eject.c
--- ../eject-2.0.13.old/eject.c	2002-12-09 17:28:08.000000000 -0500
+++ ./eject.c	2005-05-09 01:20:18.000000000 -0400
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@
 	char *buf;
 
 	buf = (char *) malloc(strlen(name)+14); /* to allow for "/dev/cdroms/ + "0" + null */
+	if (buf==NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not allocate memory\n"), programName);
+		exit(1);
+	}
 
 	if ((name[0] == '.') || (name[0] == '/')) {
 		strcpy(buf, name);