1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/caif/cfserl.c b/net/caif/cfserl.c
index 06029ea2da2f..965c5baace40 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfserl.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfserl.c
@@ -59,14 +59,18 @@ static int cfserl_receive(struct cflayer *l, struct cfpkt *newpkt)
         u8 stx = CFSERL_STX;
         int ret;
         u16 expectlen = 0;
+
         caif_assert(newpkt != NULL);
         spin_lock(&layr->sync);
 
         if (layr->incomplete_frm != NULL) {
-
                 layr->incomplete_frm =
                     cfpkt_append(layr->incomplete_frm, newpkt, expectlen);
                 pkt = layr->incomplete_frm;
+                if (pkt == NULL) {
+                        spin_unlock(&layr->sync);
+                        return -ENOMEM;
+                }
         } else {
                 pkt = newpkt;
         }
@@ -154,7 +158,6 @@ static int cfserl_receive(struct cflayer *l, struct cfpkt *newpkt)
                         if (layr->usestx) {
                                 if (tail_pkt != NULL)
                                         pkt = cfpkt_append(pkt, tail_pkt, 0);
-
                                 /* Start search for next STX if frame failed */
                                 continue;
                         } else {