Update.

	* nis/nis_table.c (nis_list): Always strdup string used with
	ibreq->ibr_name.  Add several NULL pointer checks.

	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c: Add check for NULL return value
	of nis_list.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c: Likewise.

13 files changed, 275 insertions, 93 deletions

diff --git a/nis/nis_table.c b/nis/nis_table.c
index 3b02833..6c4fb83 100644
--- a/nis/nis_table.c
+++ b/nis/nis_table.c
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
       return res;
     }
 
-  if ((flags & EXPAND_NAME) &&
-      ibreq->ibr_name[strlen (ibreq->ibr_name) - 1] != '.')
+  if ((flags & EXPAND_NAME)
+      && ibreq->ibr_name[strlen (ibreq->ibr_name) - 1] != '.')
     {
       names = nis_getnames (ibreq->ibr_name);
       free (ibreq->ibr_name);
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 	  return res;
 	}
       ibreq->ibr_name = strdup (names[name_nr]);
+      if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
+	{
+	  nis_free_request (ibreq);
+	  NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
+	  return res;
+	}
     }
   else
     {
@@ -269,6 +275,12 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 		++count_links;
 		ibreq->ibr_name =
 		  strdup (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->LI_data.li_name);
+		if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
+		  {
+		    nis_free_request (ibreq);
+		    NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
+		    return res;
+		  }
 		if (NIS_RES_OBJECT (res)->LI_data.li_attrs.li_attrs_len)
 		  if (ibreq->ibr_srch.ibr_srch_len == 0)
 		    {
@@ -309,6 +321,12 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 		if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL || ibreq->ibr_name[0] == '\0')
 		  {
 		    ibreq->ibr_name = strdup ("");
+		    if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
+		      {
+			nis_free_request (ibreq);
+			NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
+			return res;
+		      }
 		    ++done;
 		  }
 		else
@@ -318,8 +336,7 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 		    res = calloc (1, sizeof (nis_result));
 		    if (res == NULL || ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
 		      {
-			if (res)
-			  free (res);
+			free (res);
 			nis_free_request (ibreq);
 			if (have_tablepath)
 			  free (tablepath);
@@ -364,6 +381,12 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 		      }
 		    else
 		      ibreq->ibr_name = strdup (ibreq->ibr_name);
+		    if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
+		      {
+			nis_free_request (ibreq);
+			NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
+			return res;
+		      }
 		  }
 	      }
 	    break;
@@ -394,9 +417,10 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 	    if (!first_try)
 	      {
 		/* Try the next domainname if we don't follow a link.  */
+		free (ibreq->ibr_name);
+		ibreq->ibr_name = NULL;
 		if (count_links)
 		  {
-		    free (ibreq->ibr_name);
 		    NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_LINKNAMEERROR;
 		    ++done;
 		    break;
@@ -407,7 +431,13 @@ nis_list (const_nis_name name, unsigned int flags,
 		    ++done;
 		    break;
 		  }
-		ibreq->ibr_name = names[name_nr];
+		ibreq->ibr_name = strdup (names[name_nr]);
+		if (ibreq->ibr_name == NULL)
+		  {
+		    nis_free_request (ibreq);
+		    NIS_RES_STATUS (res) = NIS_NOMEMORY;
+		    return res;
+		  }
 		first_try = 1; /* Try old binding at first */
 		goto again;
 	      }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c
index e05c5ed..152e5fc 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -167,11 +167,19 @@ internal_setaliasent (void)
 
   next_entry = 0;
   result = nis_list (tablename_val, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
-  status = niserr2nss (result->status);
-  if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+  if (result == NULL)
     {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
+      status = NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = NULL;
+	}
     }
   return status;
 }
@@ -280,6 +288,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getaliasbyname_r (const char *name, struct aliasent *alias,
 
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return niserr2nss (result->status);
 
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c
index 2fd152d..028309c 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997,1998,2000,2001,2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -237,6 +237,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostton_r (const char *name, struct etherent *eth,
 
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
@@ -294,6 +299,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getntohost_r (const struct ether_addr *addr,
 
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c
index f66c14f..daca94f 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -72,11 +72,19 @@ internal_setgrent (void)
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   result = nis_list (tablename_val, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
-  status = niserr2nss (result->status);
-  if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+  if (result == NULL)
     {
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = NULL;
+      status = NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      status = niserr2nss (result->status);
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = NULL;
+	}
     }
   return status;
 }
@@ -186,6 +194,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getgrnam_r (const char *name, struct group *gr,
 
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
@@ -236,6 +249,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getgrgid_r (const gid_t gid, struct group *gr,
 
     result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
+    if (result == NULL)
+      {
+	*errnop = ENOMEM;
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
     if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
       {
 	enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
index b8c9fdf..5404698 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997-2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -361,21 +361,30 @@ internal_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
       sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-      /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
-	 database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-		     "hosts_tbl") != 0
-	  || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
-	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-      else
-	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result),
-		 tablename_val);
+      if (result != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
+	     database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
+	  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
+	       && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+			 "hosts_tbl") != 0
+	      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+	  else
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result),
+		     tablename_val);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+	}
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
       if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         {
@@ -479,6 +488,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostbyaddr_r (const void *addr, socklen_t addrlen, int af,
 	       inet_ntoa (*(const struct in_addr *) addr), tablename_val);
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
       if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         {
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c
index 831a13d..2d5ddf0 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -153,7 +153,12 @@ _nss_nisplus_setnetgrent (const char *group, struct __netgrent *dummy)
 
   data = nis_list (buf, EXPAND_NAME, NULL, NULL);
 
-  if (niserr2nss (data->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+  if (data == NULL)
+    {
+      __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+      status = NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+    }
+  else if (niserr2nss (data->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
       status = niserr2nss (data->status);
       nis_freeresult (data);
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c
index d99bf76..422b02b 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997,1998,2000,2001,2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -319,21 +319,31 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetbyname_r (const char *name, struct netent *network,
       sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
 
-      /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
-	 database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
-		     "networks_tbl") != 0
-	  || result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
-	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-      else
-	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
-		 tablename_val);
+      if (result != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
+	     database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
+	  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
+	       && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
+			 "networks_tbl") != 0
+	      || (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len
+		  < 3))
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+	  else
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
+		     tablename_val);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
+	}
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
       if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
@@ -402,6 +412,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetbyaddr_r (uint32_t addr, const int type,
 	sprintf (buf, "[addr=%s],%s", buf2, tablename_val);
 	result = nis_list (buf, EXPAND_NAME, NULL, NULL);
 
+	if (result == NULL)
+	  {
+	    __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+	    return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	  }
 	retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
 	if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	  {
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c
index 10f9a38..83456ca 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -296,21 +296,30 @@ _nss_nisplus_getprotobyname_r (const char *name, struct protoent *proto,
       sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-      /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
-         database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-		     "protocols_tbl") != 0
-	  || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
-	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-      else
-	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
-		 tablename_val);
+      if (result != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
+	     database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
+	  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
+	       && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+			 "protocols_tbl") != 0
+	      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+	  else
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
+		     tablename_val);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+	}
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  __set_errno (ENOMEM);
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
@@ -365,6 +374,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getprotobynumber_r (const int number, struct protoent *proto,
 
     result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
 
+    if (result == NULL)
+      {
+	__set_errno (ENOMEM);
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
     if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
       {
 	enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c
index ec1290a..58ae701 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1999, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (c) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey, int *errnop)
   res = nis_list (buf, USE_DGRAM+NO_AUTHINFO+FOLLOW_LINKS+FOLLOW_PATH,
 		  NULL, NULL);
 
+  if (res == NULL)
+    {
+      *errnop = ENOMEM;
+      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+    }
   retval = niserr2nss (res->status);
 
   if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
@@ -152,6 +157,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd,
   res = nis_list (buf, USE_DGRAM+NO_AUTHINFO+FOLLOW_LINKS+FOLLOW_PATH,
 		  NULL, NULL);
 
+  if (res == NULL)
+    {
+      *errnop = ENOMEM;
+      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+    }
   retval = niserr2nss (res->status);
 
   if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
@@ -269,6 +279,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
   /* XXX but we cant, for now. XXX */
   res = nis_list (sname, USE_DGRAM+NO_AUTHINFO+FOLLOW_LINKS+FOLLOW_PATH,
 		  NULL, NULL);
+  if (res == NULL)
+    {
+      *errnop = ENOMEM;
+      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+    }
   switch (res->status)
     {
     case NIS_SUCCESS:
@@ -337,6 +352,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
   /* XXX but we cant, for now. XXX */
   res = nis_list (sname, USE_DGRAM+NO_AUTHINFO+FOLLOW_LINKS+FOLLOW_PATH,
 		  NULL, NULL);
+  if (res == NULL)
+    {
+      *errnop = ENOMEM;
+      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+    }
   switch(res->status)
     {
     case NIS_NOTFOUND:
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c
index a4beb7a..8f3bc99 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pw,
 
       result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  enum nss_status status =  niserr2nss (result->status);
@@ -246,6 +251,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpwuid_r (const uid_t uid, struct passwd *pw,
 
     result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
+    if (result == NULL)
+      {
+	*errnop = ENOMEM;
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
     if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
       {
 	enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c
index 8e661ba..31d48d1 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -290,21 +290,30 @@ _nss_nisplus_getrpcbyname_r (const char *name, struct rpcent *rpc,
       sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-      /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
-         database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-		     "rpc_tbl") != 0
-	  || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
-        sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-      else
-        sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
-		 tablename_val);
+      if (result != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
+	     database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
+	  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
+	       && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+			 "rpc_tbl") != 0
+	      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+	  else
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
+		     tablename_val);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS , NULL, NULL);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS , NULL, NULL);
+	}
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
@@ -357,6 +366,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getrpcbynumber_r (const int number, struct rpcent *rpc,
 
     result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
 
+    if (result == NULL)
+      {
+	*errnop = ENOMEM;
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
     if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
       {
 	enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c
index a010f44..fbb6987 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999,2001,2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -305,22 +305,31 @@ _nss_nisplus_getservbyname_r (const char *name, const char *protocol,
 	       tablename_val);
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
-      /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
-         database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
-	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
-	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-		     "services_tbl") != 0
-	  || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
-	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s,proto=%s],%s", name, protocol,
-		 tablename_val);
-      else
-	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s,proto=%s],%s",
-		 NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result), protocol, tablename_val);
+      if (result != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
+	     database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
+	  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS
+	       && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+			 "services_tbl") != 0
+	      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s,proto=%s],%s", name, protocol,
+		     tablename_val);
+	  else
+	    sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s,proto=%s],%s",
+		     NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result), protocol, tablename_val);
 
-      nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+	}
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
@@ -382,6 +391,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getservbyport_r (const int number, const char *protocol,
 
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c
index 5cff1b7..c317469 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>, 1997.
 
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getspnam_r (const char *name, struct spwd *sp,
 
       result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
+      if (result == NULL)
+	{
+	  *errnop = ENOMEM;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  enum nss_status status = niserr2nss (result->status);