--- ipmitool-1.8.11/src/plugins/lan/lan.c	2010/03/04 00:55:42	1.1
+++ ipmitool-1.8.11/src/plugins/lan/lan.c	2010/03/04 00:56:39
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@
 	msg = malloc(len);
 	if (msg == NULL) {
 		lprintf(LOG_ERR, "ipmitool: malloc failure");
-		return;
+		return msg;
 	}
 	memset(msg, 0, len);