diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/utils.c b/hal/audio_extn/utils.c
index 96722cc..e79acbe 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/utils.c
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/utils.c
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@
         ALOGV("%s: sample_rate - %d", __func__, sample_rate);
         if (0 != sample_rate) {
             ss_info = (struct stream_sample_rate *)calloc(1, sizeof(struct stream_sample_rate));
+            if (ss_info == NULL)
+                break; /* return whatever was parsed */
+
             ss_info->sample_rate = sample_rate;
             list_add_tail(&so_info->sample_rate_list, &ss_info->list);
         }
diff --git a/hal/msm8916/hw_info.c b/hal/msm8916/hw_info.c
index ce508c1..689e834 100644
--- a/hal/msm8916/hw_info.c
+++ b/hal/msm8916/hw_info.c
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@
     struct hardware_info *hw_info;
 
     hw_info = malloc(sizeof(struct hardware_info));
+    if (!hw_info) {
+        ALOGE("failed to allocate mem for hardware info");
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     if (strstr(snd_card_name, "msm8x16") || strstr(snd_card_name, "msm8939") ||
         strstr(snd_card_name, "msm8909")) {
diff --git a/hal/msm8916/platform.c b/hal/msm8916/platform.c
index 2046da7..00626f8 100755
--- a/hal/msm8916/platform.c
+++ b/hal/msm8916/platform.c
@@ -694,6 +694,10 @@
 static struct csd_data *open_csd_client()
 {
     struct csd_data *csd = calloc(1, sizeof(struct csd_data));
+    if (!csd) {
+        ALOGE("failed to allocate csd_data mem");
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     csd->csd_client = dlopen(LIB_CSD_CLIENT, RTLD_NOW);
     if (csd->csd_client == NULL) {
@@ -961,6 +965,10 @@
     char *cvd_version = NULL;
 
     my_data = calloc(1, sizeof(struct platform_data));
+    if (!my_data) {
+        ALOGE("failed to allocate platform data");
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     while (snd_card_num < MAX_SND_CARD) {
         adev->mixer = mixer_open(snd_card_num);