Index: mozilla/security/nss/lib/crmf/servget.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mozilla/security/nss/lib/crmf/servget.c,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -up -r1.3 mozilla/security/nss/lib/crmf/servget.c
--- mozilla/security/nss/lib/crmf/servget.c
+++ mozilla/security/nss/lib/crmf/servget.c
@@ -510,10 +510,11 @@ crmf_copy_cert_req_msg(CRMFCertReqMsg *s
         return NULL;
     }
     newReqMsg = PORT_ArenaZNew(poolp, CRMFCertReqMsg);
-    newReqMsg->poolp = poolp;
     if (newReqMsg == NULL) {
         goto loser;
     }
+
+    newReqMsg->poolp = poolp;
     newReqMsg->certReq = crmf_copy_cert_request(poolp, srcReqMsg->certReq);
     if (newReqMsg->certReq == NULL) {
         goto loser;