diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 98f7cd5bf..93d88a511 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 20030916
  - (dtucker) [acconfig.h configure.ac defines.h session.c] Bug #252: Retrieve
    PATH (or SUPATH) and UMASK from /etc/default/login on platforms that have it
-   eg Solaris, Reliant Unix.  Patch from Robert.Dahlem at siemens.com.  ok djm@
+   (eg Solaris, Reliant Unix).  Patch from Robert.Dahlem at siemens.com.  
+   ok djm@
+ - (bal) OpenBSD Sync
+   - deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org 2003/09/16 03:03:47
+     [buffer.c]
+     do not expand buffer before attempting to reallocate it; markus ok
 
 20030914
  - (dtucker) [Makefile regress/Makefile] Fix portability issues preventing
@@ -1098,4 +1103,4 @@
  - Fix sshd BindAddress and -b options for systems using fake-getaddrinfo.
    Report from murple@murple.net, diagnosis from dtucker@zip.com.au
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2993 2003/09/16 03:24:50 dtucker Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2994 2003/09/16 03:31:03 mouring Exp $
diff --git a/buffer.c b/buffer.c
index ad04b267e..8ff8c2f48 100644
--- a/buffer.c
+++ b/buffer.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: buffer.c,v 1.16 2002/06/26 08:54:18 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: buffer.c,v 1.17 2003/09/16 03:03:47 deraadt Exp $");
 
 #include "xmalloc.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ buffer_append(Buffer *buffer, const void *data, u_int len)
 void *
 buffer_append_space(Buffer *buffer, u_int len)
 {
+	u_int newlen;
 	void *p;
 
 	if (len > 0x100000)
@@ -98,11 +99,13 @@ restart:
 		goto restart;
 	}
 	/* Increase the size of the buffer and retry. */
-	buffer->alloc += len + 32768;
-	if (buffer->alloc > 0xa00000)
+	
+	newlen = buffer->alloc + len + 32768;
+	if (newlen > 0xa00000)
 		fatal("buffer_append_space: alloc %u not supported",
-		    buffer->alloc);
-	buffer->buf = xrealloc(buffer->buf, buffer->alloc);
+		    newlen);
+	buffer->buf = xrealloc(buffer->buf, newlen);
+	buffer->alloc = newlen;
 	goto restart;
 	/* NOTREACHED */
 }