diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/originator.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/originator.c
index 6a1fdf2b702..71bd2cf421c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ create_neighbor(struct orig_node *orig_node, struct orig_node *orig_neigh_node,
 	bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, "Creating new last-hop neighbor of originator\n");
 
 	neigh_node = kmalloc(sizeof(struct neigh_node), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!neigh_node)
+		return NULL;
+
 	memset(neigh_node, 0, sizeof(struct neigh_node));
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&neigh_node->list);
 
@@ -127,6 +130,9 @@ struct orig_node *get_orig_node(uint8_t *addr)
 	bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, "Creating new originator: %s \n", orig_str);
 
 	orig_node = kmalloc(sizeof(struct orig_node), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!orig_node)
+		return NULL;
+
 	memset(orig_node, 0, sizeof(struct orig_node));
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&orig_node->neigh_list);
 
@@ -138,13 +144,20 @@ struct orig_node *get_orig_node(uint8_t *addr)
 	size = num_ifs * sizeof(TYPE_OF_WORD) * NUM_WORDS;
 
 	orig_node->bcast_own = kmalloc(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!orig_node->bcast_own)
+		goto free_orig_node;
+
 	memset(orig_node->bcast_own, 0, size);
 
 	size = num_ifs * sizeof(uint8_t);
 	orig_node->bcast_own_sum = kmalloc(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!orig_node->bcast_own_sum)
+		goto free_bcast_own;
+
 	memset(orig_node->bcast_own_sum, 0, size);
 
-	hash_add(orig_hash, orig_node);
+	if (hash_add(orig_hash, orig_node) < 0)
+		goto free_bcast_own_sum;
 
 	if (orig_hash->elements * 4 > orig_hash->size) {
 		swaphash = hash_resize(orig_hash, orig_hash->size * 2);
@@ -157,6 +170,13 @@ struct orig_node *get_orig_node(uint8_t *addr)
 	}
 
 	return orig_node;
+free_bcast_own_sum:
+	kfree(orig_node->bcast_own_sum);
+free_bcast_own:
+	kfree(orig_node->bcast_own);
+free_orig_node:
+	kfree(orig_node);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static bool purge_orig_neighbors(struct orig_node *orig_node,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c
index 37c53822e9c..f8464cad30b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -154,11 +154,14 @@ static int isBidirectionalNeigh(struct orig_node *orig_node,
 				neigh_node = tmp_neigh_node;
 		}
 
-		if (neigh_node == NULL)
+		if (!neigh_node)
 			neigh_node = create_neighbor(orig_node,
 						     orig_neigh_node,
 						     orig_neigh_node->orig,
 						     if_incoming);
+		/* create_neighbor failed, return 0 */
+		if (!neigh_node)
+			return 0;
 
 		neigh_node->last_valid = jiffies;
 	} else {
@@ -172,11 +175,14 @@ static int isBidirectionalNeigh(struct orig_node *orig_node,
 				neigh_node = tmp_neigh_node;
 		}
 
-		if (neigh_node == NULL)
+		if (!neigh_node)
 			neigh_node = create_neighbor(orig_neigh_node,
 						     orig_neigh_node,
 						     orig_neigh_node->orig,
 						     if_incoming);
+		/* create_neighbor failed, return 0 */
+		if (!neigh_node)
+			return 0;
 	}
 
 	orig_node->last_valid = jiffies;
@@ -260,11 +266,19 @@ static void update_orig(struct orig_node *orig_node, struct ethhdr *ethhdr,
 			ring_buffer_avg(tmp_neigh_node->tq_recv);
 	}
 
-	if (neigh_node == NULL)
+	if (!neigh_node) {
+		struct orig_node *orig_tmp;
+
+		orig_tmp = get_orig_node(ethhdr->h_source);
+		if (!orig_tmp)
+			return;
+
 		neigh_node = create_neighbor(orig_node,
-					     get_orig_node(ethhdr->h_source),
+					     orig_tmp,
 					     ethhdr->h_source, if_incoming);
-	else
+		if (!neigh_node)
+			return;
+	} else
 		bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN,
 			"Updating existing last-hop neighbor of originator\n");
 
@@ -444,6 +458,9 @@ void receive_bat_packet(struct ethhdr *ethhdr,
 
 		orig_neigh_node = get_orig_node(ethhdr->h_source);
 
+		if (!orig_neigh_node)
+			return;
+
 		/* neighbor has to indicate direct link and it has to
 		 * come via the corresponding interface */
 		/* if received seqno equals last send seqno save new
diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 088715ba8db..8c8136b7162 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -317,14 +317,16 @@ void hna_global_add_orig(struct orig_node *orig_node,
 		hna_buff_count++;
 	}
 
-	orig_node->hna_buff_len = hna_buff_len;
+	/* initialize, and overwrite if malloc succeeds */
+	orig_node->hna_buff = NULL;
+	orig_node->hna_buff_len = 0;
 
-	if (orig_node->hna_buff_len > 0) {
-		orig_node->hna_buff = kmalloc(orig_node->hna_buff_len,
-					      GFP_ATOMIC);
-		memcpy(orig_node->hna_buff, hna_buff, orig_node->hna_buff_len);
-	} else {
-		orig_node->hna_buff = NULL;
+	if (hna_buff_len > 0) {
+		orig_node->hna_buff = kmalloc(hna_buff_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (orig_node->hna_buff) {
+			memcpy(orig_node->hna_buff, hna_buff, hna_buff_len);
+			orig_node->hna_buff_len = hna_buff_len;
+		}
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hna_global_hash_lock, flags);