diff --git a/media/libstagefright/codecs/mp3dec/SoftMP3.cpp b/media/libstagefright/codecs/mp3dec/SoftMP3.cpp
index aa946e6..daef471 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/codecs/mp3dec/SoftMP3.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/codecs/mp3dec/SoftMP3.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@
     mIsFirst = true;
 }
 
+void *SoftMP3::memsetSafe(OMX_BUFFERHEADERTYPE *outHeader, int c, size_t len) {
+    if (len > outHeader->nAllocLen) {
+        ALOGE("memset buffer too small: got %lu, expected %zu", outHeader->nAllocLen, len);
+        android_errorWriteLog(0x534e4554, "29422022");
+        notify(OMX_EventError, OMX_ErrorUndefined, OUTPUT_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL, NULL);
+        mSignalledError = true;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return memset(outHeader->pBuffer, c, len);
+}
+
 OMX_ERRORTYPE SoftMP3::internalGetParameter(
         OMX_INDEXTYPE index, OMX_PTR params) {
     switch (index) {
@@ -300,7 +311,10 @@
                     outHeader->nOffset = 0;
                     outHeader->nFilledLen = kPVMP3DecoderDelay * mNumChannels * sizeof(int16_t);
 
-                    memset(outHeader->pBuffer, 0, outHeader->nFilledLen);
+                    if (!memsetSafe(outHeader, 0, outHeader->nFilledLen)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                 }
                 outHeader->nFlags = OMX_BUFFERFLAG_EOS;
                 mSignalledOutputEos = true;
@@ -312,9 +326,9 @@
                 // if mIsFirst is true as we may not have a valid
                 // mConfig->samplingRate and mConfig->num_channels?
                 ALOGV_IF(mIsFirst, "insufficient data for first frame, sending silence");
-                memset(outHeader->pBuffer,
-                       0,
-                       mConfig->outputFrameSize * sizeof(int16_t));
+                if (!memsetSafe(outHeader, 0, mConfig->outputFrameSize * sizeof(int16_t))) {
+                    return;
+                }
 
                 if (inHeader) {
                     mConfig->inputBufferUsedLength = inHeader->nFilledLen;
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/codecs/mp3dec/SoftMP3.h b/media/libstagefright/codecs/mp3dec/SoftMP3.h
index f9e7b53..3bfa6c7 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/codecs/mp3dec/SoftMP3.h
+++ b/media/libstagefright/codecs/mp3dec/SoftMP3.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 
     void initPorts();
     void initDecoder();
+    void *memsetSafe(OMX_BUFFERHEADERTYPE *outHeader, int c, size_t len);
 
     DISALLOW_EVIL_CONSTRUCTORS(SoftMP3);
 };