diff --git a/libsemanage/src/conf-parse.y b/libsemanage/src/conf-parse.y
index b527e893..75a43cd2 100644
--- a/libsemanage/src/conf-parse.y
+++ b/libsemanage/src/conf-parse.y
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ usepasswd: USEPASSWD '=' ARG {
 
 ignoredirs: IGNOREDIRS '=' ARG {
 	current_conf->ignoredirs = strdup($3);
+	if (current_conf->ignoredirs == NULL) {
+		yyerror("could not allocate memory for current_conf->ignoredirs");
+	}
 	free($3);
  }
 
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ handle_unknown: HANDLE_UNKNOWN '=' ARG {
 bzip_blocksize:  BZIP_BLOCKSIZE '=' ARG {
 	int blocksize = atoi($3);
 	free($3);
-	if (blocksize > 9)
+	if (blocksize < 0 || blocksize > 9)
 		yyerror("bzip-blocksize can only be in the range 0-9");
 	else
 		current_conf->bzip_blocksize = blocksize;
@@ -338,10 +341,24 @@ external_opt:   PROG_PATH '=' ARG  { PASSIGN(new_external->path, $3); }
 static int semanage_conf_init(semanage_conf_t * conf)
 {
 	conf->store_type = SEMANAGE_CON_DIRECT;
+
 	conf->store_path = strdup(basename(selinux_policy_root()));
+	if (conf->store_path == NULL) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	conf->ignoredirs = NULL;
+
 	conf->store_root_path = strdup("/var/lib/selinux");
+	if (conf->store_root_path == NULL) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	conf->compiler_directory_path = strdup("/usr/libexec/selinux/hll");
+	if (conf->compiler_directory_path == NULL) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	conf->policyvers = sepol_policy_kern_vers_max();
 	conf->target_platform = SEPOL_TARGET_SELINUX;
 	conf->expand_check = 1;
@@ -366,20 +383,24 @@ static int semanage_conf_init(semanage_conf_t * conf)
 	} else {
 		conf->load_policy->path = strdup("/usr/sbin/load_policy");
 	}
+
 	if (conf->load_policy->path == NULL) {
 		return -1;
 	}
+
 	conf->load_policy->args = NULL;
 
 	if ((conf->setfiles =
 	     calloc(1, sizeof(*(current_conf->setfiles)))) == NULL) {
 		return -1;
 	}
+
 	if (access("/sbin/setfiles", X_OK) == 0) {
 		conf->setfiles->path = strdup("/sbin/setfiles");
 	} else {
 		conf->setfiles->path = strdup("/usr/sbin/setfiles");
 	}
+
 	if ((conf->setfiles->path == NULL) ||
 	    (conf->setfiles->args = strdup("-q -c $@ $<")) == NULL) {
 		return -1;
@@ -389,11 +410,13 @@ static int semanage_conf_init(semanage_conf_t * conf)
 	     calloc(1, sizeof(*(current_conf->sefcontext_compile)))) == NULL) {
 		return -1;
 	}
+
 	if (access("/sbin/sefcontext_compile", X_OK) == 0) {
 		conf->sefcontext_compile->path = strdup("/sbin/sefcontext_compile");
 	} else {
 		conf->sefcontext_compile->path = strdup("/usr/sbin/sefcontext_compile");
 	}
+
 	if ((conf->sefcontext_compile->path == NULL) ||
 	    (conf->sefcontext_compile->args = strdup("$@")) == NULL) {
 		return -1;
@@ -413,24 +436,30 @@ semanage_conf_t *semanage_conf_parse(const char *config_filename)
 	if ((current_conf = calloc(1, sizeof(*current_conf))) == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
+
 	if (semanage_conf_init(current_conf) == -1) {
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
+
 	if ((semanage_in = fopen(config_filename, "r")) == NULL) {
-		/* configuration file does not exist or could not be
-		 * read.  THIS IS NOT AN ERROR.  just rely on the
+		/* Configuration file does not exist or could not be
+		 * read.  THIS IS NOT AN ERROR.  Just rely on the
 		 * defaults. */
 		return current_conf;
 	}
+
 	parse_errors = 0;
 	semanage_parse();
 	fclose(semanage_in);
 	semanage_lex_destroy();
+
 	if (parse_errors != 0) {
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
+
 	return current_conf;
-      cleanup:
+
+cleanup:
 	semanage_conf_destroy(current_conf);
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -489,7 +518,9 @@ static int parse_module_store(char *arg)
 	if (arg == NULL) {
 		return -1;
 	}
+
 	free(current_conf->store_path);
+
 	if (strcmp(arg, "direct") == 0) {
 		current_conf->store_type = SEMANAGE_CON_DIRECT;
 		current_conf->store_path =
@@ -515,7 +546,10 @@ static int parse_module_store(char *arg)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return 0;
+
+	if (current_conf->store_path)
+		return 0;
+	return -3;
 }
 
 static int parse_store_root_path(char *arg)
@@ -525,7 +559,12 @@ static int parse_store_root_path(char *arg)
 	}
 
 	free(current_conf->store_root_path);
+
 	current_conf->store_root_path = strdup(arg);
+	if (current_conf->store_root_path == NULL) {
+		return -2;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -534,8 +573,13 @@ static int parse_compiler_path(char *arg)
 	if (arg == NULL) {
 		return -1;
 	}
+
 	free(current_conf->compiler_directory_path);
+
 	current_conf->compiler_directory_path = strdup(arg);
+	if (current_conf->compiler_directory_path = NULL) {
+		return -2;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -548,6 +592,7 @@ static int new_external_prog(external_prog_t ** chain)
 	if ((new_external = calloc(1, sizeof(*new_external))) == NULL) {
 		return -1;
 	}
+
 	/* hook this new external program to the end of the chain */
 	if (*chain == NULL) {
 		*chain = new_external;
@@ -558,5 +603,6 @@ static int new_external_prog(external_prog_t ** chain)
 		}
 		prog->next = new_external;
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
