--- src/lib/rpc/svc.c  (revision 1666)
+++ src/lib/rpc/svc.c  (local)
@@ -109,15 +109,17 @@
	if (sock < FD_SETSIZE) {
		xports[sock] = xprt;
		FD_SET(sock, &svc_fdset);
+		if (sock > svc_maxfd)
+			svc_maxfd = sock;
	}
 #else
	if (sock < NOFILE) {
		xports[sock] = xprt;
		svc_fds |= (1 << sock);
+		if (sock > svc_maxfd)
+			svc_maxfd = sock;
	}
 #endif /* def FD_SETSIZE */
-	if (sock > svc_maxfd)
-		svc_maxfd = sock;
 }
 
 /*
--- src/lib/rpc/svc_tcp.c  (revision 1666)
+++ src/lib/rpc/svc_tcp.c  (local)
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@
 extern errno;
 */
 
+#ifndef FD_SETSIZE
+#ifdef NBBY
+#define NOFILE (sizeof(int) * NBBY)
+#else
+#define NOFILE (sizeof(int) * 8)
+#endif
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Ops vector for TCP/IP based rpc service handle
  */
@@ -221,6 +221,19 @@
 	register SVCXPRT *xprt;
 	register struct tcp_conn *cd;
  
+#ifdef FD_SETSIZE
+	if (fd >= FD_SETSIZE) {
+		(void) fprintf(stderr, "svc_tcp: makefd_xprt: fd too high\n");
+		xprt = NULL;
+		goto done;
+	}
+#else
+	if (fd >= NOFILE) {
+		(void) fprintf(stderr, "svc_tcp: makefd_xprt: fd too high\n");
+		xprt = NULL;
+		goto done;
+	}
+#endif
 	xprt = (SVCXPRT *)mem_alloc(sizeof(SVCXPRT));
 	if (xprt == (SVCXPRT *)NULL) {
 		(void) fprintf(stderr, "svc_tcp: makefd_xprt: out of memory\n");
@@ -271,6 +292,10 @@
	* make a new transporter (re-uses xprt)
	*/
	xprt = makefd_xprt(sock, r->sendsize, r->recvsize);
+	if (xprt == NULL) {
+		close(sock);
+		return (FALSE);
+	}
	xprt->xp_raddr = addr;
	xprt->xp_addrlen = len;
	xprt->xp_laddr = laddr;