diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 70ecb9d..ef29f76 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ Change Log for PCRE2
 --------------------
 
 
+Version 10.24 14-February-2017
+------------------------------
+
+1. Hardened pcre2test so as to reduce the number of bugs reported by fuzzers:
+
+   (a) Check for malloc failures when getting memory for the ovector (POSIX) or 
+       the match data block (non-POSIX). 
+
+
 Version 10.23 14-February-2017
 ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 90f6d03..6e0b3ea 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ dnl The PCRE2_PRERELEASE feature is for identifying release candidates. It might
 dnl be defined as -RC2, for example. For real releases, it should be empty.
 
 m4_define(pcre2_major, [10])
-m4_define(pcre2_minor, [23])
-m4_define(pcre2_prerelease, [])
-m4_define(pcre2_date, [2017-02-14])
+m4_define(pcre2_minor, [24])
+m4_define(pcre2_prerelease, [-RC1])
+m4_define(pcre2_date, [2017-02-15])
 
 # NOTE: The CMakeLists.txt file searches for the above variables in the first
 # 50 lines of this file. Please update that if the variables above are moved.
diff --git a/src/pcre2.h b/src/pcre2.h
index 8650320..2ff545f 100644
--- a/src/pcre2.h
+++ b/src/pcre2.h
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 /* The current PCRE version information. */
 
 #define PCRE2_MAJOR          10
-#define PCRE2_MINOR          23
-#define PCRE2_PRERELEASE     
-#define PCRE2_DATE           2017-02-14
+#define PCRE2_MINOR          24
+#define PCRE2_PRERELEASE     -RC1
+#define PCRE2_DATE           2017-02-15
 
 /* When an application links to a PCRE DLL in Windows, the symbols that are
 imported have to be identified as such. When building PCRE2, the appropriate
diff --git a/src/pcre2test.c b/src/pcre2test.c
index 241c22c..01457e8 100644
--- a/src/pcre2test.c
+++ b/src/pcre2test.c
@@ -1365,8 +1365,7 @@ are supported. */
   (test_mode == PCRE8_MODE && G(x,8)->f r (y)) || \
   (test_mode == PCRE16_MODE && G(x,16)->f r (y)) || \
   (test_mode == PCRE32_MODE && G(x,32)->f r (y)))
-
-
+  
 
 /* ----- Two out of three modes are supported ----- */
 
@@ -1775,7 +1774,7 @@ the three different cases. */
 #define TESTFLD(x,f,r,y) ( \
   (test_mode == G(G(PCRE,BITONE),_MODE) && G(x,BITONE)->f r (y)) || \
   (test_mode == G(G(PCRE,BITTWO),_MODE) && G(x,BITTWO)->f r (y)))
-
+  
 
 #endif  /* Two out of three modes */
 
@@ -6169,7 +6168,16 @@ if ((pat_patctl.control & CTL_POSIX) != 0)
   if (msg[0] == 0) fprintf(outfile, "\n");
 
   if (dat_datctl.oveccount > 0)
+    { 
     pmatch = (regmatch_t *)malloc(sizeof(regmatch_t) * dat_datctl.oveccount);
+    if (pmatch == NULL)
+      {
+      fprintf(outfile, "** Failed to get memory for recording matching "
+        "information (size set = %du)\n", dat_datctl.oveccount);
+      return PR_OK;     
+      }     
+    }   
+ 
   if ((dat_datctl.options & PCRE2_NOTBOL) != 0) eflags |= REG_NOTBOL;
   if ((dat_datctl.options & PCRE2_NOTEOL) != 0) eflags |= REG_NOTEOL;
   if ((dat_datctl.options & PCRE2_NOTEMPTY) != 0) eflags |= REG_NOTEMPTY;
@@ -6305,6 +6313,14 @@ else
   PCRE2_MATCH_DATA_CREATE(match_data, max_oveccount, NULL);
   }
 
+if (CASTVAR(void *, match_data) == NULL)
+  {
+  fprintf(outfile, "** Failed to get memory for recording matching "
+    "information (size requested: %d)\n", dat_datctl.oveccount);
+  max_oveccount = 0;   
+  return PR_OK;     
+  }     
+
 /* Replacement processing is ignored for DFA matching. */
 
 if (dat_datctl.replacement[0] != 0 && (dat_datctl.control & CTL_DFA) != 0)
diff --git a/testdata/testinput2 b/testdata/testinput2
index a700d5a..921d83c 100644
--- a/testdata/testinput2
+++ b/testdata/testinput2
@@ -4969,4 +4969,7 @@ a)"xI
 
 /(?<a>a)(?<b>b)\g{b}\g{a}\g{a}\g{a}\g{a}(?<a>xx)(?<b>zz)/I,dupnames
 
+//
+    \=ovector=7777777777
+
 # End of testinput2 
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput2 b/testdata/testoutput2
index ce8c667..9862ea3 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput2
+++ b/testdata/testoutput2
@@ -15479,6 +15479,10 @@ First code unit = 'a'
 Last code unit = 'z'
 Subject length lower bound = 11
 
+//
+    \=ovector=7777777777
+** Invalid value in 'ovector=7777777777'
+
 # End of testinput2 
 Error -63: PCRE2_ERROR_BADDATA (unknown error number)
 Error -62: bad serialized data