Index: lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathDiagnostic.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathDiagnostic.cpp
+++ lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathDiagnostic.cpp
@@ -1211,6 +1211,10 @@
 
     // Check if the parameter is a pointer to the symbol.
     if (Optional<loc::MemRegionVal> Reg = SV.getAs<loc::MemRegionVal>()) {
+      // Do not attempt to dereference void*.
+      if (const auto *S = Reg->getAsSymbol())
+        if (S->getType().getCanonicalType()->isVoidPointerType())
+          continue;
       SVal PSV = N->getState()->getSVal(Reg->getRegion());
       SymbolRef AS = PSV.getAsLocSymbol();
       if (AS == Sym) {
Index: test/Analysis/malloc.c
===================================================================
--- test/Analysis/malloc.c
+++ test/Analysis/malloc.c
@@ -1786,6 +1786,18 @@
   free(p);
 }
 
+void allocateSomeMemory(void *offendingParameter, void **ptr) {
+  *ptr = malloc(1);
+}
+
+void testNoCrashOnOffendingParameter() {
+  // "extern" is necessary to avoid unrelated warnings 
+  // on passing uninitialized value.
+  extern void *offendingParameter;
+  void* ptr;
+  allocateSomeMemory(offendingParameter, &ptr);
+} // expected-warning {{Potential leak of memory pointed to by 'ptr'}}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // False negatives.