It seems we weren't catching bad_alloc despite using the correct syntax. Using ellipses solves the problem, and since we only expect bad_alloc it does the equivalent result of catching and returning out of memory. I'm currently not aware of the proper syntax to catch bad_alloc. BUg=angle:634 Change-Id: Ib3154546d1b72d180cb565c71f35716696863cdd Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/198245Reviewed-by: Geoff Lang <geofflang@chromium.org> Reviewed-by: Nicolas Capens <nicolascapens@chromium.org> Tested-by: Jamie Madill <jmadill@chromium.org>