1 files changed, 9 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_procs.c b/plugins/check_procs.c
index 27cd2dae..967b4de7 100644
--- a/plugins/check_procs.c
+++ b/plugins/check_procs.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int cmax = -1;
 int wmin = -1;
 int cmin = -1;
 
-int options = 0;
+int options = 0; /* bitmask of filter criteria to test against */
 #define ALL 1
 #define STAT 2
 #define PPID 4
@@ -89,15 +89,13 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
         char procprog[MAX_INPUT_BUFFER];
         char *procargs;
 
-        int resultsum = 0;
-        int found = 0;
-        int procs = 0;
-        int pos;
+        int resultsum = 0; /* bitmask of the filter criteria met by a process */
+        int found = 0; /* counter for number of lines returned in `ps` output */
+        int procs = 0; /* counter for number of processes meeting filter criteria */
+        int pos; /* number of spaces before 'args' in `ps` output */
 
         int result = STATE_UNKNOWN;
 
-        procargs = malloc (MAX_INPUT_BUFFER);
-
         if (process_arguments (argc, argv) == ERROR)
                 usage ("Unable to parse command line\n");
 
@@ -127,13 +125,13 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
                         ) {
                         found++;
                         resultsum = 0;
-                        procargs = strcpy (procargs, &input_buffer[pos]);
-                        strip (procargs);
+                        asprintf (&procargs, "%s", input_buffer + pos);
+                        strip (procargs);
                         if ((options & STAT) && (strstr (statopts, procstat)))
                                 resultsum |= STAT;
-                        if ((options & ARGS) && (strstr (procargs, args) == procargs))
+                        if ((options & ARGS) && procargs && (strstr (procargs, args) == procargs))
                                 resultsum |= ARGS;
-                        if ((options & PROG) && (strcmp (prog, procprog) == 0))
+                        if ((options & PROG) && procprog && (strcmp (prog, procprog) == 0))
                                 resultsum |= PROG;
                         if ((options & PPID) && (procppid == ppid))
                                 resultsum |= PPID;