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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/bin/kill/kill.c b/bin/kill/kill.c
index 4e528cca57599..095244638c65e 100644
--- a/bin/kill/kill.c
+++ b/bin/kill/kill.c
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ static void usage(void);
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
- int errors, numsig, pid, ret;
+ long pidl;
+ pid_t pid;
+ int errors, numsig, ret;
char *ep;
if (argc < 2)
@@ -137,8 +139,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
else
#endif
{
- pid = strtol(*argv, &ep, 10);
- if (!**argv || *ep)
+ pidl = strtol(*argv, &ep, 10);
+ /* Check for overflow of pid_t. */
+ pid = (pid_t)pidl;
+ if (!**argv || *ep || pid != pidl)
errx(2, "illegal process id: %s", *argv);
ret = kill(pid, numsig);
}