3 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/kill.c b/kill.c
index fb3d72213..8745f63c1 100644
--- a/kill.c
+++ b/kill.c
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ extern int kill_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         pid_t* pidList;
 
                         pidList = find_pid_by_name( *argv);
-                        if (!pidList) {
+                        if (!pidList || *pidList<=0) {
                                 all_found = FALSE;
-                                error_msg( "%s: no process killed", *argv);
+                                error_msg_and_die( "%s: no process killed", *argv);
                         }
 
                         for(; pidList && *pidList!=0; pidList++) {
diff --git a/libbb/find_pid_by_name.c b/libbb/find_pid_by_name.c
index 57decc69c..7f39dd41c 100644
--- a/libbb/find_pid_by_name.c
+++ b/libbb/find_pid_by_name.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ extern pid_t* find_pid_by_name( char* pidName)
                 pidList=xrealloc( pidList, sizeof(pid_t));
                 pidList[0]=1;
         } else {
+                pidList=xrealloc( pidList, sizeof(pid_t));
                 pidList[0]=-1;
         }
 
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ extern pid_t* find_pid_by_name( char* pidName)
                 pidList=xrealloc( pidList, sizeof(pid_t));
                 pidList[0]=1;
         } else {
+                pidList=xrealloc( pidList, sizeof(pid_t));
                 pidList[0]=-1;
         }
         return pidList;
diff --git a/procps/kill.c b/procps/kill.c
index fb3d72213..8745f63c1 100644
--- a/procps/kill.c
+++ b/procps/kill.c
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ extern int kill_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         pid_t* pidList;
 
                         pidList = find_pid_by_name( *argv);
-                        if (!pidList) {
+                        if (!pidList || *pidList<=0) {
                                 all_found = FALSE;
-                                error_msg( "%s: no process killed", *argv);
+                                error_msg_and_die( "%s: no process killed", *argv);
                         }
 
                         for(; pidList && *pidList!=0; pidList++) {