1 files changed, 13 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/md5_sha1_sum.c b/coreutils/md5_sha1_sum.c
index 189a90778..914f81fa2 100644
--- a/coreutils/md5_sha1_sum.c
+++ b/coreutils/md5_sha1_sum.c
@@ -49,34 +49,21 @@ static unsigned char *hash_bin_to_hex(unsigned char *hash_value,
 
 static uint8_t *hash_file(const char *filename, uint8_t hash_algo)
 {
-        uint8_t *hash_value_bin;
-        uint8_t *hash_value = NULL;
-        uint8_t hash_length;
-        int src_fd;
-
-        if (strcmp(filename, "-") == 0) {
-                src_fd = STDIN_FILENO;
-        } else {
-                src_fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
-        }
-
-        if (hash_algo == HASH_MD5) {
-                hash_length = 16;
-        } else {
-                hash_length = 20;
-        }
-
-        hash_value_bin = xmalloc(hash_length);
-
-        if ((src_fd != -1) && (hash_fd(src_fd, -1, hash_algo, hash_value_bin) != -2)) {
-                hash_value = hash_bin_to_hex(hash_value_bin, hash_length);
-        } else {
+        int src_fd = strcmp(filename, "-") == 0 ? STDIN_FILENO :
+                open(filename, O_RDONLY);
+        if (src_fd == -1) {
                 bb_perror_msg("%s", filename);
+                return NULL;
+        } else {
+                uint8_t *hash_value;
+                RESERVE_CONFIG_UBUFFER(hash_value_bin, 20);
+                hash_value = hash_fd(src_fd, -1, hash_algo, hash_value_bin) != -2 ?
+                        hash_bin_to_hex(hash_value_bin, hash_algo == HASH_MD5 ? 16 : 20) :
+                        NULL;
+                RELEASE_CONFIG_BUFFER(hash_value_bin);
+                close(src_fd);
+                return hash_value;
         }
-
-        close(src_fd);
-
-        return(hash_value);
 }
 
 /* This could become a common function for md5 as well, by using md5_stream */