1 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/sysklogd/logger.c b/sysklogd/logger.c
index 4aa15101a..bb63975e7 100644
--- a/sysklogd/logger.c
+++ b/sysklogd/logger.c
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ extern int logger_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
         int pri = LOG_USER | LOG_NOTICE;
         int option = 0;
-        int c, i, len, opt;
-        char *message=NULL, buf[1024], name[128];
+        int c, i, opt;
+        char buf[1024], name[128];
 
         /* Fill out the name string early (may be overwritten later) */
         my_getpwuid(name, geteuid());
@@ -143,16 +143,21 @@ extern int logger_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         }
                 } while (c != EOF);
         } else {
-                len = 1; /* for the '\0' */
-                message = xcalloc(1, 1);
-                for (i = optind; i < argc; i++) {
-                        len += strlen(argv[i]);
-                        len += 1;  /* for the space between the args */
+                char *message = NULL;
+                int len = argc - optind; /* for the space between the args
+                                            and  '\0' */
+                opt = len;
+                argv += optind;
+                for (i = 0; i < opt; i++) {
+                        len += strlen(*argv);
                         message = xrealloc(message, len);
-                        strcat(message, argv[i]);
+                        if(!i)
+                                message[0] = 0;
+                         else
                         strcat(message, " ");
+                        strcat(message, *argv);
+                        argv++;
                 }
-                message[strlen(message) - 2] = '\0';
                 syslog(pri, "%s", message);
         }