1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/find_pid_by_name.c b/libbb/find_pid_by_name.c
index ea1cba65b..f335e9c1f 100644
--- a/libbb/find_pid_by_name.c
+++ b/libbb/find_pid_by_name.c
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ extern pid_t* find_pid_by_name( char* pidName)
                 char buffer[READ_BUF_SIZE];
                 char name[READ_BUF_SIZE];
 
+                /* Must skip ".." since that is outside /proc */
+                if (strcmp(next->d_name, "..") == 0)
+                        continue;
+
                 /* If it isn't a number, we don't want it */
                 if (!isdigit(*next->d_name))
                         continue;
@@ -161,6 +165,11 @@ extern pid_t* find_pid_by_name( char* pidName)
 
         if (pidList)
                 pidList[i]=0;
+        else {
+                /* If we found nothing, guess PID 1 and call it good */
+                pidList=xrealloc( pidList, sizeof(pid_t));
+                pidList[0]=1;
+        }
         return pidList;
 }
 #endif                                                  /* BB_FEATURE_USE_DEVPS_PATCH */