1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/networking/netstat.c b/networking/netstat.c
index bc5c61974..8e481f67b 100644
--- a/networking/netstat.c
+++ b/networking/netstat.c
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ static void unix_do_one(int nr, const char *line)
 
 static void do_info(const char *file, const char *name, void (*proc)(int, const char *))
 {
-        char buffer[8192];
         int lnr = 0;
         FILE *procinfo;
 
@@ -505,12 +504,15 @@ static void do_info(const char *file, const char *name, void (*proc)(int, const
                 if (errno != ENOENT) {
                         perror(file);
                 } else {
-                bb_error_msg("no support for `%s' on this system", name);
+                        bb_error_msg("no support for '%s' on this system", name);
                 }
         } else {
                 do {
-                        if (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), procinfo))
+                        char *buffer = xmalloc_fgets(procinfo);
+                        if (buffer) {
                                 (proc)(lnr++, buffer);
+                                free(buffer);
+                        }
                 } while (!feof(procinfo));
                 fclose(procinfo);
         }