Fix buffer underrun noted and solved by Larry Doolittle.

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/dirname.c b/coreutils/dirname.c
index 8313e99c6..935a8313c 100644
--- a/coreutils/dirname.c
+++ b/coreutils/dirname.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ extern int dirname_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	argv++;
 
 	s=*argv+strlen(*argv)-1;
-	while (s != *argv && *s == '/') {
+	while (s > *argv && *s == '/') {
 		*s-- = '\0';
 	}
 	s = strrchr(*argv, '/');
diff --git a/dirname.c b/dirname.c
index 8313e99c6..935a8313c 100644
--- a/dirname.c
+++ b/dirname.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ extern int dirname_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	argv++;
 
 	s=*argv+strlen(*argv)-1;
-	while (s != *argv && *s == '/') {
+	while (s > *argv && *s == '/') {
 		*s-- = '\0';
 	}
 	s = strrchr(*argv, '/');