1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/hicn-light/src/config/controlAddPunting.c b/hicn-light/src/config/controlAddPunting.c
index bd87e517c..13d00b7e0 100644
--- a/hicn-light/src/config/controlAddPunting.c
+++ b/hicn-light/src/config/controlAddPunting.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <strings.h>
 
 #include <parc/assert/parc_Assert.h>
 
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ static CommandReturn _controlAddPunting_Execute(CommandParser *parser,
   }
 
   const char *prefixStr = parcList_GetAtIndex(args, _indexPrefix);
-  char addr[strlen(prefixStr) + 1];
+  char *addr = (char *)malloc((strlen(prefixStr) + 1) * sizeof(char));
 
   // separate address and len
   char *slash;
@@ -107,6 +106,7 @@ static CommandReturn _controlAddPunting_Execute(CommandParser *parser,
 
   if (len == 0) {
     printf("ERROR: a prefix can not be of length 0\n");
+    free(addr);
     return CommandReturn_Failure;
   }
 
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static CommandReturn _controlAddPunting_Execute(CommandParser *parser,
     if (len > 32) {
       printf("ERROR: exceeded INET mask length, max=32\n");
       parcMemory_Deallocate(&addPuntingCommand);
+      free(addr);
       return CommandReturn_Failure;
     }
     addPuntingCommand->addressType = ADDR_INET;
@@ -126,15 +127,19 @@ static CommandReturn _controlAddPunting_Execute(CommandParser *parser,
     if (len > 128) {
       printf("ERROR: exceeded INET6 mask length, max=128\n");
       parcMemory_Deallocate(&addPuntingCommand);
+      free(addr);
       return CommandReturn_Failure;
     }
     addPuntingCommand->addressType = ADDR_INET6;
   } else {
     printf("Error: %s is not a valid network address \n", addr);
     parcMemory_Deallocate(&addPuntingCommand);
+    free(addr);
     return CommandReturn_Failure;
   }
 
+  free(addr);
+
   // Fill remaining payload fields
   addPuntingCommand->len = len;
   strcpy(addPuntingCommand->symbolicOrConnid, symbolicOrConnid);