diff --git a/misc/nstat.c b/misc/nstat.c
index a4dd405d..433a1f48 100644
--- a/misc/nstat.c
+++ b/misc/nstat.c
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ static int count_spaces(const char *line)
 
 static void load_ugly_table(FILE *fp)
 {
-	char buf[4096];
+	char buf[2048];
 	struct nstat_ent *db = NULL;
 	struct nstat_ent *n;
 
 	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), fp) != NULL) {
-		char idbuf[sizeof(buf)];
+		char idbuf[4096];
 		int  off;
 		char *p;
 		int count1, count2, skip = 0;
diff --git a/misc/ss.c b/misc/ss.c
index fc8e2a0d..76fca3fb 100644
--- a/misc/ss.c
+++ b/misc/ss.c
@@ -4093,7 +4093,7 @@ static int netlink_show_one(struct filter *f,
 
 		if (!pid) {
 			done = 1;
-			strncpy(procname, "kernel", 6);
+			strncpy(procname, "kernel", 7);
 		} else if (pid > 0) {
 			FILE *fp;