/* Check for address */
match = sscanf(opt, "%" S_HEX_LEN_SCANF_IS_A_BROKEN_API "s", s_hex);
if (match > 0) {
- if (*s_hex == '\0') {
- ERR("Invalid probe address %s", s_hex);
+ /*
+ * Return an error if the first character of the tentative
+ * address is NULL or not a digit. It can be "0" if the address
+ * is in hexadecimal and can be 1 to 9 if it's in decimal.
+ */
+ if (*s_hex == '\0' || !isdigit(*s_hex)) {
+ ERR("Invalid probe description %s", s_hex);
ret = CMD_ERROR;
goto end;
}