diff -ura scangearmp2-source-3.40-1/scangearmp2/src/scanmain.c scangearmp2-source-3.40-1.patched/scangearmp2/src/scanmain.c
--- scangearmp2-source-3.40-1/scangearmp2/src/scanmain.c	2016-12-08 01:35:34.000000000 +0100
+++ scangearmp2-source-3.40-1.patched/scangearmp2/src/scanmain.c	2017-04-01 09:56:23.267492255 +0200
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 	int					i;
 	int					ret = -1;
 	int					status;
-	char				*buf;
+	char				*buf = NULL;
 	int					errCode;
 	int					readBytes = 0;
 	int					result = CIJSC_SCANMAIN_SCAN_FINISHED;