diff -up pnm2ppa-1.13/calibrate_ppa.c.coverity-return-local pnm2ppa-1.13/calibrate_ppa.c
--- pnm2ppa-1.13/calibrate_ppa.c.coverity-return-local	2009-12-12 20:14:55.000000000 +0100
+++ pnm2ppa-1.13/calibrate_ppa.c	2023-10-20 13:34:21.570205199 +0200
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   BOOLEAN gamma = false ;
   FILE *outFile = NULL ;
   int testPattern = 0;
-  char *out_filepath = NULL;
+  char out_filepath[MAXPATHLEN];
   char c;
   static struct option long_opts[] = {
     {"gamma",0,0,'g'},
@@ -162,9 +162,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	    {
 	      if ( strlen(optarg) < MAXPATHLEN )
 		{
-                  char filepath[MAXPATHLEN];
-		  strncpy(filepath, optarg, MAXPATHLEN);
-		  out_filepath = filepath ;
+		  strncpy(out_filepath, optarg, MAXPATHLEN);
 		  use_stdout = false ;
 		}
 	    }
diff -up pnm2ppa-1.13/pnm2ppa.c.coverity-return-local pnm2ppa-1.13/pnm2ppa.c
--- pnm2ppa-1.13/pnm2ppa.c.coverity-return-local	2023-10-20 13:34:21.570205199 +0200
+++ pnm2ppa-1.13/pnm2ppa.c	2023-10-20 13:38:05.524230753 +0200
@@ -148,21 +148,15 @@ print_pnm (FILE * fptr)
 char *
 readPath(char *input )
 { 	 
-  char File_path[MAXPATHLEN];
   char *path = NULL;
   /* security audit ajv 20001007;  be very careful with input strings!*/
   if (strlen(input) < MAXPATHLEN )
     {
-      if ( strncpy (File_path, input, MAXPATHLEN ))
-	{
-	  /*
-	    a user-specifed file *File_path may later be opened;
-	    should any extra validation of this be performed now ?
-	  */
-	  /* remember to free(path) after use! */
-	  path = strdup(File_path);
-	  return path;
-	}
+      path = strdup(input);
+      /*
+        a user-specifed file *path may later be opened;
+        should any extra validation of this be performed now ?
+       */
     }
   else
     {