diff --git a/src/daemon/check_uniqueness.c b/src/daemon/check_uniqueness.c
index 4972413..d0eb4e4 100644
--- a/src/daemon/check_uniqueness.c
+++ b/src/daemon/check_uniqueness.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ void check_uniqueness(void)
 
    if((fp = fopen(GPM_NODE_PID, "r")) != NULL) {
       fscanf(fp, "%d", &old_pid);
+      fclose(fp);
       if (kill(old_pid,0) == -1) {
          gpm_report(GPM_PR_INFO,GPM_MESS_STALE_PID, GPM_NODE_PID);
          unlink(GPM_NODE_PID);
diff --git a/src/lib/liblow.c b/src/lib/liblow.c
index 8b40b71..d197dae 100644
--- a/src/lib/liblow.c
+++ b/src/lib/liblow.c
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ int Gpm_Open(Gpm_Connect *conn, int flag)
          memcpy(tty, consolename, strlen(consolename)-1);
          sprintf(&tty[strlen(consolename) - 1], "%i", flag);
       } else if (flag==0) { /* use your current vc */ 
-         if (isatty(0)) tty = ttyname(0);             /* stdin */
-         if (!tty && isatty(1)) tty = ttyname(1);     /* stdout */
-         if (!tty && isatty(2)) tty = ttyname(2);     /* stderr */
+         if (isatty(0) && ttyname(0)) tty = strdup(ttyname(0));             /* stdin */
+         if (!tty && isatty(1) && ttyname(1)) tty = strdup(ttyname(1));     /* stdout */
+         if (!tty && isatty(2) && ttyname(2)) tty = strdup(ttyname(2));     /* stderr */
          if (tty == NULL) {
             gpm_report(GPM_PR_ERR,"checking tty name failed");
             goto err;
@@ -373,10 +373,12 @@ int Gpm_Open(Gpm_Connect *conn, int flag)
 #endif
 
    }
+   if (tty) free(tty);
    return gpm_fd;
 
   /*....................................... Error: free all memory */
    err:
+   if (tty) free(tty);
    if (gpm_is_disabled < 2) /* be quiet if no gpmctl socket found */
       gpm_report(GPM_PR_ERR,"Oh, oh, it's an error! possibly I die! ");
    while(gpm_stack) {
diff --git a/src/lib/report-lib.c b/src/lib/report-lib.c
index 03230b4..ff74b8c 100644
--- a/src/lib/report-lib.c
+++ b/src/lib/report-lib.c
@@ -63,5 +63,6 @@ void gpm_report(int line, const char *file, int stat, const char *text, ... )
    fprintf(stderr,"\n");
 #endif
 
+   va_end(ap);
    if(stat == GPM_STAT_OOPS) exit(1);  /* may a lib function call exit ???? */
 }
diff --git a/src/mice.c b/src/mice.c
index 6cbd491..090dfed 100644
--- a/src/mice.c
+++ b/src/mice.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ static int M_wacom(Gpm_Event *state, unsigned char *data)
    } else {                                               /* Relative Mode */
       /* Treshold; if greather then treat tool as first time in proximity */
       if( abs(x-ox)>(wmaxx/wcmodell[WacomModell].treshold) 
-       || abs(y-oy)>(wmaxy/wcmodell[WacomModell].treshold) ) ox=x; oy=y;
+       || abs(y-oy)>(wmaxy/wcmodell[WacomModell].treshold) ) { ox=x; oy=y; }
 
       state->dx= (x-ox) / (wmaxx / win.ws_col / wcmodell[WacomModell].treshold);
       state->dy= (y-oy) / (wmaxy / win.ws_row / wcmodell[WacomModell].treshold);
diff --git a/src/prog/gpm-root.y b/src/prog/gpm-root.y
index 76c896c..ded326a 100644
--- a/src/prog/gpm-root.y
+++ b/src/prog/gpm-root.y
@@ -555,12 +555,15 @@ int f_jptty(int mode, DrawItem *self, int uid)
          } /*if*/
          if (ioctl(fd, VT_ACTIVATE, i)<0) {
             gpm_report(GPM_PR_ERR, "%s: %s", consolename,strerror(errno));
+            close(fd);
             return 1;
          } /*if*/
          if (ioctl(fd, VT_WAITACTIVE, i)<0) {
             gpm_report(GPM_PR_ERR, "%s: %s", consolename,strerror(errno));
+            close(fd);
             return 1;
          }
+         close(fd);
       default: return 0;
    }
    return 0; /* silly gcc -Wall */
@@ -586,14 +589,17 @@ int f_mktty(int mode, DrawItem *self, int uid)
          } /*if*/
          if (ioctl(fd, VT_OPENQRY, &vc)<0) {
             gpm_report(GPM_PR_ERR, "%s: %s",consolename, strerror(errno));
+            close(fd);
             return 1;
          } /*if*/
          switch(pid=fork()) {
 	         case -1:
                gpm_report(GPM_PR_ERR, "fork(): %s", strerror(errno));
+               close(fd);
                return 1;
 	         case 0: /* child: exec getty */
 	            sprintf(name,"tty%i",vc);
+                    close(fd);
 	            execl("/sbin/mingetty","mingetty",name,(char *)NULL);
 	            exit(1); /* shouldn't happen */
             default: /* father: jump to the tty */
@@ -601,8 +607,10 @@ int f_mktty(int mode, DrawItem *self, int uid)
                                                                       ,pid,vc);
 	            consolepids[vc]=pid;
 	            sprintf(self->arg,"%i",vc);
+                    close(fd);
 	            return f_jptty(mode,self,uid);
 	      }
+         close(fd);
       default: return 0;
    }
    return 0;