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diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
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index 34a013b..1aca728 100644
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--- a/log.c
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+++ b/log.c
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@@ -377,10 +377,13 @@ output_msg:
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 				filtered_fwrite(f, convbuf, outbuf.len, 0);
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 				outbuf.len = 0;
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 			}
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-			if (!ierrno || ierrno == E2BIG)
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-				continue;
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-			fprintf(f, "\\#%03o", CVAL(inbuf.buf, inbuf.pos++));
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-			inbuf.len--;
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+			/* Log one byte of illegal/incomplete sequence and continue with
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+			 * the next character. Check that the buffer is non-empty for the
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+			 * sake of robustness. */
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+			if ((ierrno == EILSEQ || ierrno == EINVAL) && inbuf.len) {
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+				fprintf(f, "\\#%03o", CVAL(inbuf.buf, inbuf.pos++));
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+				inbuf.len--;
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+			}
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 		}
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 	} else
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 #endif