1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/os/log.c b/os/log.c
index a3b28ccb4..803639ef0 100644
--- a/os/log.c
+++ b/os/log.c
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ LogFilePrep(const char *fname, const char *backup, const char *idstring)
 {
     char *logFileName = NULL;
 
+    /* the format string below is controlled by the user,
+       this code should never be called with elevated privileges */
     if (asprintf(&logFileName, fname, idstring) == -1)
         FatalError("Cannot allocate space for the log file name\n");