diff --git a/fs_mgr/tools/dmuserd.cpp b/fs_mgr/tools/dmuserd.cpp
index 6b68b28..da7156c 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/tools/dmuserd.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/tools/dmuserd.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <string>
 
 #define SECTOR_SIZE ((__u64)512)
 #define BUFFER_BYTES 4096
@@ -133,16 +134,16 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-int simple_daemon(char* control_path, char* backing_path) {
-    int control_fd = open(control_path, O_RDWR);
+static int simple_daemon(const std::string& control_path, const std::string& backing_path) {
+    int control_fd = open(control_path.c_str(), O_RDWR);
     if (control_fd < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open control device %s\n", control_path);
+        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open control device %s\n", control_path.c_str());
         return -1;
     }
 
-    int backing_fd = open(backing_path, O_RDWR);
+    int backing_fd = open(backing_path.c_str(), O_RDWR);
     if (backing_fd < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open backing device %s\n", backing_path);
+        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open backing device %s\n", backing_path.c_str());
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -286,8 +287,8 @@
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    char* control_path = NULL;
-    char* backing_path = NULL;
+    std::string control_path;
+    std::string backing_path;
     char* store;
     int c;
 
@@ -299,10 +300,10 @@
                 usage(basename(argv[0]));
                 exit(0);
             case 'c':
-                control_path = strdup(optarg);
+                control_path = optarg;
                 break;
             case 'b':
-                backing_path = strdup(optarg);
+                backing_path = optarg;
                 break;
             case 'v':
                 verbose = true;
diff --git a/init/test_upgrade_mte/mte_upgrade_test_helper.cpp b/init/test_upgrade_mte/mte_upgrade_test_helper.cpp
index 10af06b..3188337 100644
--- a/init/test_upgrade_mte/mte_upgrade_test_helper.cpp
+++ b/init/test_upgrade_mte/mte_upgrade_test_helper.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <memory>
 
 int MaybeDowngrade() {
     int res = prctl(PR_GET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL, 0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
         // Disallow automatic upgrade from ASYNC mode.
         if (prctl(PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL, res & ~PR_MTE_TCF_SYNC, 0, 0, 0) == -1) abort();
     }
-    volatile char* f = (char*)malloc(1);
+    std::unique_ptr<volatile char[]> f(new char[1]);
     f[17] = 'x';
     char buf[1];
     read(1, buf, 1);