diff -r 7b2e9458bff1 src/tap-bridge/model/tap-bridge.cc
--- a/src/tap-bridge/model/tap-bridge.cc	Sun Apr 17 20:06:22 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/tap-bridge/model/tap-bridge.cc	Mon Apr 18 11:02:30 2011 +0400
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@
       // so we call it "control."
       //
       size_t msg_size = sizeof(int);
-      char control[CMSG_SPACE(msg_size)];
+      char* control = new char[CMSG_SPACE (msg_size)];
 
       //
       // There is a msghdr that is used to minimize the number of parameters
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@
                   int *rawSocket = (int*)CMSG_DATA (cmsg);
                   NS_LOG_INFO ("Got the socket from the socket creator = " << *rawSocket);
                   m_sock = *rawSocket;
+                  delete[] control;
                   return;
                 }
               else
@@ -657,6 +658,7 @@
                 }
 	    }
 	}
+	    delete[] control;
       NS_FATAL_ERROR ("Did not get the raw socket from the socket creator");
     }
 }
diff -r 7b2e9458bff1 src/tap-bridge/model/tap-creator.cc
--- a/src/tap-bridge/model/tap-creator.cc	Sun Apr 17 20:06:22 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/tap-bridge/model/tap-creator.cc	Mon Apr 18 11:02:30 2011 +0400
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
   // so we call it "control."
   //
   size_t msg_size = sizeof(int);
-  char control[CMSG_SPACE(msg_size)];
+  char* control = new char[CMSG_SPACE (msg_size)];
 
   //
   // There is a msghdr that is used to minimize the number of parameters
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@
   // Actually send the file descriptor back to the tap bridge.
   //
   ssize_t len = sendmsg(sock, &msg, 0);
+  delete[] control;
   ABORT_IF (len == -1, "Could not send socket back to tap bridge", 1);
 
   LOG ("sendmsg complete");