zstd cli : control maximum compression level

diff --git a/programs/zstdcli.c b/programs/zstdcli.c
index 5fe1869a941debcac38513e9ac3458def06001f8..abe13013c3eafb845f73ee669d23d3f58f7d7771 100644 (file)
--- a/programs/zstdcli.c
+++ b/programs/zstdcli.c
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ int main(int argCount, const char** argv)
                         argument++;
                     }
                     dictCLevel = cLevel;
+                    if (dictCLevel > ZSTD_maxCLevel())
+                        return badusage(programName);
                     continue;
                 }