diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 894a6fa8..375f2913 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -244,7 +244,10 @@ jobs:
         # 3: Install gdb for debugging output.
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install autoconf automake zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev liblzma-dev
-          sudo apt-get install libtinfo5 gdb
+          sudo apt-get install gdb
+          if [[ ${{ matrix.os }} != ubuntu-24.04 ]] ; then
+            sudo apt-get install libtinfo5
+          fi
         # sudo apt-get remove autoconf
         # sudo apt-get install autoconf2.64 liblzma-dev libbz2-dev
 
diff --git a/lib/genesis/utils/containers/sequential_output_buffer.hpp b/lib/genesis/utils/containers/sequential_output_buffer.hpp
index 53fe2cf3..49525e31 100644
--- a/lib/genesis/utils/containers/sequential_output_buffer.hpp
+++ b/lib/genesis/utils/containers/sequential_output_buffer.hpp
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ namespace utils {
  * Example:
  *
  *     // Create a buffer that prints lines in the correct order.
- *     auto seq_out_buff = SequentialOutputBuffer<std::string>(
+ *     SequentialOutputBuffer<std::string> seq_out_buff{
  *         [&]( std::string&& line ){
  *             std::cout << line << "\n";
  *         }
- *     );
+ *     };
  *
  *     // Emplace elements in the buffer. This loop can be run in a thread pool,
  *     // where each thread processed a subset of lines in some order. In that case,
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ class SequentialOutputBuffer
     }
 
     SequentialOutputBuffer( SequentialOutputBuffer const& ) = delete;
-    SequentialOutputBuffer( SequentialOutputBuffer&& )      = default;
+    SequentialOutputBuffer( SequentialOutputBuffer&& )      = delete;
 
     SequentialOutputBuffer& operator= ( SequentialOutputBuffer const& ) = delete;
-    SequentialOutputBuffer& operator= ( SequentialOutputBuffer&& )      = default;
+    SequentialOutputBuffer& operator= ( SequentialOutputBuffer&& )      = delete;
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     //     Element Access
diff --git a/lib/genesis/utils/core/info.cpp b/lib/genesis/utils/core/info.cpp
index 9d98e4bd..2946334d 100644
--- a/lib/genesis/utils/core/info.cpp
+++ b/lib/genesis/utils/core/info.cpp
@@ -1613,12 +1613,15 @@ size_t info_current_file_count()
                 return 0.0;
             }
 
-            fscanf(
+            auto const scanned = fscanf(
                 file, "cpu %llu %llu %llu %llu",
                 &lastTotalUser, &lastTotalUserLow, &lastTotalSys, &lastTotalIdle
             );
             fclose(file);
             num_processors = info_process_number_of_processors_();
+            if( scanned != 4 ) {
+                return 0.0;
+            }
 
             initialized = true;
             return 0.0;
@@ -1632,11 +1635,14 @@ size_t info_current_file_count()
         if( ! file ) {
             return 0.0;
         }
-        fscanf(
+        auto const scanned = fscanf(
             file, "cpu %llu %llu %llu %llu",
             &totalUser, &totalUserLow, &totalSys, &totalIdle
         );
         fclose(file);
+        if( scanned != 4 ) {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
 
         if(
             totalUser < lastTotalUser || totalUserLow < lastTotalUserLow ||
diff --git a/test/src/utils/containers/sequential_output_buffer.cpp b/test/src/utils/containers/sequential_output_buffer.cpp
index 5f9fa600..ab123092 100644
--- a/test/src/utils/containers/sequential_output_buffer.cpp
+++ b/test/src/utils/containers/sequential_output_buffer.cpp
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ void test_sequential_output_buffer_()
     results.reserve( max_elem );
 
     // Make a buffer that on output writes the value to the results vector.
-    auto buff = SequentialOutputBuffer<size_t>(
+    SequentialOutputBuffer<size_t> buff{
         [&]( size_t value ){
             results.push_back( value );
         }
-    );
+    };
 
     // Make a vector with all sequential numbers up to the max, randomized.
     auto values = std::vector<size_t>( max_elem );
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ void test_sequential_output_buffer_parallel_()
     results.reserve( max_elem );
 
     // Make a buffer that on output writes the value to the results vector.
-    auto seq_out_buff = SequentialOutputBuffer<size_t>(
+    SequentialOutputBuffer<size_t> seq_out_buff{
         [&]( size_t value ){
             results.push_back( value );
         }
-    );
+    };
 
     // Make a vector with all sequential numbers up to the max, randomized.
     auto values = std::vector<size_t>( max_elem );