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From: "geoffreydgr at icloud dot com" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org>
To: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: [Bug analyzer/109106] New: GCC Static Analyzer doesn't model printf
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 13:08:09 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <bug-109106-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/> (raw)

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=109106

            Bug ID: 109106
           Summary: GCC Static Analyzer doesn't model printf
           Product: gcc
           Version: 13.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: analyzer
          Assignee: dmalcolm at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: geoffreydgr at icloud dot com
  Target Milestone: ---

GCC Static Analyzer does not model `printf`.

see it live: https://godbolt.org/z/6ooW44sPq

Input:
```c
#include <stdio.h>

int main() { 
  int *j = 0;
  printf("NPD_FLAG\n") || *j;
}
```

Output:
```
<source>: In function 'main':
<source>:10:27: warning: dereference of NULL 'j' [CWE-476]
[-Wanalyzer-null-dereference]
   10 |   printf("NPD_FLAG\n") || *j;
      |                           ^~
  'main': events 1-4
    |
    |    9 |   int *j = 0;
    |      |        ^
    |      |        |
    |      |        (1) 'j' is NULL
    |   10 |   printf("NPD_FLAG\n") || *j;
    |      |   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    |      |                        |  |
    |      |                        |  (3) ...to here
    |      |                        |  (4) dereference of NULL 'j'
    |      |                        (2) following 'false' branch...
    |
Compiler returned: 0
```

             reply	other threads:[~2023-03-12 13:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-03-12 13:08 geoffreydgr at icloud dot com [this message]
2023-03-12 14:35 ` [Bug analyzer/109106] " pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org
2023-03-12 19:40 ` pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org
2023-03-12 20:19 ` schwab@linux-m68k.org
2023-03-13 14:20 ` dmalcolm at gcc dot gnu.org
2023-07-19 17:11 ` geoffreydgr at icloud dot com

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