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Failure to free allocated memory or close opened files results in a memory leak and possibly unexpected results.
Recommendation | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MEM12-C | Low | Probable | Medium | P4 | L3 |
Automated Detection
Tool | Version | Checker | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klocwork |
| MLK.MIGHT MLK.MUST MLK.RET.MIGHT MLK.RET.MUST RH.LEAK |
| LDRA tool suite |
| 50 D | Partially implemented | ||||||
| Parasoft C/C++test |
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| BD-RES-LEAK |
| Implemented | |||
| Polyspace Bug Finder | R2016a | Memory allocated dynamically not freed Lock function without unlock function File stream not closed before |
Bibliography
| Linux Kernel Sourcecode (v2.6.xx) | 2.6.29, kernel/fork.c, the copy_process() Function |
| [Seacord 2013] | Chapter 4, "Dynamic Memory Management" |
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