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Note that in accordance with rule \[[MEM35-C|MEM35-C. Allocate sufficient memory for an object]\] the argument supplied to {{malloc()}} is checked to ensure a numeric overflow does not occur.

To correct this error, ensure the pointer returned by {{malloc()}} is not NULL. In addition to this rule, this should be done in accordance with rule \[[MEM32-C|MEM32-C. Detect and handle critical memory allocation errors]\].

\[[ISO/IEC 9899-1999|AA. C References#ISO/IEC 9899-1999]\] Section 6.3.2.3, "Pointers"
\[[Jack 07|AA. C References#Jack 07]\]
\[[van Sprundel 06|AA. C References#van Sprundel 06]\]
\[[Viega 05|AA. C References#Viega 05]\] Section 5.2.18, "Null-pointer dereference"