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In this example, a VLA of size s
is declared. In accordance with recommendation INT01-A. Use size_t for all integer values representing the size of an object, s
is of type size_t
as it is used to specify the size of an object. However, it is unclear whether or not the value of s
is a valid size argument. Depending on how VLAs are implemented s
may be interpreted as a negative value or a very large positive value. In either case, this may result in a security vulnerability.
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