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Calling malloc( n ) allocates memory for an object whose size is n and returns either a null pointer or a pointer to the allocated memory. A program can implicitly convert the pointer that malloc() returns into a different pointer type.
Code that follows this recommendation will compile and execute equally well in C++.
Non-Compliant Code Example
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Failing to cast the result of a memory allocation function call into a pointer to the allocated type can result in inadvertent pointer conversions. Code that follows this recommendation will compile and execute equally well in C++.
Recommendation | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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MEM02-A | 1 (low) | 1 (unlikely) | 3 (low) | P3 | L3 |
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