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Automated Detection
The LDRA tool suite V Version 7.6.0 can detect violations of this recommendation.
The Coverity Prevent UNUSED_VALUE checker finds variables that are assigned pointer values returned from a function call but never used.
The Klocwork Klocwork Version 8.0.4.16 can detect violations of this rule with the IF_ONLY_DECL, IF_ONLY_DEF, IF_ONLY_LOCAL, and LV_UNUSED.GEN checkers can detect violations of this rule.
Related Vulnerabilities
Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.
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