1.1.7.2. unix.Malloc (C)
Check for memory leaks, double free, and use-after-free problems. Traces memory managed by malloc()/free().
Examples:
void test() { int *p = malloc(1); free(p); free(p); // warn: attempt to free released memory } void test() { int *p = malloc(sizeof(int)); free(p); *p = 1; // warn: use after free } void test() { int *p = malloc(1); if (p) return; // warn: memory is never released } void test() { int a[] = { 1 }; free(a); // warn: argument is not allocated by malloc } void test() { int *p = malloc(sizeof(char)); p = p - 1; free(p); // warn: argument to free() is offset by -4 bytes }