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Comment: REM Cost Reform

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POSIX recommends sigaction() and deprecates the use of signal() to register signal handlers. Unfortunately, sigaction() is not defined in the C Standard and is consequently not as portable a solution.

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Recommendation

Severity

Likelihood

Detectable

Remediation CostRepairable

Priority

Level

SIG00-C

High

Likely

No

HighNo

P9

L2

Automated Detection

Partially implemented

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CodeSonar
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BADFUNC.SIGNALUse of signal
Helix QAC

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C5019
LDRA tool suite
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44 SEnhanced enforcement
Parasoft C/C++test
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MISRA2004-20_8_bUse of signalPRQA QA-C
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PRQA QA-C_vPRQA QA-C_v5019CERT_C-SIG00-a

The signal handling facilities of <signal.h> shall not be used

PC-lint Plus

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Assistance provided: reports use of the signal function

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