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Constraint violations are a broad category of error that can result in unexpected control flow and corrupted data.

Rule

Severity

Likelihood

Remediation Cost

Priority

Level

MSC40-C

Low

Unlikely

Medium

P2

L3

Automated Detection

Tool

Version

Checker

Description

LDRA tool suite
 Astrée
 

Include Page

LDRA

Astrée_V

LDRA_V21 S, 145 S, 323 S, 345 S, 387 S, 404 S, 481 S, 580 S, 612 S, 615 S, 646 S PRQA QA-C Include PagePRQA QA-C_vPRQA QA-C_v

0232, 0233, 0244, 0261, 0278, 0321, 0322, 0338, 0422, 0423, 0426, 0427, 0429, 0430, 0431, 0432, 0435, 0436, 0437, 0446, 0447, 0448, 0449, 0450, 0451, 0452, 0453, 0454, 0456, 0457, 0458, 0460, 0461, 0462, 0463, 0466, 0467, 0468, 0469, 0476, 0477, 0478, 0481, 0482, 0483, 0484, 0485, 0486, 0487, 0493, 0494, 0495, 0496, 0513, 0514, 0515, 0536, 0537, 0540, 0541, 0542, 0546, 0547, 0550, 0554, 0555, 0556, 0557, 0558, 0559, 0560, 0561, 0562, 0563, 0564, 0565, 0580, 0588, 0589, 0590, 0591, 0605, 0616, 0619, 0620, 0621, 0622, 0627, 0628, 0629, 0631, 0638, 0640, 0641, 0642, 0643, 0644, 0645, 0646, 0649, 0650, 0651, 0653, 0655, 0656, 0657, 0659, 0664, 0665, 0669, 0671, 0673, 0674, 0675, 0677, 0682, 0683, 0684, 0685, 0690, 0698, 0699, 0708, 0709, 0736, 0737, 0738, 0746, 0747, 0755, 0756, 0757, 0758, 0766, 0767, 0768, 0774, 0775, 0801, 0802, 0803, 0804, 0811, 0812, 0821, 0834, 0835, 0844, 0845, 0851, 0852, 0856, 0866, 0873, 0877, 0940, 0941, 0943, 0944, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1033, 1047, 1048, 1050, 1061, 1062, 3236, 3237, 3238, 3244

 

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alignas-extended
assignment-to-non-modifiable-lvalue
cast-pointer-void-arithmetic-implicit
element-type-incomplete
function-pointer-integer-cast-implicit
function-return-type
inappropriate-pointer-cast-implicit
incompatible-function-pointer-conversion
incompatible-object-pointer-conversion
initializer-excess
invalid-array-size
non-constant-static-assert
parameter-match-type
pointer-integral-cast-implicit
pointer-qualifier-cast-const-implicit
pointer-qualifier-cast-volatile-implicit
redeclaration
return-empty
return-non-empty
static-assert
type-compatibility
type-compatibility-link
type-specifier
undeclared-parameter
unnamed-parameter

Partially checked
Helix QAC

Include Page
Helix QAC_V
Helix QAC_V

C0232, C0233, C0244, C0268, C0321, C0322, C0338, C0422, C0423, C0426, C0427, C0429, C0430, C0431, C0432, C0435, C0436, C0437, C0446, C0447, C0448, C0449, C0451, C0452, C0453, C0454, C0456, C0457, C0458, C0460, C0461, C0462, C0463, C0466, C0467, C0468, C0469, C0476, C0477, C0478, C0481, C0482, C0483, C0484, C0485, C0486, C0487, C0493, C0494, C0495, C0496, C0497, C0513, C0514, C0515, C0536, C0537, C0540, C0541, C0542, C0546, C0547, C0550, C0554, C0555, C0556, C0557, C0558, C0559, C0560, C0561, C0562, C0563, C0564, C0565, C0580, C0588, C0589, C0590, C0591, C0605, C0616, C0619, C0620, C0621, C0622, C0627, C0628, C0629, C0631, C0638, C0640, C0641, C0642, C0643, C0644, C0645, C0646, C0649, C0650, C0651, C0653, C0655, C0656, C0657, C0659, C0664, C0665, C0669, C0671, C0673, C0674, C0675, C0677, C0682, C0683, C0684, C0685, C0690, C0698, C0699, C0708, C0709, C0736, C0737, C0738, C0746, C0747, C0755, C0756, C0757, C0758, C0766, C0767, C0768, C0774, C0775, C0801, C0802, C0803, C0804, C0811, C0821, C0834, C0835, C0844, C0845, C0851, C0852, C0866, C0873, C0877, C0940, C0941, C0943, C0944, C1023, C1024, C1025, C1033, C1047, C1048, C1050, C1061, C1062, C3236, C3237, C3238, C3244

C++4122


Klocwork
Include Page
Klocwork_V
Klocwork_V
MISRA.FUNC.STATIC.REDECL
 LDRA tool suite
 

Include Page
LDRA_V
LDRA_V

 21 S, 145 S, 323 S, 345 S, 387 S, 404 S, 481 S, 580 S, 612 S, 615 S, 646 S
Parasoft C/C++test

Include Page
Parasoft_V
Parasoft_V

CERT_C-MSC40-a

An inline definition of a function with external linkage shall not contain definitions and uses of static objects

 Polyspace Bug Finder

 

Include Page
Polyspace Bug Finder_V
Polyspace Bug Finder_V

CERT C: Rule MSC40-CChecks for inline constraint not respected (rule partially covered)
RuleChecker

Include Page
RuleChecker_V
RuleChecker_V

alignas-extended
assignment-to-non-modifiable-lvalue
cast-pointer-void-arithmetic-implicit
element-type-incomplete
function-pointer-integer-cast-implicit
function-return-type
inappropriate-pointer-cast-implicit
incompatible-function-pointer-conversion
incompatible-object-pointer-conversion
initializer-excess
invalid-array-size
non-constant-static-assert
parameter-match-type
pointer-integral-cast-implicit
pointer-qualifier-cast-const-implicit
pointer-qualifier-cast-volatile-implicit
redeclaration
return-empty
return-non-empty
static-assert
type-compatibility
type-compatibility-link
type-specifier
undeclared-parameter
unnamed-parameter

Partially checked

Related Vulnerabilities

Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.

Bibliography

[ISO/IEC 9899:2011]

4, "Conformance"
5.1.1.3, "Diagnostics" 
6.7.4, "Function Specifiers"

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