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Accessing an object with a volatile-qualified type through a reference with a non-volatile-qualified type is undefined behavior.

Rule

Severity

Likelihood

Remediation Cost

Priority

Level

EXP32-C

Low

Likely

Medium

P6

L2

Automated Detection

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Version

Checker

Description

Astrée
Include Page
Astrée_V
Astrée_V
 Supported, but no explicit checker

pointer-qualifier-cast-volatile

pointer-qualifier-cast-volatile-implicit

Supported indirectly via MISRA C 2012 Rule 11.8
Axivion Bauhaus Suite

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Axivion Bauhaus Suite_V
Axivion Bauhaus Suite_V

CertC-EXP32Fully implemented
Clang
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Clang_V
Clang_V
-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers
 

Compass/ROSE

 

 

 




Coverity
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Coverity_V
Coverity_V

MISRA C 2012 Rule 11.8

Implemented
GCC
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GCC_V
GCC_V

 


Can detect violations of this rule when the -Wcast-qual flag is used

Helix QAC

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Helix QAC_V
Helix QAC_V

C0312, C0562, C0563, C0673, C0674Fully implemented
Klocwork
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Klocwork_V
Klocwork_V

CERT.EXPR.VOLATILE.ADDR
CERT.EXPR.VOLATILE.ADDR.PARAM
CERT.EXPR.VOLATILE.PTRPTR

Fully implemented
LDRA tool suite
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LDRA_V
LDRA_V

344 S

Partially implemented

Parasoft C/C++test
9.5MISRA2004-11_5
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Parasoft_V
Parasoft_V
CERT_C-EXP32-a

A cast shall not remove any 'const' or 'volatile' qualification from the type of a pointer or reference

Fully implemented

Polyspace Bug Finder
R2016aQualifier removed in conversionDo not access a volatile object through a nonvolatile reference

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Polyspace Bug Finder_V
Polyspace Bug Finder_V

CERT C: Rule EXP32-C

Checks for cast to pointer that removes const or volatile qualification (rule fully covered)

RuleChecker

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RuleChecker_V
RuleChecker_V

pointer-qualifier-cast-volatile

pointer-qualifier-cast-volatile-implicit
Supported indirectly via MISRA C 2012 Rule 11.8
PRQA QA-C Include PagePRQA QA-C_vPRQA QA-C_v0312,562,563,673,674Fully implemented

Related Vulnerabilities

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

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Relationship

ISO/IEC TR 24772:2013Pointer Casting and Pointer Type Changes [HFC]Prior to 2018-01-12: CERT: Unspecified Relationship
ISO/IEC TR 24772:2013Type System [IHN]Prior to 2018-01-12: CERT: Unspecified Relationship
MISRA C:2012Rule 11.8 (required)Prior to 2018-01-12: CERT: Unspecified Relationship
CERT CEXP55-CPP. Do not access a cv-qualified object through a cv-unqualified typePrior to 2018-01-12: CERT: Unspecified Relationship

Bibliography

[ISO/IEC 9899:2011]6.7.3, "Type Qualifiers"

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