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Title:	ENV34-C. Do not store pointers returned by certain functions
Author:	Robert Seacord	Apr 16, 2007
Last Changed by:	Richard W. Laughlin	May 29, 2025
Tiny Link: (useful for email)	https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/8tYxBQ
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SEI CERT C Coding Standard (2)     Page: ENV31-C. Do not rely on an environment pointer following an operation that may invalidate it     Page: CON33-C. Avoid race conditions when using library functions

Parent Page     Page: Rule 10. Environment (ENV)

• review-dms
• compass/rose
• nptc
• android-applicable
• env
• review-rcs
• rose-complete
• rule
• review-ajb
• nptc-aliasing
• in-cpp

Time	Editor
May 29, 2025 10:08	Richard W. Laughlin	View Changes
Removed references to Annex K.
May 05, 2025 09:12	Swasti Shrivastava	View Changes
REM Cost Reform
Dec 12, 2024 01:28	Swasti Shrivastava	View Changes
Nov 08, 2024 14:57	Caden Milne	View Changes
Updated references from C11->C23
Sep 14, 2024 08:35	Swasti Shrivastava

External Links (13)
    https://www.mathworks.com/help/bugfinder/ref/certcruleenv34…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?p…
    msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175774.aspx
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/Cppcheck+Prem…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?p…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/SEI+CERT+C+Co…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?p…
    https://www.kb.cert.org/vulnotes/bymetric?searchview&query=…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/AA.+Bibliogra…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/Polyspace+Bug…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/How+this+Codi…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/AA.+Bibliogra…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/SD/ENV00-C.+Do+…

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