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Title:	MEM57-CPP. Avoid using default operator new for over-aligned types
Author:	Martin Sebor	Oct 19, 2015
Last Changed by:	David Svoboda	Jun 25, 2025
Tiny Link: (useful for email)	https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/hns-BQ
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SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard (1)     Page: MEM56-CPP. Do not store an already-owned pointer value in an unrelated smart pointer

Parent Page     Page: Rule 06. Memory Management (MEM)

• review-dms
• review
• rule
• no-autodetect
• review-ajb
• mem
• ptc

Time	Editor
Jun 25, 2025 13:01	Alexander Wagner	View Changes
REM Cost Reform
Nov 29, 2022 08:55	Alexander Wagner	View Changes
Apr 26, 2021 05:29	Jill Britton	View Changes
Apr 21, 2021 04:22	Jill Britton	View Changes
Apr 20, 2021 07:12	Jill Britton

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    https://www.kb.cert.org/vulnotes/bymetric?searchview&query=…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?p…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?p…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?p…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/cplusplus/Polys…
    https://www.mathworks.com/help/bugfinder/ref/certcmem57cpp.…
    AA. Bibliography#codesourcery 2016a

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