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* Cppcheck - A tool for static C/C++ code analysis
* Copyright (C) 2007-2014 Daniel Marjamäki and Cppcheck team.
*
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*/
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Auto variables checks
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include "checkautovariables.h"
#include "symboldatabase.h"
#include
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Register this check class into cppcheck by creating a static instance of it..
namespace {
static CheckAutoVariables instance;
}
bool CheckAutoVariables::isPtrArg(const Token *tok)
{
const Variable *var = tok->variable();
return (var && var->isArgument() && var->isPointer());
}
bool CheckAutoVariables::isRefPtrArg(const Token *tok)
{
const Variable *var = tok->variable();
return (var && var->isArgument() && var->isReference() && var->isPointer());
}
bool CheckAutoVariables::isNonReferenceArg(const Token *tok)
{
const Variable *var = tok->variable();
return (var && var->isArgument() && !var->isReference() && (var->isPointer() || var->typeStartToken()->isStandardType() || var->type()));
}
bool CheckAutoVariables::isAutoVar(const Token *tok)
{
const Variable *var = tok->variable();
if (!var || !var->isLocal() || var->isStatic())
return false;
if (var->isReference()) {
// address of reference variable can be taken if the address
// of the variable it points at is not a auto-var
// TODO: check what the reference variable references.
return false;
}
return true;
}
bool CheckAutoVariables::isAutoVarArray(const Token *tok)
{
const Variable *var = tok->variable();
return (var && var->isLocal() && !var->isStatic() && var->isArray() && !var->isPointer());
}
// Verification that we really take the address of a local variable
static bool checkRvalueExpression(const Token * const vartok)
{
const Variable * const var = vartok->variable();
if (var == nullptr)
return false;
if (Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "& %var% [") && var->isPointer())
return false;
const Token * const next = vartok->next();
// &a.b[0]
if (Token::Match(vartok, "%var% . %var% [") && !var->isPointer()) {
const Variable *var2 = next->next()->variable();
return var2 && !var2->isPointer();
}
return ((next->str() != "." || (!var->isPointer() && (!var->isClass() || var->type()))) && next->strAt(2) != ".");
}
static bool variableIsUsedInScope(const Token* start, unsigned int varId, const Scope *scope)
{
if (!start) // Ticket #5024
return false;
for (const Token *tok = start; tok && tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
if (tok->varId() == varId)
return true;
const Scope::ScopeType scopeType = tok->scope()->type;
if (scopeType == Scope::eFor || scopeType == Scope::eDo || scopeType == Scope::eWhile) // In case of loops, better checking would be necessary
return true;
if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, "asm ("))
return true;
}
return false;
}
void CheckAutoVariables::assignFunctionArg()
{
bool style = _settings->isEnabled("style");
bool warning = _settings->isEnabled("warning");
if (!style && !warning)
return;
const SymbolDatabase *symbolDatabase = _tokenizer->getSymbolDatabase();
const std::size_t functions = symbolDatabase->functionScopes.size();
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
for (const Token *tok = scope->classStart; tok && tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% =|++|--") &&
isNonReferenceArg(tok->next()) &&
!variableIsUsedInScope(Token::findsimplematch(tok->tokAt(2), ";"), tok->next()->varId(), scope)) {
if (tok->next()->variable()->isPointer() && warning)
errorUselessAssignmentPtrArg(tok->next());
else if (style)
errorUselessAssignmentArg(tok->next());
}
}
}
}
void CheckAutoVariables::autoVariables()
{
const SymbolDatabase *symbolDatabase = _tokenizer->getSymbolDatabase();
const std::size_t functions = symbolDatabase->functionScopes.size();
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
for (const Token *tok = scope->classStart; tok && tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
// Critical assignment
if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% = & %var%") && isRefPtrArg(tok->next()) && isAutoVar(tok->tokAt(4))) {
if (checkRvalueExpression(tok->tokAt(4)))
errorAutoVariableAssignment(tok->next(), false);
} else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] * %var% = & %var%") && isPtrArg(tok->tokAt(2)) && isAutoVar(tok->tokAt(5))) {
if (checkRvalueExpression(tok->tokAt(5)))
errorAutoVariableAssignment(tok->next(), false);
} else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% . %var% = & %var%")) {
// TODO: check if the parameter is only changed temporarily (#2969)
if (_settings->inconclusive) {
const Variable * var1 = tok->next()->variable();
if (var1 && var1->isArgument() && var1->isPointer()) {
const Token * const var2tok = tok->tokAt(6);
if (isAutoVar(var2tok) && checkRvalueExpression(var2tok))
errorAutoVariableAssignment(tok->next(), true);
}
}
tok = tok->tokAt(6);
} else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% . %var% = %var% ;")) {
// TODO: check if the parameter is only changed temporarily (#2969)
if (_settings->inconclusive) {
const Variable * var1 = tok->next()->variable();
if (var1 && var1->isArgument() && var1->isPointer()) {
if (isAutoVarArray(tok->tokAt(5)))
errorAutoVariableAssignment(tok->next(), true);
}
}
tok = tok->tokAt(5);
} else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] * %var% = %var% ;")) {
const Variable * var1 = tok->tokAt(2)->variable();
if (var1 && var1->isArgument() && Token::Match(var1->nameToken()->tokAt(-3), "%type% * *")) {
if (isAutoVarArray(tok->tokAt(4)))
errorAutoVariableAssignment(tok->next(), false);
}
tok = tok->tokAt(4);
} else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% [") && Token::Match(tok->linkAt(2), "] = & %var%") && isPtrArg(tok->next()) && isAutoVar(tok->linkAt(2)->tokAt(3))) {
const Token* const varTok = tok->linkAt(2)->tokAt(3);
if (checkRvalueExpression(varTok))
errorAutoVariableAssignment(tok->next(), false);
}
// Critical return
else if (Token::Match(tok, "return & %var% ;") && isAutoVar(tok->tokAt(2))) {
errorReturnAddressToAutoVariable(tok);
} else if (Token::Match(tok, "return & %var% [") &&
Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(3), "] ;") &&
isAutoVarArray(tok->tokAt(2))) {
errorReturnAddressToAutoVariable(tok);
} else if (Token::Match(tok, "return & %var% ;") && tok->tokAt(2)->varId()) {
const Variable * var1 = tok->tokAt(2)->variable();
if (var1 && var1->isArgument() && var1->typeEndToken()->str() != "&")
errorReturnAddressOfFunctionParameter(tok, tok->strAt(2));
}
// Invalid pointer deallocation
else if (Token::Match(tok, "free ( %var% ) ;") || (_tokenizer->isCPP() && Token::Match(tok, "delete [| ]| (| %var% !!["))) {
tok = Token::findmatch(tok->next(), "%var%");
if (isAutoVarArray(tok))
errorInvalidDeallocation(tok);
} else if (Token::Match(tok, "free ( & %var% ) ;") || (_tokenizer->isCPP() && Token::Match(tok, "delete [| ]| (| & %var% !!["))) {
tok = Token::findmatch(tok->next(), "%var%");
if (isAutoVar(tok))
errorInvalidDeallocation(tok);
}
}
}
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
void CheckAutoVariables::returnPointerToLocalArray()
{
const SymbolDatabase *symbolDatabase = _tokenizer->getSymbolDatabase();
const std::size_t functions = symbolDatabase->functionScopes.size();
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
if (!scope->function)
continue;
const Token *tok = scope->function->tokenDef;
// have we reached a function that returns a pointer
if (tok->previous() && tok->previous()->str() == "*") {
for (const Token *tok2 = scope->classStart->next(); tok2 && tok2 != scope->classEnd; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
// Return pointer to local array variable..
if (Token::Match(tok2, "return %var% ;")) {
if (isAutoVarArray(tok2->next())) {
errorReturnPointerToLocalArray(tok2);
}
}
}
}
}
}
void CheckAutoVariables::errorReturnAddressToAutoVariable(const Token *tok)
{
reportError(tok, Severity::error, "returnAddressOfAutoVariable", "Address of an auto-variable returned.");
}
void CheckAutoVariables::errorReturnPointerToLocalArray(const Token *tok)
{
reportError(tok, Severity::error, "returnLocalVariable", "Pointer to local array variable returned.");
}
void CheckAutoVariables::errorAutoVariableAssignment(const Token *tok, bool inconclusive)
{
if (!inconclusive) {
reportError(tok, Severity::error, "autoVariables",
"Address of local auto-variable assigned to a function parameter.\n"
"Dangerous assignment - the function parameter is assigned the address of a local "
"auto-variable. Local auto-variables are reserved from the stack which "
"is freed when the function ends. So the pointer to a local variable "
"is invalid after the function ends.");
} else {
reportError(tok, Severity::error, "autoVariables",
"Address of local auto-variable assigned to a function parameter.\n"
"Function parameter is assigned the address of a local auto-variable. "
"Local auto-variables are reserved from the stack which is freed when "
"the function ends. The address is invalid after the function ends and it "
"might 'leak' from the function through the parameter.", true);
}
}
void CheckAutoVariables::errorReturnAddressOfFunctionParameter(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname)
{
reportError(tok, Severity::error, "returnAddressOfFunctionParameter",
"Address of function parameter '" + varname + "' returned.\n"
"Address of the function parameter '" + varname + "' becomes invalid after the function exits because "
"function parameters are stored on the stack which is freed when the function exits. Thus the returned "
"value is invalid.");
}
void CheckAutoVariables::errorUselessAssignmentArg(const Token *tok)
{
reportError(tok,
Severity::style,
"uselessAssignmentArg",
"Assignment of function parameter has no effect outside the function.");
}
void CheckAutoVariables::errorUselessAssignmentPtrArg(const Token *tok)
{
reportError(tok,
Severity::warning,
"uselessAssignmentPtrArg",
"Assignment of function parameter has no effect outside the function. Did you forget dereferencing it?");
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// return temporary?
bool CheckAutoVariables::returnTemporary(const Token *tok) const
{
const SymbolDatabase *symbolDatabase = _tokenizer->getSymbolDatabase();
bool func = false; // Might it be a function call?
bool retref = false; // is there such a function that returns a reference?
bool retvalue = false; // is there such a function that returns a value?
const Function *function = tok->function();
if (function) {
// Ticket #5478: Only functions or operator equal might return a temporary
if (function->type != Function::eOperatorEqual && function->type != Function::eFunction)
return false;
retref = function->tokenDef->strAt(-1) == "&";
if (!retref) {
const Token *start = function->retDef;
if (start->str() == "const")
start = start->next();
if (start->str() == "::")
start = start->next();
if (Token::simpleMatch(start, "std ::")) {
if (start->strAt(3) != "<" || !Token::simpleMatch(start->linkAt(3), "> ::"))
retvalue = true;
else
retref = true; // Assume that a reference is returned
} else {
if (symbolDatabase->isClassOrStruct(start->str()))
retvalue = true;
else
retref = true;
}
}
func = true;
}
if (!func && symbolDatabase->isClassOrStruct(tok->str()))
return true;
return bool(!retref && retvalue);
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
static bool astHasAutoResult(const Token *tok)
{
if (tok->astOperand1() && !astHasAutoResult(tok->astOperand1()))
return false;
if (tok->astOperand2() && !astHasAutoResult(tok->astOperand2()))
return false;
if (tok->isOp())
return true;
if (tok->isLiteral())
return true;
if (tok->isName()) {
// TODO: check function calls, struct members, arrays, etc also
if (!tok->variable())
return false;
if (tok->variable()->isStlType() && !Token::Match(tok->astParent(), "<<|>>"))
return true;
if (tok->variable()->isClass() || tok->variable()->isPointer() || tok->variable()->isReference()) // TODO: Properly handle pointers/references to classes in symbol database
return false;
return true;
}
return false;
}
void CheckAutoVariables::returnReference()
{
if (_tokenizer->isC())
return;
const SymbolDatabase *symbolDatabase = _tokenizer->getSymbolDatabase();
const std::size_t functions = symbolDatabase->functionScopes.size();
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < functions; ++i) {
const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
if (!scope->function)
continue;
const Token *tok = scope->function->tokenDef;
// have we reached a function that returns a reference?
if (tok->previous() && tok->previous()->str() == "&") {
for (const Token *tok2 = scope->classStart->next(); tok2 && tok2 != scope->classEnd; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
if (tok2->str() != "return")
continue;
// return..
if (Token::Match(tok2, "return %var% ;")) {
// is the returned variable a local variable?
if (isAutoVar(tok2->next())) {
const Variable *var1 = tok2->next()->variable();
// If reference variable is used, check what it references
if (Token::Match(var1->nameToken(), "%var% [=(]")) {
const Token *tok3 = var1->nameToken()->tokAt(2);
if (!Token::Match(tok3, "%var% [);.]"))
continue;
// Only report error if variable that is referenced is
// a auto variable
if (!isAutoVar(tok3))
continue;
}
// report error..
errorReturnReference(tok2);
}
}
// return reference to temporary..
else if (Token::Match(tok2, "return %var% (") &&
Token::simpleMatch(tok2->linkAt(2), ") ;")) {
if (returnTemporary(tok2->next())) {
// report error..
errorReturnTempReference(tok2);
}
}
// Return reference to a literal or the result of a calculation
else if (tok2->astOperand1() && (tok2->astOperand1()->isCalculation() || tok2->next()->isLiteral()) && astHasAutoResult(tok2->astOperand1())) {
errorReturnTempReference(tok2);
}
}
}
}
}
void CheckAutoVariables::errorReturnReference(const Token *tok)
{
reportError(tok, Severity::error, "returnReference", "Reference to auto variable returned.");
}
void CheckAutoVariables::errorReturnTempReference(const Token *tok)
{
reportError(tok, Severity::error, "returnTempReference", "Reference to temporary returned.");
}
void CheckAutoVariables::errorInvalidDeallocation(const Token *tok)
{
reportError(tok,
Severity::error,
"autovarInvalidDeallocation",
"Deallocation of an auto-variable results in undefined behaviour.\n"
"The deallocation of an auto-variable results in undefined behaviour. You should only free memory "
"that has been allocated dynamically.");
}