The size of allocated memory is less than the size of the pointed-to type of the pointer to which it is assigned.
Usually, this error results from an incorrect size computation. This error often leads to a subsequent bounds violation.
ID |
Observation |
Description |
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1 |
Allocation site |
The place the memory was allocated |
#include <stdlib.h> typedef struct { int f1; int f2; int f3; } s1; typedef struct { int f1; int f2; } s2; int main(int argc, char **argv) { s1 *p = (s1 *) malloc( sizeof(s2) ); // probably intended sizeof(s1) free(p); return 0; }
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