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//** THIS FILE IS AUTOGENERATED, DO NOT MODIFY DIRECTLY. **/
import cpp
import RuleMetadata
import codingstandards.cpp.exclusions.RuleMetadata

newtype Declarations5Query =
TMemberFunctionsRefqualifiedQuery() or
TTypeAliasesDeclarationQuery()

predicate isDeclarations5QueryMetadata(Query query, string queryId, string ruleId, string category) {
query =
// `Query` instance for the `memberFunctionsRefqualified` query
Declarations5Package::memberFunctionsRefqualifiedQuery() and
queryId =
// `@id` for the `memberFunctionsRefqualified` query
"cpp/misra/member-functions-refqualified" and
ruleId = "RULE-6-8-4" and
category = "advisory"
or
query =
// `Query` instance for the `typeAliasesDeclaration` query
Declarations5Package::typeAliasesDeclarationQuery() and
queryId =
// `@id` for the `typeAliasesDeclaration` query
"cpp/misra/type-aliases-declaration" and
ruleId = "RULE-6-9-1" and
category = "required"
}

module Declarations5Package {
Query memberFunctionsRefqualifiedQuery() {
//autogenerate `Query` type
result =
// `Query` type for `memberFunctionsRefqualified` query
TQueryCPP(TDeclarations5PackageQuery(TMemberFunctionsRefqualifiedQuery()))
}

Query typeAliasesDeclarationQuery() {
//autogenerate `Query` type
result =
// `Query` type for `typeAliasesDeclaration` query
TQueryCPP(TDeclarations5PackageQuery(TTypeAliasesDeclarationQuery()))
}
}
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Expand Up @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import Declarations1
import Declarations2
import Declarations3
import Declarations4
import Declarations5
import Declarations6
import Declarations7
import ExceptionSafety
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ newtype TCPPQuery =
TDeclarations2PackageQuery(Declarations2Query q) or
TDeclarations3PackageQuery(Declarations3Query q) or
TDeclarations4PackageQuery(Declarations4Query q) or
TDeclarations5PackageQuery(Declarations5Query q) or
TDeclarations6PackageQuery(Declarations6Query q) or
TDeclarations7PackageQuery(Declarations7Query q) or
TExceptionSafetyPackageQuery(ExceptionSafetyQuery q) or
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -249,6 +251,7 @@ predicate isQueryMetadata(Query query, string queryId, string ruleId, string cat
isDeclarations2QueryMetadata(query, queryId, ruleId, category) or
isDeclarations3QueryMetadata(query, queryId, ruleId, category) or
isDeclarations4QueryMetadata(query, queryId, ruleId, category) or
isDeclarations5QueryMetadata(query, queryId, ruleId, category) or
isDeclarations6QueryMetadata(query, queryId, ruleId, category) or
isDeclarations7QueryMetadata(query, queryId, ruleId, category) or
isExceptionSafetyQueryMetadata(query, queryId, ruleId, category) or
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31 changes: 26 additions & 5 deletions cpp/common/src/codingstandards/cpp/lifetimes/CppObjects.qll
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Expand Up @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import cpp
import codingstandards.cpp.lifetimes.StorageDuration
import semmle.code.cpp.valuenumbering.HashCons
import codingstandards.cpp.Clvalues
import codingstandards.cpp.types.Pointers

/**
* A library for handling "Objects" in C++.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -136,19 +137,39 @@ abstract class ObjectIdentityBase extends Element {
}

/**
* Finds expressions `e.x` or `e[x]` for expression `e`, recursively. Does not resolve pointers.
* Finds expressions `e.x` or `e[x]` for expression `e`, recursively.
*
* Omits accesses to reference fields, as they are not subobjects.
*
* Note that this does not hold for `e->x` or `e[x]` where `e` is a pointer.
*/
private Expr getASubobjectAccessOf(Expr e) {
result = e
or
result.(DotFieldAccess).getQualifier() = getASubobjectAccessOf(e)
Expr getASubobjectAccessOf(Expr e) {
exists(Field f |
not f.getUnderlyingType() instanceof ReferenceType and
f.getAnAccess().(FieldAccess) = result.getAChild*()
) and
(
result = e
or
result.(DotFieldAccess).getQualifier() = getASubobjectAccessOf(e)
)
or
result.(ArrayExpr).getArrayBase() = getASubobjectAccessOf(e) and
not result.(ArrayExpr).getArrayBase().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof PointerType
}

/**
* gets an access where the pointee is the subobject
*/
Expr getASubobjectAccessOfPointee(Expr e) {
e.getParent() instanceof AddressOfExpr and
result = getASubobjectAccessOf(e.getParent())
or
// the accessed field is a pointer to a subobject
e.getParent().(PointerFieldAccess).getTarget().getUnspecifiedType() instanceof PointerType and
result = getASubobjectAccessOf(e.getParent())
}

/**
* Find the object types that are embedded within the current type.
*
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119 changes: 119 additions & 0 deletions cpp/misra/src/rules/RULE-6-8-4/MemberFunctionsRefqualified.ql
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/**
* @id cpp/misra/member-functions-refqualified
* @name RULE-6-8-4: Member functions returning references to their object should be refqualified appropriately
* @description Member functions that return references to temporary objects (or subobjects) can
* lead to dangling pointers.
* @kind problem
* @precision very-high
* @problem.severity error
* @tags external/misra/id/rule-6-8-4
* correctness
* scope/single-translation-unit
* external/misra/enforcement/decidable
* external/misra/obligation/advisory
*/

import cpp
import codingstandards.cpp.misra
import codingstandards.cpp.types.Compatible
import codingstandards.cpp.Operator
import codingstandards.cpp.types.Pointers
import codingstandards.cpp.lifetimes.CppObjects

class MembersReturningPointerOrRef extends MemberFunction {
MembersReturningPointerOrRef() { this.getType() instanceof PointerLikeType }
}

abstract class MembersReturningObjectOrSubobject extends MembersReturningPointerOrRef {
string toString() { result = "Members returning object or subobject" }
}

/**
* Members that have an explicit `this` access within their return statement.
*/
class MembersReturningObject extends MembersReturningObjectOrSubobject {
MembersReturningObject() {
exists(ReturnStmt r, ThisExpr t |
r.getEnclosingFunction() = this and
(
//direct access only
r.getAChild() = t
or
//or one level of indirection
exists(PointerDereferenceExpr p |
p.getAChild() = t and
r.getAChild() = p
)
) and
t.getActualType().stripType() = this.getDeclaringType()
)
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}
}

/**
* Members that have an explicit subobject access within their return statement.
*
* Specifically, this captures when the return is a reference or pointer
* to a subobject.
*/
class MembersReturningSubObject extends MembersReturningObjectOrSubobject {
MembersReturningSubObject() {
exists(ReturnStmt r, FieldAccess access, Expr e |
r.getEnclosingFunction() = this and
//direct access only
r.getAChild() = e and
(
//pointer or reference to pointer subobject returned
e = getASubobjectAccessOfPointee(access) and
(e.getType() instanceof PointerType or e.getType() instanceof ReferenceType)
or
//reference to subobject returned
(this.getType() instanceof ReferenceType or e.getType() instanceof ReferenceType) and
not access.getTarget().getType() instanceof PointerType
)
)
}
}

predicate relevantTypes(Type a, Type b) {
exists(MembersReturningObjectOrSubobject f, MemberFunction overload |
f.getAnOverload() = overload and
exists(int i |
f.getParameter(i).getType() = a and
overload.getParameter(i).getType() = b
)
)
}

class AppropriatelyQualified extends MembersReturningObjectOrSubobject {
AppropriatelyQualified() {
//non-const-lvalue-ref-qualified
this.isLValueRefQualified() and
this.getType().(PointerLikeType).pointsToNonConst()
or
//const-lvalue-ref-qualified
this.isLValueRefQualified() and
this.getType().(PointerLikeType).pointsToConst() and
//and overload exists that is rvalue-ref-qualified
exists(MemberFunction overload |
this.getAnOverload() = overload and
overload.isRValueRefQualified() and
//and has same param list
forall(int i | exists([this, overload].getParameter(i)) |
TypeEquivalence<TypesCompatibleConfig, relevantTypes/2>::equalTypes(this.getParameter(i)
.getType(), overload.getParameter(i).getType())
)
)
}
}

class DefaultedAssignmentOperator extends AssignmentOperator {
DefaultedAssignmentOperator() { this.isDefaulted() }
}

from MembersReturningObjectOrSubobject f
where
not isExcluded(f, Declarations5Package::memberFunctionsRefqualifiedQuery()) and
not f instanceof AppropriatelyQualified and
not f instanceof DefaultedAssignmentOperator
select f, "Member function is not properly ref qualified."
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33 changes: 33 additions & 0 deletions cpp/misra/src/rules/RULE-6-9-1/TypeAliasesDeclaration.ql
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/**
* @id cpp/misra/type-aliases-declaration
* @name RULE-6-9-1: The same type aliases shall be used in all declarations of the same entity
* @description Using different type aliases on redeclarations can make code hard to understand and
* maintain.
* @kind problem
* @precision very-high
* @problem.severity warning
* @tags external/misra/id/rule-6-9-1
* maintainability
* readability
* scope/single-translation-unit
* external/misra/enforcement/decidable
* external/misra/obligation/required
*/

import cpp
import codingstandards.cpp.misra

from DeclarationEntry decl1, DeclarationEntry decl2, TypedefType t
where
not isExcluded(decl1, Declarations5Package::typeAliasesDeclarationQuery()) and
not isExcluded(decl2, Declarations5Package::typeAliasesDeclarationQuery()) and
not decl1 = decl2 and
decl1.getDeclaration() = decl2.getDeclaration() and
t.getATypeNameUse() = decl1 and
not t.getATypeNameUse() = decl2 and
//exception cases - we dont want to disallow struct typedef name use
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not t.getBaseType() instanceof Struct and
not t.getBaseType() instanceof Enum
select decl1,
"Declaration entry has a different type alias than $@ where the type alias used is '$@'.", decl2,
decl2.getName(), t, t.getName()
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| test.cpp:12:14:12:20 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:24:12:24:23 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:28:6:28:18 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:42:16:42:16 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:42:16:42:16 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:42:16:42:16 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
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The .expected output contains three identical rows for the same location (test.cpp:42:16). This indicates the query is emitting duplicates; tests should generally not codify duplicate results. Once the query is de-duplicated, update this expected file accordingly.

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| test.cpp:42:16:42:16 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:42:16:42:16 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |

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| test.cpp:61:8:61:8 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:71:9:71:10 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:79:8:79:9 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:82:8:82:9 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:85:8:85:9 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:89:9:89:10 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:93:9:93:10 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:103:8:103:8 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:113:9:113:10 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:121:8:121:9 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:124:8:124:9 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:127:8:127:9 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:131:9:131:10 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
| test.cpp:135:9:135:10 | Members returning object or subobject | Member function is not properly ref qualified. |
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rules/RULE-6-8-4/MemberFunctionsRefqualified.ql
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