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Add a script to lift CERT risk assessment tags from help files
lcartey May 1, 2025
242744c
Add additional CERT risk assessment tags
lcartey May 1, 2025
cb66b8c
Update script to check for CERT risk assessment tags
lcartey May 1, 2025
0b27939
Add missing header markers to markdown files
lcartey May 1, 2025
be29857
Add risk assessment tags to CERT queries
lcartey May 1, 2025
5441654
Add query suites for levels 1 to 3.
lcartey May 2, 2025
df44da0
Add change note
lcartey May 2, 2025
9e24b41
Remove spurious recommendation tag
lcartey May 5, 2025
44617e8
Update expected results for query file changes
lcartey May 5, 2025
f7c77cb
Update rule package schema for new allowed tags
lcartey May 6, 2025
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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions c/cert/src/codeql-suites/cert-c-l1.qls
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- description: CERT C 2016 Level 1 Rules (Priority 12 - Priority 27)
- qlpack: codeql/cert-c-coding-standards
- include:
kind:
- problem
- path-problem
- external/cert/obligation/rule
tags contain:
- external/cert/level/l1
- exclude:
tags contain:
- external/cert/default-disabled
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- description: CERT C 2016 Level 2 Rules (Priority 6 - Priority 9)
- qlpack: codeql/cert-c-coding-standards
- include:
kind:
- problem
- path-problem
- external/cert/obligation/rule
tags contain:
- external/cert/level/l2
- exclude:
tags contain:
- external/cert/default-disabled
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- description: CERT C 2016 Level 3 Rules (Priority 1 - Priority 4)
- qlpack: codeql/cert-c-coding-standards
- include:
kind:
- problem
- path-problem
- external/cert/obligation/rule
tags contain:
- external/cert/level/l3
- exclude:
tags contain:
- external/cert/default-disabled
5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions c/cert/src/rules/ARR30-C/DoNotFormOutOfBoundsPointersOrArraySubscripts.ql
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* @tags external/cert/id/arr30-c
* correctness
* security
* external/cert/severity/high
* external/cert/likelihood/likely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/high
* external/cert/priority/p9
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* @tags external/cert/id/arr32-c
* correctness
* security
* external/cert/severity/high
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/high
* external/cert/priority/p6
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions c/cert/src/rules/ARR36-C/DoNotRelatePointersThatDoNotReferToTheSameArray.ql
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* @problem.severity warning
* @tags external/cert/id/arr36-c
* correctness
* external/cert/severity/medium
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p8
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions c/cert/src/rules/ARR36-C/DoNotSubtractPointersThatDoNotReferToTheSameArray.ql
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* @problem.severity warning
* @tags external/cert/id/arr36-c
* correctness
* external/cert/severity/medium
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p8
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions c/cert/src/rules/ARR37-C/DoNotUsePointerArithmeticOnNonArrayObjectPointers.ql
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* @problem.severity error
* @tags external/cert/id/arr37-c
* correctness
* external/cert/severity/medium
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p8
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions c/cert/src/rules/ARR38-C/LibraryFunctionArgumentOutOfBounds.ql
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* @tags external/cert/id/arr38-c
* correctness
* security
* external/cert/severity/high
* external/cert/likelihood/likely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p18
* external/cert/level/l1
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions c/cert/src/rules/ARR39-C/DoNotAddOrSubtractAScaledIntegerToAPointer.ql
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* @problem.severity error
* @tags external/cert/id/arr39-c
* correctness
* external/cert/severity/high
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/high
* external/cert/priority/p6
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions c/cert/src/rules/CON30-C/CleanUpThreadSpecificStorage.ql
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* @tags external/cert/id/con30-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/medium
* external/cert/likelihood/unlikely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p4
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions c/cert/src/rules/CON31-C/DoNotAllowAMutexToGoOutOfScopeWhileLocked.ql
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* @tags external/cert/id/con31-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/medium
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/high
* external/cert/priority/p4
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions c/cert/src/rules/CON31-C/DoNotDestroyAMutexWhileItIsLocked.ql
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* @tags external/cert/id/con31-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/medium
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/high
* external/cert/priority/p4
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* @tags external/cert/id/con32-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/medium
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p8
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* @tags external/cert/id/con33-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/medium
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/high
* external/cert/priority/p4
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions c/cert/src/rules/CON34-C/AppropriateThreadObjectStorageDurations.ql
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* @tags external/cert/id/con34-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/medium
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/high
* external/cert/priority/p4
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* external/cert/audit
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/medium
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/high
* external/cert/priority/p4
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* @tags external/cert/id/con35-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p4
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* @tags external/cert/id/con36-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/unlikely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p2
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* @tags external/cert/id/con37-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/low
* external/cert/priority/p6
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* @tags external/cert/id/con38-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/unlikely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p2
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* @tags external/cert/id/con39-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/likely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p6
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* @tags external/cert/id/con40-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/medium
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p8
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
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* @tags external/cert/id/con41-c
* correctness
* concurrency
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/unlikely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p2
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
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* @problem.severity error
* @tags external/cert/id/dcl30-c
* correctness
* external/cert/severity/high
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/high
* external/cert/priority/p6
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* @problem.severity error
* @tags external/cert/id/dcl30-c
* correctness
* external/cert/severity/high
* external/cert/likelihood/probable
* external/cert/remediation-cost/high
* external/cert/priority/p6
* external/cert/level/l2
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* @tags external/cert/id/dcl31-c
* correctness
* readability
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/unlikely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/low
* external/cert/priority/p3
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
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* correctness
* maintainability
* readability
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/unlikely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/low
* external/cert/priority/p3
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* correctness
* maintainability
* readability
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/unlikely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/low
* external/cert/priority/p3
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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From this situation, it can be seen that special care must be taken because no solution to the bit-field padding issue will be 100% portable.

Risk Assessment
## Risk Assessment

Padding units might contain sensitive data because the C Standard allows any padding to take [unspecified values](https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/BB.+Definitions#BB.Definitions-unspecifiedvalue). A pointer to such a structure could be passed to other functions, causing information leakage.

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* @problem.severity error
* @tags external/cert/id/dcl39-c
* security
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/unlikely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/high
* external/cert/priority/p1
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* correctness
* maintainability
* readability
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/unlikely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p2
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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* correctness
* maintainability
* readability
* external/cert/severity/low
* external/cert/likelihood/unlikely
* external/cert/remediation-cost/medium
* external/cert/priority/p2
* external/cert/level/l3
* external/cert/obligation/rule
*/

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