Coverity CHECKED_RETURN - CID 12418 - tests/shared/src/gtest_shared_asynctask.cpp - in function: <unnamed>::checkForMessageOnFd(int, int, char) - Calling function "poll(&pfd, 1UL, timeout)" without checking return value. This library function may fail and return an error code. No check of the return value of "poll(&pfd, 1UL, timeout)".

Bug #1101409 reported by Product Strategy Coverity Bug Uploader
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Compiz
Triaged
Low
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0.9.9
Won't Fix
Medium
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Bug Description

This bug is exported from the Coverity Integration Manager on Canonical's servers. For information on how this is done please see this website: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CanonicalProductStrategy/Coverity
CID: 12418
Checker: CHECKED_RETURN
Category: library_function
CWE definition: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/252.html
File: /tmp/buildd/compiz-0.9.9~daily13.01.14/tests/shared/src/gtest_shared_asynctask.cpp
Function: <unnamed>::checkForMessageOnFd(int, int, char)
Code snippet:
 46 pfd.events = POLLIN;
 47 pfd.revents = 0;
 48
 49 /* Wait 1ms */
CID 12418 - CHECKED_RETURN
Calling function "poll(&pfd, 1UL, timeout)" without checking return value. This library function may fail and return an error code.
No check of the return value of "poll(&pfd, 1UL, timeout)".
 50 poll (&pfd, 1, timeout);
 51
 52 if (pfd.revents == POLLIN)
 53 {
 54 char msg[1];
 55 size_t sz = read (pfd.fd, reinterpret_cast <void *> (msg), 1);

Revision history for this message
Product Strategy Coverity Bug Uploader (coverity-uploader) wrote : compiz-0.9.9: /tmp/buildd/compiz-0.9.9~daily13.01.14/tests/shared/src/gtest_shared_asynctask.cpp

Source file with Coverity annotations.

Changed in compiz:
importance: Undecided → Medium
MC Return (mc-return)
summary: - Coverity CHECKED_RETURN - CID 12418
+ Coverity CHECKED_RETURN - CID 12418 -
+ tests/shared/src/gtest_shared_asynctask.cpp - in function:
+ <unnamed>::checkForMessageOnFd(int, int, char) - Calling function
+ "poll(&pfd, 1UL, timeout)" without checking return value. This library
+ function may fail and return an error code. No check of the return value
+ of "poll(&pfd, 1UL, timeout)".
Changed in compiz:
milestone: none → 0.9.10.0
MC Return (mc-return)
Changed in compiz:
milestone: 0.9.10.0 → 0.9.11.0
Stephen M. Webb (bregma)
Changed in compiz:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Medium → Low
milestone: 0.9.11.0 → 0.9.12.1
Stephen M. Webb (bregma)
Changed in compiz:
milestone: 0.9.12.1 → 0.9.12.2
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