mcp-server-semgrep/semgrep-rules/c/lang/security/random-fd-exhaustion.yaml

MCP Server for Semgrep Integration - static code analysis with AI

rules:
- id: random-fd-exhaustion
  pattern-either:
  - patterns:
    - pattern: |
        $FD = open("/dev/urandom", ...);
        ...
        read($FD, ...);
    - pattern-not: |
        $FD = open("/dev/urandom", ...);
        ...
        $BYTES_READ = read($FD, ...);
  - patterns:
    - pattern: |
        $FD = open("/dev/random", ...);
        ...
        read($FD, ...);
    - pattern-not: |
        $FD = open("/dev/random", ...);
        ...
        $BYTES_READ = read($FD, ...);
  message: >-
    Call to 'read()' without error checking is susceptible to file descriptor
    exhaustion. Consider using the 'getrandom()' function.
  metadata:
    cwe:
    - 'CWE-774: Allocation of File Descriptors or Handles Without Limits or Throttling'
    references:
    - https://lwn.net/Articles/606141/
    category: security
    technology:
    - c
    confidence: MEDIUM
    subcategory:
    - audit
    likelihood: LOW
    impact: HIGH
  languages: [c]
  severity: WARNING