Fix code scanning alert no. 2621: Multiplication result converted to larger type #124
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Fixes https://github.com/cooljeanius/apple-gdb-1824/security/code-scanning/2621
To fix the problem, we need to ensure that the multiplication is performed using a larger integer type to prevent overflow. This can be achieved by casting one of the operands to
unsigned long
before performing the multiplication. This way, the multiplication will be done in theunsigned long
type, which has a larger range and can accommodate larger results without overflowing.unsigned long
before the multiplication.src/gdb/symfile.c
, locate the linei * TARGET_LONG_BYTES
and change it to(unsigned long)i * TARGET_LONG_BYTES
.i
tounsigned long
before the multiplication.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.