ISO/IEC TS 17961 [chrsgnext]

Invalid use of standard library integer routine occurs when you use invalid arguments with an integer function from the standard library. This defect picks up:

The fix depends on the root cause of the defect. Often the result details show a sequence of events that led to the defect. You can implement the fix on any event in the sequence. If the result details do not show the event history, you can trace back using right-click options in the source code and see previous related events. See also Interpret Bug Finder Results in Polyspace Desktop User Interface.

See examples of fixes below.

If you do not want to fix the issue, add comments to your result or code to avoid another review. See:

#include <limits.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int absoluteValue(void) {

    int neg = INT_MIN;
    return abs(neg);
}

The input value to abs is INT_MIN. The absolute value of INT_MIN is INT_MAX+1. This number cannot be represented by the type int.

One possible correction is to change the input value to fit returned data type. In this example, change the input value to INT_MIN+1.

#include <limits.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int absoluteValue(void) {

    int neg = INT_MIN+1;
    return abs(neg);
}