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FALSE NEGATIVE:`zerodiv` misses a zero-initialized object member

Rodri
2026-08-29
6 days ago
  • Rodri

    Rodri - 2026-08-29

    FALSE NEGATIVE: zerodiv misses a zero-initialized object member

    Hi, I found a false negative in Cppcheck 2.21.0 when a zero stored in an aggregate member is used as the divisor.

    Affected checker

    Cppcheck zerodiv

    Minimal reproducer

    struct Value {
      int number;
    };
    
    int divide_by_zero_initialized_member() {
      Value value{0};
      return 1 / value.number;
    }
    

    Reproduction command

    cppcheck --version
    cppcheck --enable=warning --std=c++11 --checkers-report=checkers.txt --template='{file}:{line}:{column}: [{id}] {message}' cppcheck-zerodiv-fn-object-member.cpp
    

    Current behavior

    Cppcheck produces neither a zerodiv nor a zerodivcond diagnostic. The checker report lists CheckOther::checkZeroDivision as active.

    Expected behavior

    Cppcheck should report zerodiv at line 7 because aggregate initialization sets value.number to zero.

     

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