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ADA.IO.INJ.OS : OS Command Injection (Ada)

This warning class corresponds to a GNAT SAS message. The CodeSonar analysis results may include warnings of this class if your CodeSonar project includes Ada components.

Summary

Potentially-tainted data is used to construct an operating system command.

See also Command Injection (Ada).

This warning class corresponds to the GNAT SAS Os_command_injection.

Properties

Class Name OS Command Injection (Ada)
Significance security
Mnemonic ADA.IO.INJ.OS
Categories
CWE CWE:78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
OWASP-2017 OWASP-2017:A1 Injection
OWASP-2021 OWASP-2021:A3 Injection
OWASP-2025 OWASP-2025:A05 Injection
Availability Available for Ada only.
Enabling Checks for this warning class are enabled by default. To disable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.
WARNING_FILTER += discard class="OS Command Injection (Ada)"

Example

procedure P is
  function Get return String
    with Taint_Source => (My_Source'Result => Console);

  procedure Spawn (Cmd : String)
    with Taint_Sink => (Cmd => OS_Command_Injection);
begin
  Spawn (Get);                                       -- warning issued here
end P;

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.

 

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