Merge branch 'main' into port-weak-crypto-algorithm

Author: RasmusWL

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+      pull-requests: read
+
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@main
       # Override language selection by uncommenting this and choosing your languages
       with:
         languages: csharp
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
     # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
     - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@main
 
     # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
     # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
@@ -48,4 +53,4 @@ jobs:
     #   make release
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@main

config/identical-files.json

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl3.qll",
     "java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl4.qll",
     "java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl5.qll",
+    "java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl6.qll",
     "cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl.qll",
     "cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl2.qll",
     "cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImpl3.qll",
@@ -439,5 +440,9 @@
   "CryptoAlgorithms Python/JS": [
     "javascript/ql/src/semmle/javascript/security/CryptoAlgorithms.qll",
     "python/ql/src/semmle/python/concepts/CryptoAlgorithms.qll"
+  ],
+  "SensitiveDataHeuristics Python/JS": [
+    "javascript/ql/src/semmle/javascript/security/internal/SensitiveDataHeuristics.qll",
+    "python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/internal/SensitiveDataHeuristics.qll"
   ]
 }

cpp/change-notes/2021-03-11-overflow-abs.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lgtm
+* The `cpp/tainted-arithmetic`, `cpp/arithmetic-with-extreme-values`, and `cpp/uncontrolled-arithmetic` queries now recognize more functions as returning the absolute value of their input. As a result, they produce fewer false positives.

cpp/change-notes/2021-04-09-unsigned-difference-expression-compared-zero.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lgtm,codescanning
+* The 'Unsigned difference expression compared to zero' (cpp/unsigned-difference-expression-compared-zero) query has been improved to produce fewer false positive results.

cpp/change-notes/2021-05-14-uncontrolled-allocation-size.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lgtm
+* The "Tainted allocation size" query (cpp/uncontrolled-allocation-size) has been improved to produce fewer false positives.

cpp/change-notes/2021-10-05-comparison-with-wider-type.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lgtm,codescanning
+* The 'Comparison with wider type' (cpp/comparison-with-wider-type) query has been improved to produce fewer false positives.

cpp/change-notes/2021-12-05-uncontrolled-arithmetic.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lgtm,codescanning
+* The query "Uncontrolled arithmetic" (`cpp/uncontrolled-arithmetic`) has been improved to produce fewer false positives.

cpp/change-notes/2021-26-04-more-sound-expr-might-overflow.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lgtm,codescanning
+* The `exprMightOverflowPositively` and `exprMightOverflowNegatively` predicates from the `SimpleRangeAnalysis` library now recognize more expressions that might overflow.

cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/Magic Constants/MagicConstantsNumbers.qhelp

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ then replace all the relevant occurrences in the code.</p>
 </li>
 <li>
   Mats Henricson and Erik Nyquist, <i>Industrial Strength C++</i>, published by Prentice Hall PTR (1997). 
-  Chapter 5: Object Life Cycle, Rec 5.4 (<a href="http://mongers.org/industrial-c++/">PDF</a>).
+  Chapter 5: Object Life Cycle, Rec 5.4 (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190919025638/https://mongers.org/industrial-c++/">PDF</a>).
 </li>
 <li>
   <a href="https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/c/DCL06-C.+Use+meaningful+symbolic+constants+to+represent+literal+values">DCL06-C. Use meaningful symbolic constants to represent literal values</a>

cpp/ql/src/Best Practices/Magic Constants/MagicConstantsString.qhelp

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ constant.</p>
 </li>
 <li>
   Mats Henricson and Erik Nyquist, <i>Industrial Strength C++</i>, published by Prentice Hall PTR (1997). 
-  Chapter 5: Object Life Cycle, Rec 5.4 (<a href="http://mongers.org/industrial-c++/">PDF</a>).
+  Chapter 5: Object Life Cycle, Rec 5.4 (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190919025638/https://mongers.org/industrial-c++/">PDF</a>).
 </li>
 <li>
   <a href="https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/c/DCL06-C.+Use+meaningful+symbolic+constants+to+represent+literal+values">DCL06-C. Use meaningful symbolic constants to represent literal values</a>