Flawfinder version 2.0.10, (C) 2001-2019 David A. Wheeler. Number of rules (primarily dangerous function names) in C/C++ ruleset: 223 Examining data/plymouth-kcm-5.19.5/src/kcm.cpp Examining data/plymouth-kcm-5.19.5/src/kcm.h Examining data/plymouth-kcm-5.19.5/src/helper.cpp Examining data/plymouth-kcm-5.19.5/src/helper.h Examining data/plymouth-kcm-5.19.5/src/kplymouththemeinstaller.cpp FINAL RESULTS: data/plymouth-kcm-5.19.5/src/helper.cpp:214:29: [2] (misc) open: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). bool success = archive->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly); data/plymouth-kcm-5.19.5/src/kplymouththemeinstaller.cpp:98:37: [2] (misc) open: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). bool success = archive->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly); ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 2 Lines analyzed = 894 in approximately 0.06 seconds (14630 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 647 Hits@level = [0] 0 [1] 0 [2] 2 [3] 0 [4] 0 [5] 0 Hits@level+ = [0+] 2 [1+] 2 [2+] 2 [3+] 0 [4+] 0 [5+] 0 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 3.09119 [1+] 3.09119 [2+] 3.09119 [3+] 0 [4+] 0 [5+] 0 Dot directories skipped = 1 (--followdotdir overrides) Minimum risk level = 1 Not every hit is necessarily a security vulnerability. There may be other security vulnerabilities; review your code! See 'Secure Programming HOWTO' (https://dwheeler.com/secure-programs) for more information.