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The NULL Pointer (Data and Code) Analysis Patterns

Explore how to identify and analyze NULL pointer patterns in Linux core dumps. Understand the differences between data and code NULL pointers and learn to recognize these issues in registers and memory addresses for effective debugging.

The NULL pointer (data) pattern

Congratulations! We’ve completed our first exercise for identifying a pattern in our core dump analysis. However, you might wonder what exactly to look out for to recognize a NULL pointer problem arising from the data.

The NULL data pointer is a special version of the more general ...