address-sanitizer
Builds and runs code under AddressSanitizer to catch buffer overflows, use-after-free, and other memory errors during fuzzing or tests.
About
Builds and runs code under AddressSanitizer to catch buffer overflows, use-after-free, and other memory errors during fuzzing or tests. Covers -fsanitize=address builds, ASAN_OPTIONS, reading the crash report, LeakSanitizer, and the overhead and platform trade-offs. Use when fuzzing C/C++ or Rust that has unsafe blocks or FFI, when debugging a memory corruption crash, or when reading an ASan stack trace.
What it can do
- Builds and runs code under AddressSanitizer to catch buffer overflows, use-after-free, and other memory errors during fuzzing or tests. Covers -fsanitize=address builds, ASAN_OPTIONS, reading the crash report, LeakSanitizer, and the overhead and platform trade-offs. Use when fuzzing C/C++ or Rust that has unsafe blocks or FFI, when debugging a memory corruption crash, or when reading an ASan stack trace.
Setup
- Install:
npx skills add trailofbits/skills --all - The skill auto-loads when relevant, or invoke it by name in your agent.
Prerequisites
A compatible AI coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.).
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 9/10
Trail of Bits is a top-tier security research firm; their skills are professional-grade auditing and fuzzing playbooks used by their own engineers. Open source.
Sources
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