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C++: Suspicious pointer scaling: @precision medium #1400

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions change-notes/1.22/analysis-cpp.md
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| **Query** | **Expected impact** | **Change** |
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Suspicious pointer scaling (`cpp/suspicious-pointer-scaling`) | Lower precision | The precision of this query has been reduced to "medium". This coding pattern is used intentionally and safely in a number of real-world projects. Results are no longer displayed on LGTM unless you choose to display them. |

## Changes to QL libraries

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/IncorrectPointerScaling.ql
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* can cause buffer overflow conditions.
* @kind problem
* @problem.severity warning
* @precision high
* @precision medium
* @id cpp/suspicious-pointer-scaling
* @tags security
* external/cwe/cwe-468
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