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electricfence

A malloc(3) debugger that uses virtual memory hardware to detect illegal memory accesses.

  • debug-library
  • LIBRARY
  • DEBUGGING
  • MEMORY-ANALYSIS
  • Dependency only
official+codex · reviewed · May 29, 2026 description in en

Description

Detects illegal memory accesses in C and C++ programs by replacing allocator behavior with guard-page based checks. It helps developers catch buffer overruns, use-after-free errors, and related memory bugs during testing.

This is a debugging library linked or preloaded into programs, not a normal app. It can slow programs down and change memory layout while diagnosing defects.

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