How can malloc() cause a SIGSEGV?

Question

I have an odd bug in my program, it appears to me that malloc() is causing a SIGSEGV, which as far as my understanding goes does not make any sense. I am using a library cal

Answer 1

The code is problematic. If malloc returns NULL, this case is not handled correctly in your code. You simply assume that memory has been allocated for you when it actually has not been. This can cause memory corruption.