Can this skill help prevent use-after-free errors?

Yes, it implements specific patterns like ownership tracking in Rust and RAII in C++ that are specifically designed to eliminate use-after-free and double-free vulnerabilities.

Does it include thread-safety patterns?

Absolutely. It covers data race prevention through the use of atomics, mutexes, and thread-safe shared ownership primitives like Arc in Rust and shared_ptr in C++.

How does it handle non-memory resources like files or sockets?

It applies RAII and cleanup patterns to ensure that any system resource—not just memory—is automatically released when it goes out of scope, preventing resource exhaustion.

What languages does this skill support?

The skill provides comprehensive patterns and best practices for memory safety in Rust, C++, and C, tailoring recommendations to each language's specific capabilities.

Memory Safety Patterns

Name: Memory Safety Patterns
Author: drgaciw

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Security & Testing

Implements robust memory management and resource handling patterns across Rust, C++, and C to prevent critical systems-level bugs.

About

This skill provides specialized guidance for writing secure systems code by leveraging language-specific idioms like RAII, ownership semantics, and smart pointers. It helps developers navigate the safety spectrum—from manual management in C to compile-time safety in Rust—ensuring resources like memory, files, and sockets are handled correctly without leaks, data races, or use-after-free errors. It is an essential companion for building high-performance applications where reliability and security are paramount.

Key Features

Rust ownership, borrowing, and lifetime management strategies
Safe resource cleanup patterns for legacy and modern C codebases
Cross-language RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization) implementation
C++ smart pointer best practices including unique_ptr and shared_ptr
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Memory bug prevention for use-after-free, double-free, and buffer overflows

Use Cases

Implementing thread-safe shared state using atomics and mutexes
Refactoring manual memory management into modern safe patterns
Debugging complex memory leaks or data races in multi-threaded systems

About

Key Features

Rust ownership, borrowing, and lifetime management strategies
Safe resource cleanup patterns for legacy and modern C codebases
Cross-language RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization) implementation
C++ smart pointer best practices including unique_ptr and shared_ptr
0 GitHub stars
Memory bug prevention for use-after-free, double-free, and buffer overflows

Use Cases

Implementing thread-safe shared state using atomics and mutexes
Refactoring manual memory management into modern safe patterns
Debugging complex memory leaks or data races in multi-threaded systems