unsafe API

UNGOML: Automated Classification of unsafe Usages in Go

UNGOML, an automated classifier for Go’s unsafe package, uses deep learning to classify the purpose of unsafe usages. It achieves over 86% accuracy, aiding in tasks like refactoring and security audits by identifying what is done with the unsafe package and why.

Uncovering the Hidden Dangers: Finding Unsafe Go Code in the Wild

We conducted an empirical study to understand how frequently the unsafe API is used in Go. We show that 38% of the analyzed projects directly use the unsafe API. Further, we introduce go-geiger and go-safer to assess usages of the API.