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C++: Fix regression from #18629 #18660

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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/commons/Buffer.qll
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Expand Up @@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ private Class getRootType(FieldAccess fa) {
exists(VariableAccess root |
root = fa.getQualifier+() and
not exists(root.getQualifier()) and
result = root.getUnspecifiedType()
// We strip the type because the root may be a pointer. For example `p` in:
// struct S { char buffer[10]; };
// S* p = ...;
// strcpy(p->buffer, "abc");
result = root.getUnspecifiedType().stripType()
)
}

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