To use a given tool, compile the program with the flag(s) shown in the Usage column:
| Sanitizer tool (short name) |
Purpose |
Usage (compiler flags) |
Linux platforms [+comments] |
| AddressSanitizer (ASan) | Detecting generic memory errors [heap|stack|global buffer over|under-flow, UAF, UAR, init order bugs] |
-fsanitize=address |
x86, x86_64, ARM, Aarch64, MIPS, MIPS64, PPC64. [Cannot combine with TSan] |
| Kernel AddressSanitizer (KASAN) | ASan for Linux kernel-space |
-fsanitize=kernel-address |
x86_64 [kernel ver >=4.0], Aarch64 [kernel ver >= 4.4] |
| MemorySanitizer (MSan) | UMR detector | -fsanitize=memory -fPIE -pie [-fno-omit-frame-pointer] |
Linux x86_64 only |
| ThreadSanitizer (TSan) | Data Races detector | -fsanitize=thread ... |
