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    From scan-admin@coverity.com@VERT to All on Thursday, January 29, 2026 13:46:20
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    Hi,

    Please find the latest report on new defect(s) introduced to Synchronet found with Coverity Scan.

    2 new defect(s) introduced to Synchronet found with Coverity Scan.
    5 defect(s), reported by Coverity Scan earlier, were marked fixed in the recent build analyzed by Coverity Scan.

    New defect(s) Reported-by: Coverity Scan
    Showing 2 of 2 defect(s)


    ** CID 642992: API usage errors (PRINTF_ARGS)


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    *** CID 642992: API usage errors (PRINTF_ARGS)
    /ftpsrvr.c: 5024 in ctrl_thread()
    5018 transfer_aborted = TRUE;
    5019 }
    5020 }
    5021 if (count && (count % 60) == 0)
    5022 lprintf(LOG_WARNING, "%04d Still waiting (%us) for transfer to complete "
    5023 "(aborted=%d, lastactive=%" PRId64 "s, max_inactivity=%us) ..."
    CID 642992: API usage errors (PRINTF_ARGS)
    Argument "count" to format specifier "%u" was expected to have type "unsigned int" but has type "unsigned long".
    5024 , sock, count, transfer_aborted, (uint64_t)(time(NULL)-lastactive)
    5025 , startup->max_inactivity);
    5026 count++;
    5027 mswait(1000);
    5028 }
    5029 lprintf(LOG_DEBUG, "%04d Done waiting for transfer to complete", sock);

    ** CID 642991: API usage errors (PW.PRINTF_ARG_MISMATCH)
    /ftpsrvr.c: 5024 in ()


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    *** CID 642991: API usage errors (PW.PRINTF_ARG_MISMATCH)
    /ftpsrvr.c: 5024 in ()
    5018 transfer_aborted = TRUE;
    5019 }
    5020 }
    5021 if (count && (count % 60) == 0)
    5022 lprintf(LOG_WARNING, "%04d Still waiting (%us) for transfer to complete "
    5023 "(aborted=%d, lastactive=%" PRId64 "s, max_inactivity=%us) ..."
    CID 642991: API usage errors (PW.PRINTF_ARG_MISMATCH)
    argument is incompatible with corresponding format string conversion (expected type "unsigned int" but argument has type "unsigned long")
    5024 , sock, count, transfer_aborted, (uint64_t)(time(NULL)-lastactive)
    5025 , startup->max_inactivity);
    5026 count++;
    5027 mswait(1000);
    5028 }
    5029 lprintf(LOG_DEBUG, "%04d Done waiting for transfer to complete", sock);


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    <p>Hi,</p>

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    Please find the latest report on new defect(s) introduced to <strong>Synchronet</strong>
    found with Coverity Scan.
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    <ul>
    <li><strong>New Defects Found:</strong> 2</li>
    <li>
    5 defect(s), reported by Coverity Scan earlier, were marked fixed in the recent build analyzed by Coverity Scan.
    </li>
    <li><strong>Defects Shown:</strong> Showing 2 of 2 defect(s)</li>
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    <h3>Defect Details</h3>
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    ** CID 642992: API usage errors (PRINTF_ARGS)


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    *** CID 642992: API usage errors (PRINTF_ARGS)
    /ftpsrvr.c: 5024 in ctrl_thread()
    5018 transfer_aborted = TRUE;
    5019 }
    5020 }
    5021 if (count &amp;&amp; (count % 60) == 0)
    5022 lprintf(LOG_WARNING, &quot;%04d Still waiting (%us) for transfer to complete &quot;
    5023 &quot;(aborted=%d, lastactive=%&quot; PRId64 &quot;s, max_inactivity=%us) ...&quot;
    &gt;&gt;&gt; CID 642992: API usage errors (PRINTF_ARGS) &gt;&gt;&gt; Argument &quot;count&quot; to format specifier &quot;%u&quot; was expected to have type &quot;unsigned int&quot; but has type &quot;unsigned long&quot;.
    5024 , sock, count, transfer_aborted, (uint64_t)(time(NULL)-lastactive)
    5025 , startup-&gt;max_inactivity);
    5026 count++;
    5027 mswait(1000);
    5028 }
    5029 lprintf(LOG_DEBUG, &quot;%04d Done waiting for transfer to complete&quot;, sock);

    ** CID 642991: API usage errors (PW.PRINTF_ARG_MISMATCH)
    /ftpsrvr.c: 5024 in ()


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    *** CID 642991: API usage errors (PW.PRINTF_ARG_MISMATCH)
    /ftpsrvr.c: 5024 in ()
    5018 transfer_aborted = TRUE;
    5019 }
    5020 }
    5021 if (count &amp;&amp; (count % 60) == 0)
    5022 lprintf(LOG_WARNING, &quot;%04d Still waiting (%us) for transfer to complete &quot;
    5023 &quot;(aborted=%d, lastactive=%&quot; PRId64 &quot;s, max_inactivity=%us) ...&quot;
    &gt;&gt;&gt; CID 642991: API usage errors (PW.PRINTF_ARG_MISMATCH) &gt;&gt;&gt; argument is incompatible with corresponding format string conversion (expected type &quot;unsigned int&quot; but argument has type &quot;unsigned long&quot;)
    5024 , sock, count, transfer_aborted, (uint64_t)(time(NULL)-lastactive)
    5025 , startup-&gt;max_inactivity);
    5026 count++;
    5027 mswait(1000);
    5028 }
    5029 lprintf(LOG_DEBUG, &quot;%04d Done waiting for transfer to complete&quot;, sock);

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