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mikioh/ssdp: conn.go; 13 LoC

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Description

Found a possible issue in [mikioh/ssdp](https://www.github.com/mikioh/ssdp) at [conn.go](https://github.com/mikioh/ssdp/blob/1d63d0f561f3e46ece231429c88747e7cc3bb474/conn.go#L116-L128)

Below is the message reported by the analyzer for this snippet of code. Beware that the analyzer only reports the first issue it finds, so please do not limit your consideration to the contents of the below message.

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[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/mikioh/ssdp/blob/1d63d0f561f3e46ece231429c88747e7cc3bb474/conn.go#L116-L128)

Click here to show the 13 line(s) of Go which triggered the analyzer.

```go
for _, ifi := range mifs {
c.SetMulticastInterface(&ifi)
if ipv6LinkLocal(wrgrp.IP) {
wrgrp.Zone = ifi.Name
}
nn, err := c.writeTo(b, &wrgrp)
if err != nil {
lastErr = err
continue
}
n = nn
oks++
}

```

Click here to show extra information the analyzer produced.

```
No path was found through the callgraph that could lead to a function which writes a pointer argument.

No path was found through the callgraph that could lead to a function which passes a pointer to third-party code.

root signature {SetMulticastInterface 1} was not found in the callgraph; reference was passed directly to third-party code
```

Leave a reaction on this issue to contribute to the project by classifying this instance as a **Bug** :-1:, **Mitigated** :+1:, or **Desirable Behavior** :rocket:
See the descriptions of the classifications [here](https://github.com/github-vet/rangeclosure-findings#how-can-i-help) for more information.

commit ID: 1d63d0f561f3e46ece231429c88747e7cc3bb474

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Research direction

Start with conn.go lines 116-128 in the referenced mikioh/ssdp commit and inspect the surrounding range-loop and writeTo call. The analyzer message is empty, so determine whether the range-variable pointer use is a real bug, mitigated, or desirable behavior, then record the classification with the corresponding issue reaction.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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