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Project Summary

Newlib is a C library intended for use on embedded systems. It is a conglomeration of several library parts, all under free software licenses that make them easily usable on embedded products.

Newlib is only available in source form. It can be compiled for a wide array of processors, and will usually work on any architecture with the addition of a few low-level routines.

Newlib is the C Library used by Cygwin and RTEMS.

Tags

c embedded libc malloc standard-library static

BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
Permitted

Commercial Use

Modify

Distribute

Place Warranty

Forbidden

Hold Liable

Use Trademarks

Required

Include Copyright

Include License

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Project Security

Vulnerabilities per Version ( last 10 releases )

Project Vulnerability Report

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Vulnerability Exposure Index

Many reported vulnerabilities
Few reported vulnerabilities

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About Project Security

Languages

C
60%
C++
15%
Make
9%
17 Other
16%

30 Day Summary

Jul 11 2026 — Aug 10 2026

12 Month Summary

Aug 10 2025 — Aug 10 2026
  • 285 Commits
    Down -263 (47%) from previous 12 months
  • 51 Contributors
    Down -10 (16%) from previous 12 months
 

Static Analysis ( Generated by Coverity Scan for RTEMS-Newlib )

Repository URL: https://sourceware.org/git/newlib-cygwin.git

Version: 61b4866ba

2026-08-10
Last Analyzed
93,278
Lines of Code Analyze
1.45
Defect Density

Defects by status for current build

197
Total defects
135
Outstanding
61
Fixed

CWE Top 25 defects

ID CWE-Name Number of Defects
120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') 4
190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound 20
676 Use of Potentially Dangerous Function 1