Title

Flaws found during a code review must be tracked in a defect tracking system. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This requirement is meant to apply to developers or organizations that are doing application development work. If flaws are not tracked they may possibly be forgotten to be included in a release. Tracking flaws in the configuration management repository will help identify code elements to be changed, as well as the requested change.

Check Content

This requirement is meant to apply to developers or organizations that are doing application development work. If application development is not being done or managed by the organization, this requirement is not applicable. Ask the application representative to demonstrate that the configuration management repository captures flaws in the code review process. The configuration management repository may consist of a separate application for capturing code defects. If there is no configuration management repository or the code review flaws are not captured in the configuration management repository, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Track software defects in a defect tracking system.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-222650r961863_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-222650

Group Title: SRG-APP-000516

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