# Unbounded memory growth – data structures without a clear max limit # Can lead to OOM under load. rules: - id: unbounded-asyncio-queue message: asyncio.Queue() with no maxsize can grow unbounded. Use asyncio.Queue(maxsize=N) for integrations (e.g. log queues). severity: ERROR languages: [python] pattern-either: - pattern: asyncio.Queue() - pattern: asyncio.Queue(maxsize=0) metadata: category: reliability cwe: "CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption" tags: [python, reliability] confidence: HIGH source: https://docs.python.org/3/library/asyncio-queue.html