remove assert and use a problem node instead

Fraunhofer-AISEC · Nov 15, 2024 · 48f6e0c · 48f6e0c
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diff --git a/cpg-language-cxx/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/cxx/ExpressionHandler.kt b/cpg-language-cxx/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/cxx/ExpressionHandler.kt
@@ -429,7 +429,12 @@ class ExpressionHandler(lang: CXXLanguageFrontend) :
         when {
             reference is MemberExpression -> {
                 val baseType = reference.base.type.root
-                assert(baseType !is SecondOrderType)
+                if (baseType is SecondOrderType) {
+                    return newProblemExpression(
+                        problem = "Expected something other than a `SecondOrderType` as base.",
+                        rawNode = ctx
+                    )
+                }
                 callExpression = newMemberCallExpression(reference, rawNode = ctx)
                 if (
                     (ctx.functionNameExpression as? IASTFieldReference)?.fieldName