https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=91777
--- Comment #7 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> --- It's also diagnosed by libstdc++ Debug Mode: /home/jwakely/gcc/10/include/c++/10.0.0/debug/safe_iterator.h:294: In function: __gnu_debug::_Safe_iterator<_Iterator, _Sequence, _Category>::reference __gnu_debug::_Safe_iterator<_Iterator, _Sequence, _Category>::operator*() const [with _Iterator = std::__cxx1998::_List_const_iterator<int>; _Sequence = std::__debug::list<int>; _Category = std::forward_iterator_tag; __gnu_debug::_Safe_iterator<_Iterator, _Sequence, _Category>::reference = const int&] Error: attempt to dereference a singular iterator. Objects involved in the operation: iterator "this" @ 0x0x7ffffb1db7f0 { type = std::__cxx1998::_List_const_iterator<int> (constant iterator); state = singular; } Aborted (core dumped) I don't think it's feasible to warn about this. As far as the compiler knows, the iterator is just a value type. It's not practical to expect the compiler to track that it contains a pointer to a node that is about to be destroyed by a container going out of scope.