diff --git a/frmts/libertiff/libertiffdataset.cpp b/frmts/libertiff/libertiffdataset.cpp
index df1a276877c8..099ecad3abc0 100644
--- a/frmts/libertiff/libertiffdataset.cpp
+++ b/frmts/libertiff/libertiffdataset.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct LIBERTIFFDatasetFileReader final : public LIBERTIFF_NS::FileReader
 
     uint64_t size() const override
     {
+        // coverity[missing_lock,lock_evasion]
         if (m_nFileSize == 0)
         {
             std::lock_guard oLock(m_oMutex);
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@ class LIBERTIFFBand final : public GDALPamRasterBand
             CPLDebug("LIBERTIFF", "GetLockedBlockRef() called");
         }
         std::lock_guard oLock(m_oMutexBlockCache);
+        // coverity[sleep]
         return GDALRasterBand::GetLockedBlockRef(nXBlockOff, nYBlockOff,
                                                  bJustInitialize);
     }
@@ -1246,7 +1248,7 @@ bool LIBERTIFFDataset::ReadBlock(GByte *pabyBlockData, int nBlockXOff,
 
         if constexpr (sizeof(size_t) < sizeof(uint64_t))
         {
-            if (size64 > std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max())
+            if (size64 > std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() - 1)
             {
                 CPLError(CE_Failure, CPLE_NotSupported, "Too large strile");
                 return false;
diff --git a/gcore/gdalalgorithm.cpp b/gcore/gdalalgorithm.cpp
index 5fbc3ba7b21f..9f138cf5683a 100644
--- a/gcore/gdalalgorithm.cpp
+++ b/gcore/gdalalgorithm.cpp
@@ -2258,7 +2258,7 @@ GDALAlgorithm::AddOpenOptionsArg(std::vector<std::string> *pValue)
             {
                 auto poDM = GetGDALDriverManager();
                 auto &datasetValue = inputArg->Get<GDALArgDatasetValue>();
-                const auto osDSName = datasetValue.GetName();
+                const auto &osDSName = datasetValue.GetName();
                 const std::string osExt = CPLGetExtension(osDSName.c_str());
                 if (!osExt.empty())
                 {
@@ -2575,7 +2575,7 @@ GDALAlgorithm::AddCreationOptionsArg(std::vector<std::string> *pValue)
             {
                 auto poDM = GetGDALDriverManager();
                 auto &datasetValue = outputArg->Get<GDALArgDatasetValue>();
-                const auto osDSName = datasetValue.GetName();
+                const auto &osDSName = datasetValue.GetName();
                 const std::string osExt = CPLGetExtension(osDSName.c_str());
                 if (!osExt.empty())
                 {
@@ -2665,7 +2665,7 @@ GDALAlgorithm::AddLayerCreationOptionsArg(std::vector<std::string> *pValue)
             {
                 auto poDM = GetGDALDriverManager();
                 auto &datasetValue = outputArg->Get<GDALArgDatasetValue>();
-                const auto osDSName = datasetValue.GetName();
+                const auto &osDSName = datasetValue.GetName();
                 const std::string osExt = CPLGetExtension(osDSName.c_str());
                 if (!osExt.empty())
                 {
@@ -3247,7 +3247,7 @@ std::string GDALAlgorithm::GetUsageAsJSON() const
         if (subAlg->m_displayInJSONUsage)
         {
             CPLJSONDocument oSubDoc;
-            oSubDoc.LoadMemory(subAlg->GetUsageAsJSON());
+            CPL_IGNORE_RET_VAL(oSubDoc.LoadMemory(subAlg->GetUsageAsJSON()));
             jSubAlgorithms.Add(oSubDoc.GetRoot());
         }
     }
diff --git a/gcore/gdalalgorithm.h b/gcore/gdalalgorithm.h
index 44d0a9ecbf73..a42024f971d5 100644
--- a/gcore/gdalalgorithm.h
+++ b/gcore/gdalalgorithm.h
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ class CPL_DLL GDALInConstructionAlgorithmArg final : public GDALAlgorithmArg
     GDALInConstructionAlgorithmArg &SetAutoCompleteFunction(
         std::function<std::vector<std::string>(const std::string &)> f)
     {
-        m_autoCompleteFunction = f;
+        m_autoCompleteFunction = std::move(f);
         return *this;
     }
 
diff --git a/gcore/gdalmultidim.cpp b/gcore/gdalmultidim.cpp
index cda4be4d99f7..c47f215896bf 100644
--- a/gcore/gdalmultidim.cpp
+++ b/gcore/gdalmultidim.cpp
@@ -9514,12 +9514,12 @@ GDALDatasetFromArray *GDALDatasetFromArray::Create(
                 BandImageryMetadata &item = aoBandImageryMetadata[iExtraDimIdx];
                 if (oJsonItem.GetName() == "CENTRAL_WAVELENGTH_UM")
                 {
-                    item.poCentralWavelengthArray = poArray;
+                    item.poCentralWavelengthArray = std::move(poArray);
                     item.dfCentralWavelengthToMicrometer = dfConvToUM;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    item.poFWHMArray = poArray;
+                    item.poFWHMArray = std::move(poArray);
                     item.dfFWHMToMicrometer = dfConvToUM;
                 }
             }