Can memory leak issues be detected by analyzing the call stack?

When analyzing the call stack, it is not possible to directly detect a memory leak, as the call stack shows the sequence of function calls, not the memory state. However, the call stack can help indirectly — for example, if you see that certain methods are called very frequently or recursively, which can lead to object accumulation.

To identify memory leaks, memory profilers (heap dump analyzers) are usually used, which show which objects remain in memory and why. The call stack in such tools helps understand where objects are created or retained.

Example: using a profiler, you can obtain a heap dump and see that objects of class X are not released. The call stack will show which methods create these objects and who is holding them.