CWE-362
Allowed-with-ReviewConcurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
2921 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-M4WV-7Q3W-5MQ7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-13 21:30 – Updated: 2024-07-03 18:45In sec_media_unprotect of media.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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"CVE-2024-32891"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-13T21:15:53Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In sec_media_unprotect of media.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.",
"id": "GHSA-m4wv-7q3w-5mq7",
"modified": "2024-07-03T18:45:07Z",
"published": "2024-06-13T21:30:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32891"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-06-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M54P-GQX6-F2R7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:46 – Updated: 2023-03-24 18:30file_copy_fallback in gio/gfile.c in GNOME GLib 2.15.0 through 2.61.1 does not properly restrict file permissions while a copy operation is in progress. Instead, default permissions are used.
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"nvd_published_at": "2019-05-29T17:29:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "file_copy_fallback in gio/gfile.c in GNOME GLib 2.15.0 through 2.61.1 does not properly restrict file permissions while a copy operation is in progress. Instead, default permissions are used.",
"id": "GHSA-m54p-gqx6-f2r7",
"modified": "2023-03-24T18:30:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:46:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12450"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3530"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/commit/d8f8f4d637ce43f8699ba94c9b7648beda0ca174"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00013.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2W4WIOAGO3M743M5KZLVQZM3NGHQDYLI"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190606-0003"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4014-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4014-2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00076.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M5VV-6R4H-3VJ9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-11 18:30 – Updated: 2025-07-22 14:51Azure Identity Libraries and Microsoft Authentication Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
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"package": {
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"name": "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
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"name": "com.microsoft.azure:msal4j"
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"CVE-2024-35255"
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"github_reviewed_at": "2024-06-11T19:57:01Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-11T17:16:03Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Azure Identity Libraries and Microsoft Authentication Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-m5vv-6r4h-3vj9",
"modified": "2025-07-22T14:51:01Z",
"published": "2024-06-11T18:30:50Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35255"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-dotnet/issues/4806#issuecomment-2178960340"
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"url": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/commit/50774cd9709905523136fb05e8c85a50e8984499"
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"url": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/commit/5bf020d6ea056de40e2738e3647a4e06f902c18d"
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"url": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-js/commit/c6aa75d312ae463e744163cedfd8fc480cc8d492"
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"url": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/commit/9279a4f38bf69b457cfb9b354f210e0a540a5c53"
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"url": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/commit/cb065acd7d0f957327dc4f02d1646d4e51a94178"
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"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35255"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
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],
"summary": "Azure Identity Libraries and Microsoft Authentication Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"
}
GHSA-M629-G935-WMQW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-02 21:31Windows Digital Media Receiver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-29113"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-05-10T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows Digital Media Receiver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.",
"id": "GHSA-m629-g935-wmqw",
"modified": "2025-01-02T21:31:34Z",
"published": "2022-05-11T00:00:52Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29113"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29113"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-29113"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M66H-XC6V-38J2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-12 03:33 – Updated: 2024-12-12 03:33Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-49122"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-362",
"CWE-416"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-12T02:04:38Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-m66h-xc6v-38j2",
"modified": "2024-12-12T03:33:05Z",
"published": "2024-12-12T03:33:05Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49122"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49122"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M6QV-4WQW-VJ9P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-17 09:30 – Updated: 2025-09-29 15:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
erofs: fix race in z_erofs_get_gbuf()
In z_erofs_get_gbuf(), the current task may be migrated to another
CPU between z_erofs_gbuf_id() and spin_lock(&gbuf->lock).
Therefore, z_erofs_put_gbuf() will trigger the following issue which was found by stress test:
<2>[772156.434168] kernel BUG at fs/erofs/zutil.c:58! .. <4>[772156.435007] <4>[772156.439237] CPU: 0 PID: 3078 Comm: stress Kdump: loaded Tainted: G E 6.10.0-rc7+ #2 <4>[772156.439239] Hardware name: Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud ECS, BIOS 1.0.0 01/01/2017 <4>[772156.439241] pstate: 83400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) <4>[772156.439243] pc : z_erofs_put_gbuf+0x64/0x70 [erofs] <4>[772156.439252] lr : z_erofs_lz4_decompress+0x600/0x6a0 [erofs] .. <6>[772156.445958] stress (3127): drop_caches: 1 <4>[772156.446120] Call trace: <4>[772156.446121] z_erofs_put_gbuf+0x64/0x70 [erofs] <4>[772156.446761] z_erofs_lz4_decompress+0x600/0x6a0 [erofs] <4>[772156.446897] z_erofs_decompress_queue+0x740/0xa10 [erofs] <4>[772156.447036] z_erofs_runqueue+0x428/0x8c0 [erofs] <4>[772156.447160] z_erofs_readahead+0x224/0x390 [erofs] ..
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"CVE-2024-42300"
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"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nerofs: fix race in z_erofs_get_gbuf()\n\nIn z_erofs_get_gbuf(), the current task may be migrated to another\nCPU between `z_erofs_gbuf_id()` and `spin_lock(\u0026gbuf-\u003elock)`.\n\nTherefore, z_erofs_put_gbuf() will trigger the following issue\nwhich was found by stress test:\n\n\u003c2\u003e[772156.434168] kernel BUG at fs/erofs/zutil.c:58!\n..\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.435007]\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.439237] CPU: 0 PID: 3078 Comm: stress Kdump: loaded Tainted: G E 6.10.0-rc7+ #2\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.439239] Hardware name: Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud ECS, BIOS 1.0.0 01/01/2017\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.439241] pstate: 83400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.439243] pc : z_erofs_put_gbuf+0x64/0x70 [erofs]\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.439252] lr : z_erofs_lz4_decompress+0x600/0x6a0 [erofs]\n..\n\u003c6\u003e[772156.445958] stress (3127): drop_caches: 1\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.446120] Call trace:\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.446121] z_erofs_put_gbuf+0x64/0x70 [erofs]\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.446761] z_erofs_lz4_decompress+0x600/0x6a0 [erofs]\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.446897] z_erofs_decompress_queue+0x740/0xa10 [erofs]\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.447036] z_erofs_runqueue+0x428/0x8c0 [erofs]\n\u003c4\u003e[772156.447160] z_erofs_readahead+0x224/0x390 [erofs]\n..",
"id": "GHSA-m6qv-4wqw-vj9p",
"modified": "2025-09-29T15:30:30Z",
"published": "2024-08-17T09:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42300"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49b22e06a947727a6d1c802d2d9ad92420b90fc5"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dc5537c3f8be87e005f0844a7626c987914f8fd"
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"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M6V3-MVQ4-J684
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:32 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:32A remote code execution issue was discovered in GLPI through 9.2.1. There is a race condition that allows temporary access to an uploaded executable file that will be disallowed. The application allows an authenticated user to upload a file when he/she creates a new ticket via front/fileupload.php. This feature is protected using different types of security features like the check on the file's extension. However, the application uploads and creates a file, though this file is not allowed, and then deletes the file in the uploadFiles method in inc/glpiuploaderhandler.class.php.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-7562"
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],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-03-12T21:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A remote code execution issue was discovered in GLPI through 9.2.1. There is a race condition that allows temporary access to an uploaded executable file that will be disallowed. The application allows an authenticated user to upload a file when he/she creates a new ticket via front/fileupload.php. This feature is protected using different types of security features like the check on the file\u0027s extension. However, the application uploads and creates a file, though this file is not allowed, and then deletes the file in the uploadFiles method in inc/glpiuploaderhandler.class.php.",
"id": "GHSA-m6v3-mvq4-j684",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:32:28Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:32:28Z",
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{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7562"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/pull/3650"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://membership.backbox.org/glpi-9-2-1-multiple-vulnerabilities"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-M6W2-CHV8-MQRQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-11 18:31 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:59Windows Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-35351"
],
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"CWE-362"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-11T18:15:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Windows Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-m6w2-chv8-mqrq",
"modified": "2024-04-04T05:59:38Z",
"published": "2023-07-11T18:31:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35351"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35351"
}
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M6X2-G79H-2CG4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 18:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 18:32Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-50404"
],
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"CWE-362"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-14T18:17:42Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization (\u0027race condition\u0027) in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
"id": "GHSA-m6x2-g79h-2cg4",
"modified": "2026-07-14T18:32:20Z",
"published": "2026-07-14T18:32:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50404"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50404"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M6XW-HHWX-7QJC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:18 – Updated: 2022-10-07 18:15A race condition was found in the mkhomedir tool shipped with the oddjob package in versions before 0.34.5 and 0.34.6 wherein, during the home creation, mkhomedir copies the /etc/skel directory into the newly created home and changes its ownership to the home's user without properly checking the homedir path. This flaw allows an attacker to leverage this issue by creating a symlink point to a target folder, which then has its ownership transferred to the new home directory's unprivileged user.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-10737"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-362"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-05-27T01:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A race condition was found in the mkhomedir tool shipped with the oddjob package in versions before 0.34.5 and 0.34.6 wherein, during the home creation, mkhomedir copies the /etc/skel directory into the newly created home and changes its ownership to the home\u0027s user without properly checking the homedir path. This flaw allows an attacker to leverage this issue by creating a symlink point to a target folder, which then has its ownership transferred to the new home directory\u0027s unprivileged user.",
"id": "GHSA-m6xw-hhwx-7qjc",
"modified": "2022-10-07T18:15:55Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:18:43Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10737"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10737"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://pagure.io/oddjob/c/10b8aaa1564b723a005b53acc069df71313f4cac?branch"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
In languages that support it, use synchronization primitives. Only wrap these around critical code to minimize the impact on performance.
Mitigation
Use thread-safe capabilities such as the data access abstraction in Spring.
Mitigation
- Minimize the usage of shared resources in order to remove as much complexity as possible from the control flow and to reduce the likelihood of unexpected conditions occurring.
- Additionally, this will minimize the amount of synchronization necessary and may even help to reduce the likelihood of a denial of service where an attacker may be able to repeatedly trigger a critical section (CWE-400).
Mitigation
When using multithreading and operating on shared variables, only use thread-safe functions.
Mitigation
Use atomic operations on shared variables. Be wary of innocent-looking constructs such as "x++". This may appear atomic at the code layer, but it is actually non-atomic at the instruction layer, since it involves a read, followed by a computation, followed by a write.
Mitigation
Use a mutex if available, but be sure to avoid related weaknesses such as CWE-412.
Mitigation
Avoid double-checked locking (CWE-609) and other implementation errors that arise when trying to avoid the overhead of synchronization.
Mitigation
Disable interrupts or signals over critical parts of the code, but also make sure that the code does not go into a large or infinite loop.
Mitigation
Use the volatile type modifier for critical variables to avoid unexpected compiler optimization or reordering. This does not necessarily solve the synchronization problem, but it can help.
Mitigation MIT-17
Strategy: Environment Hardening
Run your code using the lowest privileges that are required to accomplish the necessary tasks [REF-76]. If possible, create isolated accounts with limited privileges that are only used for a single task. That way, a successful attack will not immediately give the attacker access to the rest of the software or its environment. For example, database applications rarely need to run as the database administrator, especially in day-to-day operations.
CAPEC-26: Leveraging Race Conditions
The adversary targets a race condition occurring when multiple processes access and manipulate the same resource concurrently, and the outcome of the execution depends on the particular order in which the access takes place. The adversary can leverage a race condition by "running the race", modifying the resource and modifying the normal execution flow. For instance, a race condition can occur while accessing a file: the adversary can trick the system by replacing the original file with their version and cause the system to read the malicious file.
CAPEC-29: Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions
This attack targets a race condition occurring between the time of check (state) for a resource and the time of use of a resource. A typical example is file access. The adversary can leverage a file access race condition by "running the race", meaning that they would modify the resource between the first time the target program accesses the file and the time the target program uses the file. During that period of time, the adversary could replace or modify the file, causing the application to behave unexpectedly.