Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Allowed-with-Review

Concurrent 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-Q7X4-5349-4GCF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-12 00:31 – Updated: 2025-03-12 00:31
VLAI
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ip: Fix a data-race around sysctl_ip_autobind_reuse.

While reading sysctl_ip_autobind_reuse, it can be changed concurrently. Thus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its reader.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-49600"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-362"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-02-26T07:01:35Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nip: Fix a data-race around sysctl_ip_autobind_reuse.\n\nWhile reading sysctl_ip_autobind_reuse, it can be changed concurrently.\nThus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its reader.",
  "id": "GHSA-q7x4-5349-4gcf",
  "modified": "2025-03-12T00:31:46Z",
  "published": "2025-03-12T00:31:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49600"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db232765887d9807df8bcb7b6f29b2871539eab"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/611ba70e5aca252ef43374dda97ed4cf1c47a07c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87ceaa199a72c5856d49a030941fabcd5c3928d4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa7cdcf9b28d13aac1eeb34b948db8a18e041341"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "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-Q825-WQG2-GXM8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-04 18:30 – Updated: 2026-03-18 18:31
VLAI
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

regmap: Fix race condition in hwspinlock irqsave routine

Previously, the address of the shared member '&map->spinlock_flags' was passed directly to 'hwspin_lock_timeout_irqsave'. This creates a race condition where multiple contexts contending for the lock could overwrite the shared flags variable, potentially corrupting the state for the current lock owner.

Fix this by using a local stack variable 'flags' to store the IRQ state temporarily.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-23071"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-362"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-02-04T17:16:17Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nregmap: Fix race condition in hwspinlock irqsave routine\n\nPreviously, the address of the shared member \u0027\u0026map-\u003espinlock_flags\u0027 was\npassed directly to \u0027hwspin_lock_timeout_irqsave\u0027. This creates a race\ncondition where multiple contexts contending for the lock could overwrite\nthe shared flags variable, potentially corrupting the state for the\ncurrent lock owner.\n\nFix this by using a local stack variable \u0027flags\u0027 to store the IRQ state\ntemporarily.",
  "id": "GHSA-q825-wqg2-gxm8",
  "modified": "2026-03-18T18:31:11Z",
  "published": "2026-02-04T18:30:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23071"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24f31be6ad70537fd7706269d99c92cade465a09"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aab0ca0a0f7760e33edcb4e47576064d05128f5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b58aac989c1e3fafb1c68a733811859df388250"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/766e243ae8c8b27087a4cc605752c0d5ee2daeab"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d2cf710dc3ee1a69e00b4ed8de607a92a07889"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a7072bc4f958c9e852dc7e57e39f12b0bb44b5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1e2fe26a51eca95b41420af76d22c2e613efd5e"
    }
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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-Q868-G69P-72CW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:33 – Updated: 2024-10-15 21:30
VLAI
Details

An issue was discovered in SDDM before 0.19.0. It incorrectly starts the X server in a way that - for a short time period - allows local unprivileged users to create a connection to the X server without providing proper authentication. A local attacker can thus access X server display contents and, for example, intercept keystrokes or access the clipboard. This is caused by a race condition during Xauthority file creation.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-28049"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-11-04T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An issue was discovered in SDDM before 0.19.0. It incorrectly starts the X server in a way that - for a short time period - allows local unprivileged users to create a connection to the X server without providing proper authentication. A local attacker can thus access X server display contents and, for example, intercept keystrokes or access the clipboard. This is caused by a race condition during Xauthority file creation.",
  "id": "GHSA-q868-g69p-72cw",
  "modified": "2024-10-15T21:30:31Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:33:09Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28049"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-28049"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sddm/sddm/blob/v0.19.0/ChangeLog"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sddm/sddm/releases"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00009.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GT3EX5NSQJJAKY63ENSMEDX6NYZLYY3S"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GT3EX5NSQJJAKY63ENSMEDX6NYZLYY3S"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-02"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4783"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00031.html"
    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-Q869-52P3-M2G6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-27 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-22 15:34
VLAI
Details

Use after free in SwiftShader in Google Chrome prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-2854"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-362",
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-09-26T16:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Use after free in SwiftShader in Google Chrome prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.",
  "id": "GHSA-q869-52p3-m2g6",
  "modified": "2025-05-22T15:34:42Z",
  "published": "2022-09-27T00:00:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2854"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1337538"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4NMJURTG5RO3TGD7ZMIQ6Z4ZZ3SAVYE"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4NMJURTG5RO3TGD7ZMIQ6Z4ZZ3SAVYE"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-Q8H9-PQCX-59HW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-03 00:00 – Updated: 2024-09-11 20:00
VLAI
Summary
Apache Airflow exposes arbitrary file content
Details

In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the --daemon flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "apache-airflow"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.3.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-38170"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-362"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-09-16T17:13:45Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-09-02T07:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the `--daemon` flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.",
  "id": "GHSA-q8h9-pqcx-59hw",
  "modified": "2024-09-11T20:00:41Z",
  "published": "2022-09-03T00:00:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38170"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/b6a2cd1aa34f69a36ea127e4f7f5ba87f4aca420"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/bf01d10cd348e679916034de1befb79ec6e46ff8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/airflow/commit/c14ea8f0f34944d2ecfa9021d167602e8b2b8b90"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8h9-pqcx-59hw"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/apache/airflow"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-airflow/PYSEC-2022-261.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/zn8mbbb1j2od5nc9zhrvb7rpsrg1vvzv"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/12"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/3"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/21/2"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Apache Airflow exposes arbitrary file content"
}

GHSA-Q8VX-WM97-GHRP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:07 – Updated: 2022-05-17 05:07
VLAI
Details

Race condition in the sctp_rcv function in net/sctp/input.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via SCTP packets. NOTE: in some environments, this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2482.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2011-4348"
  ],
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      "CWE-362"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2013-06-08T13:05:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Race condition in the sctp_rcv function in net/sctp/input.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via SCTP packets.  NOTE: in some environments, this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2482.",
  "id": "GHSA-q8vx-wm97-ghrp",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T05:07:23Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T05:07:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4348"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0007"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4348"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757143"
    },
    {
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      "url": "http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29"
    },
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      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6"
    },
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      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/2"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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}

GHSA-Q8WC-PW9V-8W8R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-16 00:00 – Updated: 2022-04-16 00:00
VLAI
Details

Windows Work Folder Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-26807"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-04-15T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Windows Work Folder Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.",
  "id": "GHSA-q8wc-pw9v-8w8r",
  "modified": "2022-04-16T00:00:32Z",
  "published": "2022-04-16T00:00:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26807"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26807"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-26807"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-Q93V-CHPC-2R2M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:05 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:05
VLAI
Details

There is a race condition vulnerability in eCNS280_TD V100R005C00 and V100R005C10. There is a timing window exists in which the database can be operated by another thread that is operating concurrently. Successful exploit may cause the affected device abnormal.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-22378"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-362"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-06-22T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "There is a race condition vulnerability in eCNS280_TD V100R005C00 and V100R005C10. There is a timing window exists in which the database can be operated by another thread that is operating concurrently. Successful exploit may cause the affected device abnormal.",
  "id": "GHSA-q93v-chpc-2r2m",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T19:05:50Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:05:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22378"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20210602-01-cgp-en"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-Q94X-HHMW-P4M8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-30 18:23 – Updated: 2022-04-30 18:23
VLAI
Details

Unspecified vulnerability in pprosetup in Sun PatchPro 2.0 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to "unsafe use of temporary files."

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2002-2374"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-362",
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2002-12-31T05:00:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Unspecified vulnerability in pprosetup in Sun PatchPro 2.0 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to \"unsafe use of temporary files.\"",
  "id": "GHSA-q94x-hhmw-p4m8",
  "modified": "2022-04-30T18:23:03Z",
  "published": "2022-04-30T18:23:03Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2374"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-113176-01-1\u0026searchclause=113176"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5540"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-Q9GG-5799-8666

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:38 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:38
VLAI
Details

Race in image burner in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 87.0.4280.66 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the browser process to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-16021"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-362"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-01-08T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Race in image burner in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 87.0.4280.66 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the browser process to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file.",
  "id": "GHSA-q9gg-5799-8666",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:38:17Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:38:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16021"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://crbug.com/1139414"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

Mitigation
Architecture and Design

In languages that support it, use synchronization primitives. Only wrap these around critical code to minimize the impact on performance.

Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Use thread-safe capabilities such as the data access abstraction in Spring.

Mitigation
Architecture and Design
  • 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
Implementation

When using multithreading and operating on shared variables, only use thread-safe functions.

Mitigation
Implementation

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
Implementation

Use a mutex if available, but be sure to avoid related weaknesses such as CWE-412.

Mitigation
Implementation

Avoid double-checked locking (CWE-609) and other implementation errors that arise when trying to avoid the overhead of synchronization.

Mitigation
Implementation

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
Implementation

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
Architecture and Design Operation

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.