Unlock of a Resource that is not Locked
The product attempts to unlock a resource that is not locked.
Description
Depending on the locking functionality, an unlock of a non-locked resource might cause memory corruption or other modification to the resource (or its associated metadata that is used for tracking locks).
See Also
Weaknesses in this category are related to concurrency.
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper handling of locks that are used to control access to resources.
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