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#include <pthread<threads.h> pthread_mutexmtx_t rand_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;; int get_secret() { int secret; pthread_mutexmtx_lock(&rand_lock) ; secret = (rand() % 100) + 100; pthread_mutexmtx_unlock(&rand_lock); return secret; } void init(){ /* initialize a simple non-recursive mutex */ if(mtx_init(&rand_lock, mtx_plain) == thrd_error){ abort(); } /* other initialization code */ } |
Risk Assessment
Race conditions caused by multiple threads invoking the same library function can lead to abnormal termination of the application, data integrity violations or denial of service attack.
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