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Deadlock prevents multiple threads from progressing, halting program execution. A denial-of-service attack is possible if the attacker can create the conditions for deadlock.
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Related Vulnerabilities
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Automated Detection
| Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
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| CodeSonar |
| CONCURRENCY.LOCK.ORDER | Conflicting lock order | ||||||
| Coverity | 6.5 | DEADLOCK | Fully implemented | ||||||
| Parasoft C/C++test | 9.5 | BD-TRS-DLOCK | Fully implemented |
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