Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-764

    CWE-764: Multiple Locks of a Critical Resource

    The product locks a critical resource more times than intended, leading to an unexpected state in the system.

    Published:3 Mar 2009
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:11 Dec 2025

    Related Weakness

    CWE-667: Improper Locking

    CWE-675: Multiple Operations on Resource in Single-Operation Context

    CWE-662: Improper Synchronization

    CWE-662: Improper Synchronization