CWE-672Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

Description

The product uses, accesses, or otherwise operates on a resource after that resource has been expired, released, or revoked.

Common consequences

• Integrity,Confidentiality→Modify Application Data,Read Application Data
  If a released resource is subsequently reused or reallocated, then an attempt to use the original resource might allow access to sensitive data that is associated with a different user or entity.
• Other,Availability→Other,DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
  When a resource is released it might not be in an expected state, later attempts to access the resource may lead to resultant errors that may lead to a crash.

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