CWE-414 (Missing Lock Check) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
A product does not check to see if a lock is present before performing sensitive operations on a resource.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | — | Not Language-Specific | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-54510 | 2026-04-16 | A missing lock verification in AMD Secure Processor (ASP) firmware may permit a locally authenticated attacker with administrative privileges to alter MMIO routing on some Zen 5-based products, potent… |
| CVE-2025-54625 | 2025-08-06 | Race condition vulnerability in the kernel file system module. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect availability. |
| CVE-2023-5447 | 2024-05-14 | Missing lock check in SynHsaService may create a use-after-free condition which causes abnormal termination of the service, resulting in denial of service for the Synaptics Hardware Support App. |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Eric Dalci | 1.0 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction |
| 2008-09-08 | CWE Content Team | 1.0 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2011-06-01 | CWE Content Team | 1.13 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2012-10-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.3 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2014-07-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.8 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2017-11-08 | CWE Content Team | 3.0 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Detection_Factors, Weakness_Ordinalities |