CWE-764 1 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

CWE-764: Multiple Locks of a Critical Resource

Overview

CWE-764 (Multiple Locks of a Critical Resource) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

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

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2026-32283 2026-04-07 If one side of the TLS connection sends multiple key update messages post-handshake in a single record, the connection can deadlock, causing uncontrolled consumption of resources. This can lead to a d…

Content submission

Name
CWE Content Team
Organization
MITRE
Date
2009-03-03
Version
1.4

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2011-06-27 CWE Content Team 2.0 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Relationships
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships, Type
2020-08-20 CWE Content Team 4.2 updated Relationships
2020-12-10 CWE Content Team 4.3 updated Relationships
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships, Time_of_Introduction
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Applicable_Platforms, Detection_Factors, Weakness_Ordinalities
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