CWE-368 Context Switching Race Condition – Detailed Weakness Analysis

What is CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration)?

The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a community-developed list of common software and hardware weaknesses. By identifying these weaknesses, developers and security practitioners can prioritize and address potential vulnerabilities early in the development cycle. Explore our comprehensive CWE list below to better understand and mitigate common security issues.

CAPEC Patterns referencing CWE-368

Below is a list of CAPEC attack patterns associated with this CWE-368. Click on each CAPEC to learn more. The right column shows the related weaknesses (including this one).

CAPEC

Related Weaknesses

Leveraging Race Conditions

CWE-362	Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-363	Race Condition Enabling Link Following
CWE-366	Race Condition within a Thread
CWE-368	Context Switching Race Condition
CWE-370	Missing Check for Certificate Revocation after Initial Check
CWE-662	Improper Synchronization
CWE-665	Improper Initialization
CWE-667	Improper Locking
CWE-689	Permission Race Condition During Resource Copy
CWE-1223	Race Condition for Write-Once Attributes
CWE-1254	Incorrect Comparison Logic Granularity
CWE-1298	Hardware Logic Contains Race Conditions

Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions

CWE-362	Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-366	Race Condition within a Thread
CWE-367	Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CWE-368	Context Switching Race Condition
CWE-370	Missing Check for Certificate Revocation after Initial Check
CWE-662	Improper Synchronization
CWE-663	Use of a Non-reentrant Function in a Concurrent Context
CWE-665	Improper Initialization
CWE-691	Insufficient Control Flow Management

About CWE-368: Context Switching Race Condition

CWE-368 is one of the established Common Weakness Enumerations that identifies a specific type of vulnerability in software. Detailed analysis of CWE-368 helps organizations understand the risks associated with this weakness and implement effective countermeasures.

Explore related attack patterns, best practices, and expert recommendations on this page. By understanding CWE-368, you can enhance your security posture and better protect your applications against exploitation.