CWE-832: Unlock of a Resource that is not Locked

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The product attempts to unlock a resource that is not locked.

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Depending on the locking functionality, an unlock of a non-locked resource might cause memory corruption or other modification to the resource (or its associated metadata that is used for tracking locks).

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