CWE-910: Use of Expired File Descriptor

BaseIncompleteExploit Likelihood: Medium

The product uses or accesses a file descriptor after it has been closed.

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Extended Description

After a file descriptor for a particular file or device has been released, it can be reused. The code might not write to the original file, since the reused file descriptor might reference a different file or device.

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