Race Condition

Race conditions usually take place in system memory or storage. It will occur when commands to read and write a robust amount of data is received at the same time, causing the computer to make an attempt overwrite old data as it is still being read. Errors for the reading and writing of data may result in a crash of the computer or the crash of a particular program. In this scenario, a race condition can be prevented by configuring system memory and storage in a way that the read command is executed and completed first. In network terminology, a race condition may occur when two users attempt to simultaneously access an available channel without having notification that the channel is already being used. According to statistics, this type of incident is liable to occur in networks who experience lengthy lags in times. As it relates to a network, race conditions can lead to vulnerabilities that enable a hacker to gain unauthorized access.