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title: Race Conditions in Signal Handlers
date: 2023-07-26 16:08:12 -0500
tags: tar signals interrupt handler process unix race-condition
_preview_description: Signals offer a unique, low-level way of communicating with processes. But under
certain circumstances, they can kill processes, even when they should work.
_preview_description: Signals offer a unique, low-level way of communicating with processes. But under certain circumstances, they can kill processes, even when they should work.
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> This article is a deep dive on a classic race condition issue. If you're hoping for an elegant and interesting article
> on how
> I identified a critical vulnerability in `tar`, I'm sorry to say - there's no such vulnerability.
> on how I identified a critical vulnerability in `tar`, I'm sorry to say - there's no such vulnerability.
Signals are a special, but very primitive way for processes to communicate functionality. Signals are useful as they are
a standardized interface available to 99.99% of programs run on UNIX systems (in existence). Interaction can be done