Fix: Fix potential dead lock

greenbone · Jan 13, 2022 · 3ac3ed2 · 3ac3ed2
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commit 3ac3ed2
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diff --git a/boreas/sniffer.c b/boreas/sniffer.c
@@ -317,14 +317,14 @@ start_sniffer_thread (scanner_t *scanner, pthread_t *sniffer_thread_id)
     }
 
   /* Start sniffer thread. */
+  pthread_mutex_lock (&mutex);
   err = pthread_create (sniffer_thread_id, NULL, sniffer_thread, scanner);
   if (err == EAGAIN)
     g_warning ("%s: pthread_create() returned EAGAIN: Insufficient resources "
                "to create thread.",
                __func__);
 
   /* Wait for thread to start up before sending out pings. */
-  pthread_mutex_lock (&mutex);
   pthread_cond_wait (&cond, &mutex);
   pthread_mutex_unlock (&mutex);
   /* Mutex and cond not needed anymore. */