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Title: Rule 50. POSIX (POS)  
Author: Admin Aug 14, 2006
Last Changed by: David Svoboda Aug 06, 2025
Tiny Link: (useful for email) https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/FdcxBQ
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    Page: 2 Rules
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    Page: POS30-C. Use the readlink() function properly
    Page: POS34-C. Do not call putenv() with a pointer to an automatic variable as the argument
    Page: POS35-C. Avoid race conditions while checking for the existence of a symbolic link
    Page: POS36-C. Observe correct revocation order while relinquishing privileges
    Page: POS37-C. Ensure that privilege relinquishment is successful
    Page: POS38-C. Beware of race conditions when using fork and file descriptors
    Page: POS39-C. Use the correct byte ordering when transferring data between systems
    Page: POS44-C. Do not use signals to terminate threads
    Page: POS47-C. Do not use threads that can be canceled asynchronously
    Page: POS48-C. Do not unlock or destroy another POSIX thread's mutex
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