Do not synchronize on string literals

#Metadata

Rule ID

java.correctness.sync-on-string-literal

Severity

medium

Confidence

0.88

Languages

java

Presets

strict

Stability

stable

Applies to

block

Tags

correctness, java, rules-catalog

#Why it matters

Synchronizing on interned strings can cause unexpected deadlocks.

#Remediation

Synchronize on a private final lock object instead.

#Repository path

The generated metadata points to critiq-rules/libs/rules/catalog/rules/java/java.correctness.sync-on-string-literal.rule.yaml.