# resource leak

> the phenomenon where a program doesn't properly release resources like memory, file handles, or sockets, causing them to remain occupied in vain (leading to potential issues like performance degradation, crashes, or data loss)

**Wikidata**: [Q7315829](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7315829)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_leak)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/resource-leak


## References

1. [Source](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/xml/cwec_latest.xml.zip)