local void make_crc_table()
{
    z_crc_t c;
    int n, k;
    z_crc_t poly;                       /* polynomial exclusive-or pattern */
    /* terms of polynomial defining this crc (except x^32): */
    static volatile int first = 1;      /* flag to limit concurrent making */
    static const unsigned char p[] = {0,1,2,4,5,7,8,10,11,12,16,22,23,26};

    /* See if another task is already doing this (not thread-safe, but better
       than nothing -- significantly reduces duration of vulnerability in
       case the advice about DYNAMIC_CRC_TABLE is ignored) */
    if (first) {
        first = 0;

        /* make exclusive-or pattern from polynomial (0xedb88320UL) */
        poly = 0;
        for (n = 0; n < (int)(sizeof(p)/sizeof(unsigned char)); n++)
            poly |= (z_crc_t)1 << (31 - p[n]);

        /* generate a crc for every 8-bit value */
        for (n = 0; n < 256; n++) {
            c = (z_crc_t)n;
            for (k = 0; k < 8; k++)
                c = c & 1 ? poly ^ (c >> 1) : c >> 1;
            crc_table[0][n] = c;
        }

#ifdef BYFOUR
        /* generate crc for each value followed by one, two, and three zeros,
           and then the byte reversal of those as well as the first table */
        for (n = 0; n < 256; n++) {
            c = crc_table[0][n];
            crc_table[4][n] = ZSWAP32(c);
            for (k = 1; k < 4; k++) {
                c = crc_table[0][c & 0xff] ^ (c >> 8);
                crc_table[k][n] = c;
                crc_table[k + 4][n] = ZSWAP32(c);
            }
        }
#endif /* BYFOUR */

        crc_table_empty = 0;
    }
    else {      /* not first */
        /* wait for the other guy to finish (not efficient, but rare) */
        while (crc_table_empty)
            ;
    }

#ifdef MAKECRCH
    /* write out CRC tables to crc32.h */
    {
        FILE *out;

        out = fopen("crc32.h", "w");
        if (out == NULL) return;
        fprintf(out, "/* crc32.h -- tables for rapid CRC calculation\n");
        fprintf(out, " * Generated automatically by crc32.c\n */\n\n");
        fprintf(out, "local const z_crc_t FAR ");
        fprintf(out, "crc_table[TBLS][256] =\n{\n  {\n");
        write_table(out, crc_table[0]);
#  ifdef BYFOUR
        fprintf(out, "#ifdef BYFOUR\n");
        for (k = 1; k < 8; k++) {
            fprintf(out, "  },\n  {\n");
            write_table(out, crc_table[k]);
        }
        fprintf(out, "#endif\n");
#  endif /* BYFOUR */
        fprintf(out, "  }\n};\n");
        fclose(out);
    }
#endif /* MAKECRCH */
}

This weakness involves numeric computation errors, such as integer overflows, underflows, or precision losses, which can lead to miscalculations and exploitable behaviors in software.