Code AnalysisIntermediate 60s

Dangling reference in std::async

What is the runtime hazard?

Starter code

void run() {
    int local = 5;
    auto fut = std::async(std::launch::async, [&local]{ return local * 2; });
    return; // fut may outlive run()
}

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