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How Do Collateral Management Functions Introduce Reentrancy Risk in Options Contracts?

Options contracts often require users to deposit collateral. The collateral management functions handle deposits, withdrawals, and liquidations.

If a withdrawal function for collateral is vulnerable to reentrancy, an attacker could withdraw more collateral than they are entitled to. Furthermore, if a liquidation function makes an external call before updating the collateral status, the attacker could re-enter to prevent liquidation or exploit the collateral pool.

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