filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 4.1.0 until 4.2.1, SoftFileLock versions from 4.1.0 can reuse a stale observation when an attacker pre-dates and removes its own marker, at least two lock-user processes are waiting, coarse or matching modification times preserve the observation, and an honest contender creates a fresh marker on the reused inode, causing that live marker to be removed as stale. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/740ff666b62a88496c8d7394e4e6230605e4d62b | Patch |
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-2g95-wg33-c5x2 | Exploit Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-2g95-wg33-c5x2 | Exploit Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
27 Oct 2026, 21:06
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Tox-dev filelock
Tox-dev |
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| CWE | CWE-362 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:tox-dev:filelock:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/740ff666b62a88496c8d7394e4e6230605e4d62b - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-2g95-wg33-c5x2 - Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
20 Oct 2026, 16:17
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| References | () https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-2g95-wg33-c5x2 - |
20 Oct 2026, 15:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-10-20 15:17
Updated : 2026-10-27 21:06
NVD link : CVE-2026-112906
Mitre link : CVE-2026-112906
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-112906
JSON object : View
Products Affected
tox-dev
- filelock
