filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.22.0 until 4.2.1, SoftFileLock can break a stale marker after an attacker frees its own marker following the stale read, an honest contender creates a live successor on the reused inode, and the successor's modification time is not newer than the saved observation, causing the live marker to be removed and two holders to be admitted. 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/pull/843 | Patch |
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-fq56-3cx3-fjxp | Exploit Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-fq56-3cx3-fjxp | Exploit Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
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| References | () https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-fq56-3cx3-fjxp - Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
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Tox-dev
Tox-dev filelock |
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| 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/pull/843 - 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-fq56-3cx3-fjxp - Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-10-20 15:17
Updated : 2026-10-28 15:17
NVD link : CVE-2026-112935
Mitre link : CVE-2026-112935
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-112935
JSON object : View
Products Affected
tox-dev
- filelock
CWE
CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
