DEBIAN-CVE-2026-112938

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-112938
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-112938.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-112938
Upstream
Published
2026-11-05T22:17:47Z
Modified
2026-11-06T16:00:06Z
Severity
  • 5.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.30.0 until 4.2.1, On POSIX platforms, StrictSoftFileLock and AsyncStrictSoftFileLock validate the coordination directory in _ensure_protocol_directory but later reach the claims directory through _open_directory by pathname, allowing a local account that can rename the coordination name to swap in a symbolic link between check and use during acquisition. That race can create and leave claim files in another writable directory or strand claims in a different strict lock so the second lock times out. Separately, the claims property and force_break follow a resting symbolic link without a race when the lock user inspects or recovers the lock. Claims inspection discloses a file name to the other account only if the resulting exception text or claim_name reaches that account through a shared log, CI output, or error report. A blind force_break recovery that removes live claims from another strict lock can allow two processes into that lock's critical section; this path reaches other strict locks, not arbitrary files. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / python-filelock

Package

Name
python-filelock
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/python-filelock?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.9.0-1
3.9.0-1+deb12u1
3.12.2-1
3.12.3-1
3.12.4-1
3.13.1-1
3.13.3-1
3.13.4-1
3.14.0-1
3.15.4-1
3.16.1-1
3.16.1-2
3.17.0-1
3.18.0-1
3.19.1-1
3.20.0-1
3.20.2-1
3.20.3-1
3.24.3-1
3.25.0-1
3.25.2-1
3.29.0-1
3.29.4-1
3.29.5-1
3.29.7-1
3.32.0-1
3.32.2-1
3.32.4-1
3.32.4-2
3.32.5-1
3.32.6-1
4.*
4.0.1-1
4.0.12-1
4.1.1-1
4.2.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-112938.json"

Debian:13 / python-filelock

Package

Name
python-filelock
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/python-filelock?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.18.0-1
3.18.0-1+deb13u1
3.19.1-1
3.20.0-1
3.20.2-1
3.20.3-1
3.24.3-1
3.25.0-1
3.25.2-1
3.29.0-1
3.29.4-1
3.29.5-1
3.29.7-1
3.32.0-1
3.32.2-1
3.32.4-1
3.32.4-2
3.32.5-1
3.32.6-1
4.*
4.0.1-1
4.0.12-1
4.1.1-1
4.2.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-112938.json"

Debian:14 / python-filelock

Package

Name
python-filelock
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/python-filelock?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.18.0-1
3.19.1-1
3.20.0-1
3.20.2-1
3.20.3-1
3.24.3-1
3.25.0-1
3.25.2-1
3.29.0-1
3.29.4-1
3.29.5-1
3.29.7-1
3.32.0-1
3.32.2-1
3.32.4-1
3.32.4-2
3.32.5-1
3.32.6-1
4.*
4.0.1-1
4.0.12-1
4.1.1-1
4.2.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-112938.json"