CVE-2026-112912
CVE-2026-112912 · filelock: Symlink swap during SoftFileLock's writability check leaks whether a path exists and is writable by the lock taker
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filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.32.6 until 4.2.1, SoftFileLock can follow a swapped symbolic link during the conditional os.access writability check for a node without its owner-write bit, allowing another local user on a platform and directory configuration that follows the link to infer whether a chosen path exists and is writable from the observable acquisition result. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
CVSS 2.5 · Low · EPSS 0.2%
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
filelock
- Versions
- >= 3.32.6, < 4.2.1: Affected
No fix published
python-filelock Debian:12
- Versions
- 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
- 3.9.0-1
- 3.9.0-1+deb12u1
- 4.0.1-1
- 4.0.12-1
- 4.1.1-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
python-filelock Debian:13
- Versions
- 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
- 4.0.1-1
- 4.0.12-1
- 4.1.1-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
python-filelock Debian:14
- Versions
- 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
- 4.0.1-1
- 4.0.12-1
- 4.1.1-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
python-filelock Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 2.0.11-1
- 2.0.12-1
- 2.0.13-1
- 3.0.0-2
- 3.0.3-1
- 3.0.4-1
- 3.0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
python-filelock Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.0.12-1
- 3.0.12-2
- 3.0.12-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
python-filelock Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.0.12-2
- 3.3.2-1
- 3.4.0-1
- 3.4.2-1
- 3.4.2-2
- 3.6.0-1
- 3.6.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
python-filelock Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.12.2-1
- 3.12.4-1
- 3.13.1-1
- 3.13.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
python-filelock Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 3.20.3-1
- 3.29.4-1
- 3.32.0-1
- 3.32.2-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
python-filelock Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.18.0-1
- 3.20.0-1
- 3.20.2-1
- 3.20.3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-9j6q-wvj5-jgjg
- https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/pull/835
- https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/e1e825b1992f69fb6b346dc395d5ae4893536c0a
- https://github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112912