AZL-112711: CVE-2026-112910 affecting package python-filelock 3.20.3-4

Published Nov 5, 2026
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Updated

filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.10.0 until 4.2.1, filelock on Windows ignores the mode argument for WindowsFileLock files and the ReadWriteLock SQLite database. A lock created with mode=0o600 receives the parent directory's inheritable ACL because opennonreparsefd and ntopen do not create an owner-only security descriptor. Another local account with inherited access can read holder metadata or the lock database, modify those files where the ACL permits writes, or take the byte-range lock after release and delay later acquisitions. UnixFileLock is not affected, and mutual exclusion between cooperating processes continues to hold. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.

Affected Software

1 affected component
azure-linux/python-filelock<=3.20.3-4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade python-filelock to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.2.1

Event History

Nov 5, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·10:17 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·10:17 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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