UBUNTU-CVE-2026-112907: Ubuntu/python-filelock vulnerability

Published Nov 6, 2026
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Updated

filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.22.0 until 4.2.1, soft lock classes on Windows read an existing marker with readlockfile and remove a stale marker through breaklockfile using pathname operations that wait for an oplock break. Another local account with read access to an unheld marker can keep a Level 1 or batch oplock unanswered, causing SoftFileLock.acquire and related async or fallback locks to wait beyond timeout, blocking=False, and cancelcheck. A stale marker under the oplock cannot be broken, but mutual exclusion remains intact and no file other than the marker is accessed. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.

Affected Software

6 affected components
ubuntu/python-filelock*
ubuntu/python-filelock*
ubuntu/python-filelock*
ubuntu/python-filelock*
ubuntu/python-filelock*
ubuntu/python-filelock*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade filelock to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.2.1

Event History

Nov 6, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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