filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. Prior to 4.2.1, UnixFileLock can truncate a regular file renamed onto the lock path when another local user has actual rename permission, or hard-linked there under a permissive hard-link policy; when an explicit mode is requested, affected versions from 3.10.2 can also change that file's mode. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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| Description | filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. Prior to 4.2.1, UnixFileLock can truncate a regular file renamed onto the lock path when another local user has actual rename permission, or hard-linked there under a permissive hard-link policy; when an explicit mode is requested, affected versions from 3.10.2 can also change that file's mode. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1. | |
| Title | filelock: UnixFileLock truncates and chmods any regular file another user renames or hard-links onto the lock path | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-706 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-20T14:16:02.317Z
Reserved: 2026-10-19T20:16:09.857Z
Link: CVE-2026-112909
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-20T15:17:15.313
Modified: 2026-10-20T15:17:15.313
Link: CVE-2026-112909
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-20T16:30:06Z
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