https://vulnerability.circl.lu Contains only the most 10 recent entries. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification python-feedgen en Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:39:15 +0000 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2025-68146 <p><strong>Affected:</strong> tox-dev filelock</p> <p>filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. In versions prior to 3.20.1, a Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition allows local attackers to corrupt or truncate arbitrary user files through symlink attacks. The vulnerability exists in both Unix and Windows lock file creation where filelock checks if a file exists before opening it with O_TRUNC. An attacker can create a symlink pointing to a victim file in the time gap between the check and open, causing os.open() to follow the symlink and truncate the target file. All users of filelock on Unix, Linux, macOS, and Windows systems are impacted. The vulnerability cascades to dependent libraries. The attack requires local filesystem access and ability to create symlinks (standard user permissions on Unix; Developer Mode on Windows 10+). Exploitation succeeds within 1-3 attempts when lock file paths are predictable. The issue is fixed in version 3.20.1. If immediate upgrade is not possible, use SoftFileLock instead of UnixFileLock/WindowsFileLock (note: different locking semantics, may not be suitable for all use cases); ensure lock file directories have restrictive permissions (chmod 0700) to prevent untrusted users from creating symlinks; and/or monitor lock file directories for suspicious symlinks before running trusted applications. These workarounds provide only partial mitigation. The race condition remains exploitable. Upgrading to version 3.20.1 is strongly recommended.</p> <p><strong>Affected:</strong> tox-dev filelock</p> <p>filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. In versions prior to 3.20.1, a Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition allows local attackers to corrupt or truncate arbitrary user files through symlink attacks. The vulnerability exists in both Unix and Windows lock file creation where filelock checks if a file exists before opening it with O_TRUNC. An attacker can create a symlink pointing to a victim file in the time gap between the check and open, causing os.open() to follow the symlink and truncate the target file. All users of filelock on Unix, Linux, macOS, and Windows systems are impacted. The vulnerability cascades to dependent libraries. The attack requires local filesystem access and ability to create symlinks (standard user permissions on Unix; Developer Mode on Windows 10+). Exploitation succeeds within 1-3 attempts when lock file paths are predictable. The issue is fixed in version 3.20.1. If immediate upgrade is not possible, use SoftFileLock instead of UnixFileLock/WindowsFileLock (note: different locking semantics, may not be suitable for all use cases); ensure lock file directories have restrictive permissions (chmod 0700) to prevent untrusted users from creating symlinks; and/or monitor lock file directories for suspicious symlinks before running trusted applications. These workarounds provide only partial mitigation. The race condition remains exploitable. Upgrading to version 3.20.1 is strongly recommended.</p> https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2025-68146 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/usn-7999-1 <p><strong>Affected:</strong> Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS: python-filelock, Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS: python-filelock, Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS: python-filelock, Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS: python-filelock</p> <p>It was discovered that Filelock incorrectly handled symlinks in temp files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause lock operations to fail or behave unexpectedly. (CVE-2026-22701)</p> <p>It was discovered that the file locking implementation in the Filelock package contained a race condition. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or corrupt arbitrary user files. (CVE-2025-68146)</p> <p><strong>Affected:</strong> Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS: python-filelock, Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS: python-filelock, Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS: python-filelock, Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS: python-filelock</p> <p>It was discovered that Filelock incorrectly handled symlinks in temp files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause lock operations to fail or behave unexpectedly. (CVE-2026-22701)</p> <p>It was discovered that the file locking implementation in the Filelock package contained a race condition. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or corrupt arbitrary user files. (CVE-2025-68146)</p> https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/usn-7999-1