USN-7999-1: python-filelock Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 02-02-2026Last modified 27-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-7999-1 is a vulnerability in python-filelock Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2025-68146CVE-2026-22701

Timeline

  1. 02-02-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

python-filelock vulnerabilities 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) 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)

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • python-filelock< 3.0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 3.0.12-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 3.6.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 3.13.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

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