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openSUSE 2026-0220-1 Python-filelock Moderate Security Race Condition

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Calendar Grey January 22, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Security update for python-filelock addresses moderate issues in openSUSE, warns about TOCTOU race conditions.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for python-filelock fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-68146: TOCTOU race condition may allow local attackers to corrupt or truncate arbitrary user files (bsc#1255244). * CVE-2026-22701: TOCTOU race condition in the SoftFileLock implementation (bsc#1256457). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-220=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-220=1 * Python 3 Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP7-2026-220=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch) * python311-filelock-3.12.2-150400.10.8.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate race condition OpenSUSE TOCTOU python-filelock

References

* bsc#1255244

* bsc#1256457

Cross-

* CVE-2025-68146

* CVE-2026-22701

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-68146 ( SUSE ): 5.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-68146 ( SUSE ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2025-68146 ( NVD ): 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-22701 ( SUSE ): 5.8

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-22701 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

* CVE-2026-22701 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* Python 3 Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0220-1
Release Date: 2026-01-22T12:15:30Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate race condition OpenSUSE TOCTOU python-filelock

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