shodan · filelock: SoftFileLock stale-lock break removes a live lock file on a reused inode number and admits two holders
Affects shodanSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.7 Medium : upgrade to 1.31.0_12 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 05:17 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 3.1 | 4.7 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.31.0_12
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade shodan to 1.31.0_12.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Homebrewshodanpkg:brew/shodanOther threats | Affected
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in filelock version 4.2.1 or later (fixed in 4.2.1 as per established facts). Users should upgrade to a fixed version to resolve this issue. Until then, restricting write permissions to the lock directory to trusted users and avoiding shared sticky directories on ext4 or xfs filesystems can reduce risk. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
A vulnerability in the filelock library versions 3.22.0 through 4.2.0 allows a local user with write access to a sticky shared directory (e.g., /tmp) on ext4 or xfs filesystems to cause two processes of the lock owner to simultaneously hold the same lock. This occurs due to inode reuse and a race condition in the stale-lock break logic of SoftFileLock and related classes, leading to integrity violations without confidentiality or availability impact.
References
- github.com/tox-dev/filelock/security/advisories/GHSA-fq56-3cx3-fjxp (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112935 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tox-dev/filelock/pull/843 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tox-dev/filelock/commit/740ff666b62a88496c8d7394e4e6230605e4d62b (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tox-dev/filelock (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tox-dev/filelock/releases/tag/4.2.1 (opens in a new tab)