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<h1>Security update for python-filelock</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:20216-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-01-30T21:24:31Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255244">bsc#1255244</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256457">bsc#1256457</a>
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</ul>
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<th>
Cross-References:
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68146.html">CVE-2025-68146</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22701.html">CVE-2026-22701</a>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68146</span>
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(
SUSE
):
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<span class="cvss-score">5.7</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68146</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">4.7</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68146</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-22701</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
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<span class="cvss-score">5.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">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</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-22701</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-22701</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H</span>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0</li>
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<p>An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for python-filelock fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2025-68146: TOCTOU race condition may allow local attackers to corrupt or truncate arbitrary user files (bsc#1255244).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-22701: TOCTOU race condition in the SoftFileLock implementation (bsc#1256457).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
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<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
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<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-229=1</code>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0
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<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-229=1</code>
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<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python313-filelock-3.18.0-160000.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python313-filelock-3.18.0-160000.3.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68146.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68146.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22701.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22701.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255244">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255244</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256457">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256457</a>
</li>
</ul>
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