filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.20.4 until 4.2.1, ReadWriteLock let SQLite reopen the database and side files by name; on POSIX systems an attacker with rename access in a non-sticky parent can swap those names to cause overwrite or unlink operations, while a writable adjacent hot journal is additionally required for attacker-chosen content overwrites. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.1.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.20.4 until 4.2.1, ReadWriteLock let SQLite
    reopen the database and side files by name; on POSIX systems an attacker with rename access in a non-
    sticky parent can swap those names to cause overwrite or unlink operations, while a writable adjacent hot
    journal is additionally required for attacker-chosen content overwrites. This issue is fixed in version
    4.2.1. (CVE-2026-112940)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - filelock is a platform-independent file lock for Python. From 3.20.4 until 4.2.1, ReadWriteLock let SQLite     reopen the database and side files by name; on POSIX systems an attacker with rename access in a non-     sticky parent can swap those names to cause overwrite or unlink operations, while a writable adjacent hot     journal is additionally required for attacker-chosen content overwrites. This issue is fixed in version     4.2.1. (CVE-2026-112940)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
477475	Chainguard: openstack-rally-2025.2: security update to 4.1.0-r7	Tenable Cloud Security	Chainguard Local Security Checks	Local	high
477475	Chainguard: openstack-rally-2025.2: security update to 4.1.0-r7	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Chainguard Local Security Checks	Local	high
477236	SCA: security update for filelock (GHSA-v4x8-3wr5-3wq8)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
477236	SCA: security update for filelock (GHSA-v4x8-3wr5-3wq8)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
368994	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-112940	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

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CVE-2026-112940

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