Race Condition Affecting lifx-async package, versions [,2.2.1)
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- published4 Dec 2025
- disclosed2 Dec 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 2 Dec 2025
CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-362 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade lifx-async to version 2.2.1 or higher.
Overview
lifx-async is an A modern, type-safe, async Python library for controlling LIFX lights
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Race Condition due to improper synchronization in concurrent request handling within the network module. The package fails to implement adequate locking mechanisms or atomic operations when processing simultaneous network requests, allowing multiple threads or coroutines to access and modify shared state concurrently without proper coordination. An attacker can exploit this by sending a high volume of carefully timed concurrent requests to trigger inconsistent state transitions, potentially leading to data corruption, unexpected behavior, authentication bypass, or Denial of Service through resource exhaustion or application crashes.