diff --git a/file-5.43-python.patch b/file-5.43-python.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8fcfd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/file-5.43-python.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff --git a/python/magic.py b/python/magic.py
+index a528cbc..eb153b0 100644
+--- a/python/magic.py
++++ b/python/magic.py
+@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ _errno.argtypes = [magic_t]
+ class Magic(object):
+     def __init__(self, ms):
+         self._magic_t = ms
++        self._close = _close
+ 
+     def close(self):
+         """
+         Closes the magic database and deallocates any resources used.
+         """
+-        _close(self._magic_t)
++        if self._close:
++            self._close(self._magic_t)
+ 
+     @staticmethod
+     def __tostr(s):
diff --git a/file.spec b/file.spec
index 11a2c90..b2972f1 100644
--- a/file.spec
+++ b/file.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 Summary: Utility for determining file types
 Name: file
 Version: 5.39
-Release: 16%{?dist}
+Release: 17%{?dist}
 License: BSD
 Source0: http://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-%{version}.tar.gz
 
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ Patch16: file-5.39-wasm-magic.patch
 Patch17: file-5.41-python-magic-threads.patch
 # Upstream commit 497aabb29cd08d2a5aeb63e45798d65fcbe03502 (#5733)
 Patch18: file-5.42-cve-strlcpy.patch
+# Upstream commit 141dde1fe573e6c42800d12affb94c927b44da3e
+Patch19: file-5.43-python.patch
 
 URL: https://www.darwinsys.com/file/
 Requires: file-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -241,6 +243,10 @@ cd %{py3dir}
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 23 2026 Vincent Mihalkovic <vmihalko@redhat.com> - 5.39-17
+- Fix TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not callable in magic.close()
+  Resolves: RHEL-136523
+
 * Thu Nov 23 2023 Vincent Mihalkovic <vmihalko@redhat.com> - 5.39-16
 - Fix stack-based buffer over-read in file_copystr() (CVE-2022-48554)