CVE-2008-2958

NameCVE-2008-2958
DescriptionRace condition in (1) checkinstall 1.6.1 and (2) installwatch allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and have other impacts via symlink and possibly other attacks on temporary working directories.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs488140

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
checkinstall (PTS)bullseye1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-2fixed
bookworm1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-3fixed
sid, trixie1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-5fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
checkinstallsource(unstable)1.6.1-7low488140
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