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CVE-2008-2958
Published: Jul 1, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Race 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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
30873
third-party-advisory
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488140
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checkinstall-multiple-symlink(43440)
vdb-entry
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