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Package details: pkg:deb/debian/checkinstall@1.5.3-3
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Next non-vulnerable version 1.6.1-8
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Vulnerabilities affecting this package (1)
Vulnerability Summary Fixed by
VCID-e7c1-q4cj-sycv
Aliases:
CVE-2008-2958
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.
1.6.1-8
Affected by 0 other vulnerabilities.
Vulnerabilities fixed by this package (0)
Vulnerability Summary Aliases
This package is not known to fix vulnerabilities.

Date Actor Action Vulnerability Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-13T11:22:22.855274+00:00 Debian Oval Importer Affected by VCID-e7c1-q4cj-sycv https://www.debian.org/security/oval/oval-definitions-bullseye.xml.bz2 38.6.0