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CVE-2008-2958

CVE-2008-2958

EPSS 0.3%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488140http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-team/2008-June/001672.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30873https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43440