DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2958

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2958
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2958.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2958
Upstream
Published
2008-07-01T22:41:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:19:03.833032Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / checkinstall

Package

Name
checkinstall
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/checkinstall?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.1-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2958.json"

Debian:12 / checkinstall

Package

Name
checkinstall
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/checkinstall?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.1-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2958.json"

Debian:13 / checkinstall

Package

Name
checkinstall
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/checkinstall?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.1-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2958.json"

Debian:14 / checkinstall

Package

Name
checkinstall
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/checkinstall?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.1-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2958.json"