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.
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Published : 2008-07-01 15:41
Updated : 2017-08-07 18:31
NVD link : CVE-2008-2958
Mitre link : CVE-2008-2958
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CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Products Affected
checkinstall
- checkinstall