CVE-2008-2958
EPSS 0.05%
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.
How to fix CVE-2008-2958
To remediate CVE-2008-2958, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/checkinstall—upgrade to 1.6.1-7 or later
Is CVE-2008-2958 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.6.1-7