{"action":"Upgrade checkinstall to 1.6.1-7 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"1.6.1-7","introduced":"0"}],"component":"checkinstall","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:13","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["1.6.1-7"],"id":"tcs_01M5N926PVM24PZXEBS5DBACZB","modified_at":"2026-10-23T17:47:32.089819055Z","published_at":"2008-07-01T22:41:00Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2958","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2958"],"severity":{"label":"unknown"},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2958#Debian:13/checkinstall","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2958"}],"summary":"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 directo"}