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    CVE-2008-2958

    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.

    Last Modified: Apr 23, 2026
    Published: Jul 01, 2008
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